“Give them my entire message; include every word. Perhaps they will listen and turn from their evil ways” (Jeremiah 26:2-3 NLT).

HAVE YOU HEARD GOD’S ENTIRE MESSAGE?

God told the prophet Jeremiah to preach the “entire message” that He had given him. God’s purpose was to warn His people of their sins, so that they might repent, not to tickle their ears.

God’s instruction to Jeremiah is the same today. Medicine is ineffective absent its active ingredients. Preachers are to preach the whole Word, not leaving out the unpleasant parts. And hearers are to listen to every word, especially the parts that convict, and turn from their sin. Reading and hearing the entire message is what opens people’s hearts to repentance and salvation. The power is in the Word, not the eloquence of the preacher.

We need the whole Word. That’s why we encourage others to join us in reading the One Year Bible. We’re getting a dose of God’s entire message every day, 365 days a year.

PRAYER: Dear Father, thank You for Your Word. May we swallow it whole. For it is both food and medicine for our souls. Help us to give it out whole when we teach and preach. Help us to apply the entire message to our lives and repent of anything that displeases You. In Jesus’ name, amen.