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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; 20 Come, Follow Me lesson: "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee" Lesson dates: October 19–25 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

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; 18:1–6 Come, Follow Me lesson: "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee" Lesson dates: October 19–25 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

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; 20 Come, Follow Me lesson: "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee" Lesson dates: October 19–25 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

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 4 Come, Follow Me lesson: "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee" Lesson dates: October 19–25 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

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 58–66 Come, Follow Me lesson: "The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion" Lesson dates: October 12–18 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

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 58–66 Come, Follow Me lesson: "The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion" Lesson dates: October 12–18 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

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 58–66 Come, Follow Me lesson: "The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion" Lesson dates: October 12–18 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

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 58–66 Come, Follow Me lesson: "The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion" Lesson dates: October 12–18 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Noah has the Key and the way out is right there, until a voice on the radio gives a three-word order. A Come Follow Me fiction chapter for October 5-11, "He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows" (Isaiah 50-57). This week Isaiah describes the Messiah as a man of sorrows, despised and rejected, wounded for our transgressions and carrying griefs that were never His to owe. Under the Arctic ice, at the top of a long climb, Noah Reyes learns what the man paying Jason Vale is willing to spend. The price falls on people who never owed it: Eli, Dr. Kassandra Voss, and a junior researcher named Keiko. If this chapter is where you came in, the same Isaiah chapters run through the rest of the week. The morning meditation, He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows, sits with Isaiah 53 in about ten quiet minutes. My Kindness Shall Not Depart from Thee is the sleep meditation for the end of a heavy day. And The Gentle Savior Who Carries Our Heavy Things is this week's bedtime story, if there are younger ears in the house. Scriptures: Isaiah 50–57 Come, Follow Me lesson: "He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows" Lesson dates: October 5–11 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

A gentle story for little hearts that feel heavy. A Come Follow Me bedtime story for October 5 to 11, "He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows" (Isaiah 50 to 57), from Isaiah 53 and the promised Savior. A little girl named Leah carries a heavy water jar up from the river, missing her best friend, until her grandfather takes one side. Then he reads her Isaiah's promise that the Savior would bear our griefs and carry our sorrows, and she learns she never has to carry her heavy things alone. For the grown-ups, this week's sleep meditation rests in Isaiah 54, where His kindness shall not depart even if the mountains do, and the morning meditation begins the day with Isaiah 53 and the Servant who listened morning by morning. Scriptures: Isaiah 50–57 Come, Follow Me lesson: "He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows" Lesson dates: October 5–11 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Begin today knowing the weight you carry has already been carried. A Come Follow Me morning meditation for October 5 to 11, "He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows" (Isaiah 50 to 57). Israel waited for a conqueror, but Isaiah saw a Servant wakened morning by morning to listen before He speaks, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. In Isaiah 53 that Servant, Jesus Christ, bears our griefs and carries our sorrows, and in Isaiah 52 a messenger runs over the mountains with good tidings while God calls His people to awake and put on their strength. When the day is done, the sleep meditation this week rests beneath mountains that may depart while His kindness never does, and the bedtime story follows a little girl by a river who learns that the Savior helps carry our heavy things. Scriptures: Isaiah 50–57 Come, Follow Me lesson: "He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows" Lesson dates: October 5–11 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Rest tonight in a promise steadier than the mountains. A Come Follow Me sleep meditation for October 5 to 11, "He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows" (Isaiah 50 to 57), resting in Isaiah 54 and 55. The Lord promises that though the mountains depart, His kindness shall not depart, and that with everlasting kindness He will gather His people. He speaks to a storm-tossed city and lays its foundations with sapphires, calls every one that thirsteth to come to the waters, and promises His word falls like rain and never returns void. If you want to begin tomorrow with this same lesson, the morning meditation walks through Isaiah 53, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, and the bedtime story tells children how the Savior helps carry our heavy things. Scriptures: Isaiah 50–57 Come, Follow Me lesson: "He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows" Lesson dates: October 5–11 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Noah has one wall between him and everything his grandfather hid, six armed men at his back, and a door that will not open for strength. A Come Follow Me fiction chapter for September 28 to October 4, "Comfort Ye My People" (Isaiah 40-49). This week Isaiah turns from warning to comfort, speaking to exiles in Babylon who are sure God has forgotten them. He promises a way prepared in the wilderness, strength renewed for those who wait upon the Lord, and a God who has graven His people on the palms of His hands. Under the ice at the top of the world, Noah Reyes, Rachel, and Eli face a carved wall that no pick or shove can move, while Jason Vale and Dr. Kassandra Voss watch every move. Noah finally reads the words his grandfather, Samuel Stone, left between the carvings and learns that what looked sealed off for good was never meant to be broken open. It was meant to be asked for. If this chapter is where you came in, the rest of the week is waiting for you. The morning meditation, Comfort Ye My People, sits with the same Isaiah chapters in about ten quiet minutes. Held by the God Who Knows Your Name is the sleep meditation for the end of a long day. And if there are younger ears in the house, The Name God Wrote on His Hand is this week's bedtime story. Scriptures: Isaiah 40–49 Come, Follow Me lesson: "Comfort Ye My People" Lesson dates: September 28–October 4 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

A gentle bedtime story about the night God told His children He had written their names on His hands. A Come Follow Me bedtime story for September 28 to October 4, "Comfort Ye My People" (Isaiah 40 to 49). Tonight's story takes children to a camp of little cooking fires beside a slow river, far from home. These were God's people, living a long way from Jerusalem, and some of the children there had never seen it. After a long time away they began to wonder whether God had forgotten them. God sent His prophet Isaiah with an answer that began with a question instead of a scolding: can a mother forget her baby? Then came the words they remembered forever, that He had carved their names on the palms of His hands. If your little one asks for more of this week, the morning meditation opens on a messenger sent up a high mountain with good tidings, and the sleep meditation sits with the same exiles and hears God answer them by name. Scriptures: Isaiah 40–49 Come, Follow Me lesson: "Comfort Ye My People" Lesson dates: September 28–October 4 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Begin today with the first word God spoke to a weary people. A Come Follow Me morning meditation for September 28 to October 4, "Comfort Ye My People" (Isaiah 40 to 49). This week Isaiah's message turns. The warnings grow quiet, and a single word opens chapter 40, spoken twice to a people too tired to hear it once. A messenger is sent up a high mountain with good tidings and given four words to carry: behold your God. Isaiah is honest that even the young grow weary, and then he promises that they who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, mount up with wings as eagles, run and not be weary, and walk and not faint. If this one meets you where you are, the sleep meditation this week sits with the exiles who thought God had stopped noticing them and hears Him answer with their own name, and the bedtime story tells children about the night God said He had carved their names on His hands. Scriptures: Isaiah 40–49 Come, Follow Me lesson: "Comfort Ye My People" Lesson dates: September 28–October 4 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.