Verses to remember

In a time when many people are living in fear and worry, Jeremiah 17:5-8 is a great passage to remember.

May I make a suggestion? Memorize this passage.

If you belong to a small group, have all your group members memorize it. Then on Sunday, contact each other by phone or video chat and check if you were able to memorize it.

Then encourage each other and pray with each other.

Even if you don’t belong to a small group, call a friend and encourage them, “Let’s memorize this passage together.”

If you think it’s a bit too long, just memorize verses 7-8

One more idea is to memorize it with your family.

Anyway, note the contrasts in these verses.

Cursed is the one who trusts in man. who draws strength from mere flesh (Jeremiah 17:5)

But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD (7)

For the person who trusts in man, his/her heart turns away from the LORD. (5)

The person who trusts in the Lord has his/her confidence is in Him. (7)

The person who trusts in man will be like a bush in the wastelands…They will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. (6)

The person who trusts in the Lord will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. (8)

The person who trusts in man will not see prosperity when it comes. (6)

The person who trusts in the Lord does not fear when heat comes; His/her leaves are always green, has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. (8)

Quite a contrast don’t you think?

So let us put our trust in Him!