Daily Prescriptions

May 12, 2026

What an amazing verse I get to share with you today. Thanks for allowing me to come to once again. “A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land” (Jeremiah 5:30). I’m going to share verse 31 in just a second. But first, let me bring you back to the word “wonderful” in 5:30. It is the Hebrew word shamma (sham-MAW). Though the King James translators chose the word “wonderful,” typically this Hebrew word is used for “astonishment, appalment, something that results in horror.” Quite literally Jeremiah is saying that something horrible and shocking is taking place in the land. Then he tells us what is so horrifying and shocking in the land in 5:31. He observes that “The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so; and what will ye do in the end thereof?” Friends, the sad news is that history does tend to repeat itself. Generation after generation has witnessed spiritual leaders and authorities of every kind that tell lies, rule corruptly, and people seem to be used to it. While we believers are to be gracious, godly, and kind in our deportment, may we be men and women who stand for the truth, worship where truth is preached in love, and support those who best will serve with godly convictions. I love how Jeremiah summarizes what we must do. He proclaimed, “Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls” (Jeremiah 6:16). I’d say that’s pretty good counsel for each of us. Our methods may be different in 2026 than they were in 1826, but the Word of God and the standard of righteousness is still the same. May the Lord bless you on the journey today.