Daniel 1 to 3 Testing of our faith produces endurance so we are complete. When we need wisdom we should come believing and ask God just as Daniel and his three friends did. Daniel believed God. He believed God’s heavenly windows are open 24/7, 365 days a year no matter where he was or what he […]
Ezekiel 47 “Deep and Wide” As a young child in Sunday School, we were taught a little song complete with hand motions simply titled “Deep and Wide.” It begins: Deep and Wide; Deep and Wide; there is a fountain flowing deep and wide. It is a picture of the believer’s faith. Ezekiel saw a trickling […]
Ezek 43 Ezekiel, more than any other OT prophet, gives us a front-row seat to see the action of God amongst his people in regards to the Temple. He begins in chapter one with the vision of God’s glory and His voice telling him to “go and tell.” In chapter 10 we encounter it again but […]
Ezekiel 40 Many of us have visited museums or art galleries where a tour guide or an audio guide “fills in the blanks” that we might miss. The prophet Ezekiel is in Jerusalem and encounters a man who will be Ezekiel’s tour guide of the new Temple. Before he begins the tour he gives Ezekiel […]
Reading Ezekiel is like listening to the NYT or the Washington Post either in print or online but is surely not like the “good ole’ days.” Today’s big news was the destruction of the oil refineries in Saudi Arabia with Yemen taking credit but Pompeo saying Iran was at fault. Pointing fingers and making accusations […]
Ezekiel 37 God’s love is beyond our ability to comprehend but the evidence is before us and is clearly seen in creation. But, often our eyes are focused on the “valley of dry bones,” our Death Valley. We say “I know God can do anything, “but in the next breath we say “I fail to […]
Ezekiel 33 We have become a culture in which blameshifting and judging is as commonplace as yesterday’s news. The exiles come to hear Ezekiel’s preaching but then behind his back they gossip about his words—and who knows what else. Many go to “church” and say what a great message, but later tear the preacher apart. […]
Ezekiel 28 Recently a rich and powerful man was found in sin. He was incarcerated and found that when all was said and done, his piled-up riches, and wisdom were unable to protect him from the enemies crouching at his door. His false façade of “self-exaltation” came crashing down and in that cold cell he, […]
Ezekiel 25 to 27 You can almost hear God’s voice echoing those words! He observes and hears the nations around his beloved Judah saying how much they hate Judah. Then when he pronounces His discipline on Judah He doesn’t hear; oh so sorry BUT now is our time to take their land and the riches […]
Ezekiel 22 – 24 “Who is Lord of your life?” People are waiting for the movie Downton Abbey to be released. People already have purchased tickets and are counting down the days. Why are people drawn to this fictitious story? One reason may be that one character, the stuffy butler, captures our heart. Like in […]
