Tag: Zion
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Day 235: The Plan of Salvation in Jeremiah 50:4-5 (A Spurgeon Snapshot)
Long before Vacation Bible School taught us the ABCs of salvation, Charles Spurgeon found another version in Jeremiah 50: Weep. Seek. Join. Three words that trace the road from exile back home to God.
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Day 223: Not Here, But There (Jeremiah 16:2 and 29:4-6)
God told Jeremiah, “Don’t have children here.” Years later, He told the exiles, “Have children there.” Those two commands reveal something surprising about exile, hope, and what it means to belong to Zion.
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Day 212: From Devastation to Restoration (Comparing Isaiah 3 and 61)
Isaiah begins with judgment and ends with hope. By comparing Isaiah 3 with Isaiah 61, we discover that God specializes in turning devastation into restoration—and making beauty from ashes.
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Day 272: The Last Psalm (Psalm 126)
Psalm 126 celebrates God’s power to restore His people, turning tears of sorrow into songs of joy. This post reflects on the joy of the exiles returning to Zion, and the promise that those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.