10.20.24. Called, Wrapped, Kept
Jude 1 The Believer’s Protection How does one encourage those who are suffering untold persecution physically, spiritually, or even emotionally. The first words of Jude…
Praise
Acts 14 Praise Belongs to God God gave Paul and Barnabas gifts of healing as proof they were sent by God. As happens so often,…
Jeremiah 29 Hope!
The words of Jeremiah have come true, those in Jerusalem would be taken captive and escorted thousands of mile across the sands and waters between…
Jeremiah 23 Burden or Light?
The evil and wicked false prophets led the people of Judah astray and so it happens just now as then. If you speak of the…
Jeremiah 18 Stubbornness
If you are of my age, you recall the comic strip Dennis the Menace. The Israelites are just like that character. God says obey Me…
Jeremiah 14-17 God’s Word to me…
Jeremiah has had a difficult task from the Lord. Even though he has been faithful, his heart is burdened because the people have rejected God.…
Jeremiah 9 Boasting
In what or who are you boasting? As the prophet of the Lord, Jeremiah (also Paul) reiterate what we are to boast in: “Thus says the…
What do you worship? The Creation or the Creator?
Jeremiah 5: Praise the Creator! Jeremiah has been pleading with the nation to return to God. In one of his more testy exchanges he asks…
Zephaniah 3: There will be a time…
I love this comment about this chapter: “He has not done so yet because He is patient and is giving people time to repent (cf.…
2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chronicles 34-35 Cleansing Hearts
Josiah sought to cleanse the land and its religious symbols but God was still not pleased because it was not just the outward showing of…
Nahum 1-3 The Lord is Lord
Jonah reluctantly came to Nineveh and the entire city repented but repentance is only so long it appears, for now one hundred years later they…
2 Kings 32-33 Pride is the downfall of men
Why does God have to bring suffering often to His people? It is because their hearts are proud and forget the ways of the Lord…