How Overcoming Sin Keeps You Safe
“But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. They...
Category: Repentance/obedience
Submit to God and Be Healed
“Go and tell Hananiah, ‘This is what the Lord says: You have broken a wooden yoke, but in its place you will get a yoke of iron’” Jeremiah 28:13. Jeremiah was God’s “weeping prophet” to His...
Serving A Pointless God
Humans need a God. That’s why gods have been a prominent part of all civilizations from the beginning of time. You and I need a God because we are, well, human. We are mortal....
(Dis)obedience in the Bible: Sobering Examples
“Neither he [king Zedekiah] nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention to the words the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet. . . the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of...
Gentle or Overwhelming Trials: You Choose
“Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah, therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the...
The Testing of Your Faith and Freedom: The Link
“How awful that day will be! No other will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob,but he will be saved out of it. “‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘I will break the...
God’s Faithfulness- How Does He Express It?
“Now stop your mocking, or your chains will become heavier; the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me of the destruction decreed against the whole land” Isaiah 28:22. Isaiah was a powerful prophet who lived in the...
If You’re Heart is Hard, You’ll Give Up When Life Gets Hard
When Moses went and told the people all the Lord’s words and laws, they responded with one voice, “Everything the Lord has said we will do” Exodus 24:3. I think it’s interesting that the Israelites always said they’d...
If You Harden Your Heart Your Life Will Be Hard
“So, as the Holy Spirit says: ‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your heart(s) as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness. . . So...
Walking in the Fear of the Lord is Harder for Some
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding Proverbs 9:10. This passage is taken from chapter nine of proverbs. To read the whole chapter and get context,...