Come Follow Me Meditations

Begin your morning with mercy made new. A Come, Follow Me morning meditation for October 26–November 1, "I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy," from Jeremiah 31–33 and Lamentations 3.
This week the prophet Jeremiah buys a field in his hometown while Jerusalem is under siege, sealing the deed in an earthen jar as a quiet act of hope. In Lamentations, a grieving poet remembers that the Lord's compassions are new every morning. And through Jeremiah, the Lord promises a new covenant, His law written in our hearts through Jesus Christ.
When the day is done, this week's sleep meditation, Lifted Gently Out of the Deep, rests in the story of Ebed-melech drawing Jeremiah up from the cistern. And for the little ones, the bedtime story The Scroll That Could Not Be Lost tells how Jeremiah and Baruch wrote God's words again after the king burned the scroll.
Scriptures: Jeremiah 31–33; 36–39; Lamentations 1; 3Come, Follow Me lesson: "I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy"Lesson dates: October 26–November 1
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Rest tonight in the gentle rescue of Jeremiah from the cistern, and the God who draws near when you call. A Come, Follow Me sleep meditation for October 26–November 1, "I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy," from Jeremiah 31–38 and Lamentations 3.
This week the prophet Jeremiah is lowered into a muddy cistern, until Ebed-melech, a servant in the king's house, lowers soft old rags on cords so the ropes will not hurt him as he is drawn up. In Lamentations, a poet calls on the Lord from the low dungeon and hears Him say, Fear not. And in Jeremiah 31, the Lord promises an everlasting love, comfort for Rachel weeping for her children, and rest for every weary soul, all fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
If you want to begin tomorrow in the same lesson, this week's morning meditation, I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy, follows Jeremiah as he buys a field during the siege. And the bedtime story, The Scroll That Could Not Be Lost, is a gentle one to share with your children.
Scriptures: Jeremiah 31–33; 36–39; Lamentations 1; 3Come, Follow Me lesson: "I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy"Lesson dates: October 26–November 1
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Thirty feet down in the ice with no way out, Noah asks the one question he has never asked anyone. A Come Follow Me fiction chapter for October 19 to 25, "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee" (Jeremiah 1-3; 7; 16-18; 20).
This week the Lord calls the young prophet Jeremiah, who answers that he cannot speak because he is only a child. The Lord tells him not to be afraid, promises to be with him, and says He knew him before he was born. Beneath the Arctic glacier, Noah Reyes and Rachel wait on a narrow shelf of ice above black water with the lamp gone dark. Noah asks Rachel to pray with him out loud for the first time, and she finds she has words of her own once someone starts beside her.
If this chapter is where you came in, the rest of the week is waiting. The morning meditation, Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee, spends a few quiet minutes with Jeremiah's call. The Fountain of Living Waters is the sleep meditation for the end of a long day. And for younger listeners, Soft Clay in the Potter's Gentle Hands is this week's bedtime story.
Scriptures: Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20Come, Follow Me lesson: "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee"Lesson dates: October 19–25
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A gentle story about a potter who never gives up on his clay. A Come Follow Me bedtime story for October 19–25, "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee," from Jeremiah 18 and the potter's house.
The Lord sends young Jeremiah down a quiet hillside path to a potter's workshop. He watches the potter knead the clay, shape a jar on his spinning wheel, and, when the jar comes out bumpy, gather it up and kindly begin again. Then the Lord teaches him, "As the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand."
Grown-ups can find their own rest this week too. The sleep meditation, "Resting Beside the Fountain of Living Waters," settles the day beside the Lord's living water, and the morning meditation walks with Jeremiah as he learns he was known before he was born.
Scriptures: Jeremiah 1:5–8; 18:1–6Come, Follow Me lesson: "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee"Lesson dates: October 19–25
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Start your morning remembering that God knew you before you ever drew breath. A Come Follow Me morning meditation for October 19–25, "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee," from Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20.
The young prophet Jeremiah tells the Lord he cannot speak because he is only a child, and the Lord answers with His presence, touching his mouth and promising to be with him. We watch the almond branch, the first tree to wake in the land of Israel, hear Jeremiah describe God's word as a fire shut up in his bones, and glimpse the gathering of Israel, one of a city and two of a family.
When the day is done, this week's sleep meditation lets you rest beside "the fountain of living waters," and the little ones in your home can drift off to a gentle bedtime story about a potter who never gives up on his clay.
Scriptures: Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20Come, Follow Me lesson: "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee"Lesson dates: October 19–25
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Rest tonight beside the One who never runs dry. A Come Follow Me sleep meditation for October 19–25, "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee," resting in the fountain of living waters from Jeremiah 2.
Through Jeremiah, the Lord grieves that His people have traded the fountain of living waters for broken cisterns that cannot hold water. We rest beside Jeremiah's tree planted by the waters, unafraid in the year of drought, hear his quiet prayer, "Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed," and end at the well where the Savior offers a weary woman living water.
If you would like to begin tomorrow with the same chapter, the morning meditation, "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee," walks with young Jeremiah as the Lord calls him. And for little ones, this week's bedtime story visits a potter's workshop where the clay is never thrown away.
Scriptures: Jeremiah 2:13; 3:12–14, 22; 17:7–8, 14; John 4Come, Follow Me lesson: "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee"Lesson dates: October 19–25
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Noah has always been the one who gets everyone out, until he's thirty feet down in the ice with no rope and no moves left. A Come Follow Me fiction chapter for October 12 to 18, "The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion" (Isaiah 58-66).
This week Isaiah promises that the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, and that when no one else could step in, His own arm brought salvation. The Redeemer comes to bind up the brokenhearted and set the captives free. Beneath the Arctic glacier, Noah Reyes and Rachel cling to a narrow shelf of ice above black water while the lamp dies. Noah finally says the words he has never said, and Rachel tells him where she has been praying since the supply stop.
If this chapter is where you came in, the rest of the week is waiting for you. The morning meditation, The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion, sits with the same chapters of Isaiah in a few quiet minutes. Like a Watered Garden Whose Waters Fail Not is the sleep meditation for the end of a long day. And for younger ears, When the Wolf and the Lamb Rest Together is this week's bedtime story.
Scriptures: Isaiah 58–66Come, Follow Me lesson: "The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion"Lesson dates: October 12–18
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A peaceful story about the day when no one will be afraid. A Come Follow Me bedtime story for October 12 to 18, "The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion" (Isaiah 58 to 66), from Isaiah 65 and the Second Coming.
On a quiet hilltop, God shows the prophet Isaiah what the world will be like when Jesus comes again: a wolf and a lamb eating side by side, a lion munching straw like a gentle ox, families planting gardens, and no one crying at all. And God promises, before they call, I will answer.
For the grown-ups, this week's sleep meditation rests in Isaiah 58, where you shall be like a watered garden whose waters fail not, and the morning meditation walks with Jesus into the synagogue at Nazareth as He reads Isaiah 61.
Scriptures: Isaiah 58–66Come, Follow Me lesson: "The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion"Lesson dates: October 12–18
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Rise this morning into a light that has already come. A Come Follow Me morning meditation for October 12 to 18, "The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion" (Isaiah 58 to 66).
In the synagogue at Nazareth, Jesus read Isaiah 61 aloud and declared, "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." Isaiah promises beauty for ashes and the oil of joy for mourning, calls us to arise and shine because our light is come, and sees the Intercessor whose own arm brings salvation.
When evening comes, this week's sleep meditation rests in the promise that you shall be like a watered garden whose waters fail not, and the bedtime story takes children to Isaiah's vision of the peaceful day when the wolf and the lamb rest together.
Scriptures: Isaiah 58–66Come, Follow Me lesson: "The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion"Lesson dates: October 12–18
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Rest tonight beside a spring that never runs dry. A Come Follow Me sleep meditation for October 12 to 18, "The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion" (Isaiah 58 to 66), resting in Isaiah 58, 62, 63, and 66.
The Lord promises to satisfy our souls in drought and make us like a watered garden whose waters fail not. When we call, He answers, "Here I am." His Spirit leads His people down into the valley to rest, He calls them His delight instead of Forsaken, and He promises to comfort us as a mother comforts her child.
If you want to begin tomorrow with this same lesson, the morning meditation walks with Jesus into the synagogue at Nazareth as He reads Isaiah 61, and the bedtime story takes children to Isaiah's vision of the peaceful day when the wolf and the lamb rest together.
Scriptures: Isaiah 58–66Come, Follow Me lesson: "The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion"Lesson dates: October 12–18
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