The Bible Study Reading PlanSample

You may have noticed that Jeremiah writes in poetry for the whole book. It shows that the Father is communicating His heart towards the audience instead of His mind, like we see when a writer uses prose. Poetry is deeper and shares the feelings of the Father. Prose is more effective to get the point across.

Not only did Jeremiah write from the heart and share the Father's heart, he also spoke a lot about the importance of getting your heart right with God instead of being religious with your actions. So often, we tend to get caught up in the actions of our faith and think that's good enough. We go to church every Sunday, attend a small group on Tuesdays, have a 15-30 minute "quiet time" (depending on the day) every day, and think we are set when in reality the Father desires intimacy with His children and doesn't look at what you are doing to be a "good" Christian. So if you're missing out on that intimacy while attending your church, small group, and having a "quiet time", then you may be missing the relational aspect of the Christian life. I get it though. There was a time in my life when I was in the same position. All I wanted was to know the Bible well and learn as much as I could about what I believed. So I filled my head with as much knowledge as possible, but my heart remained untouched. I've been in a process lately to change that. To go from my head to my heart, and I'm finally able to see God move more and hear what He has to say.

With all of that said, I suggest the following prayer:

"Father, it's clear that Jeremiah knew Your heart, and You knew his. He expressed Your feelings with confidence and knew his identity in You. I want that. So, Father, I'm asking You to align my heart with Yours. Take what I know in my head and teach it to my heart. Show me how to apply Your heart to my current situation and show me what You think about me. Amen."