Isaiah 23 – To the north of Israel lay the port city of Tyre. Of the ancient world, it was one of the most famous. Known as the Babylon…
Ezekiel
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Isaiah 20 – Many years ago while in Cyprus a friend of mine told a story how God asked him to do something which seemed illogical. He was back…
Isaiah 14 – Jesus said, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.” (Luke 10:18) Tucked in the prophecy against Babylon, are 5 verses giving insight toward this…
Ezra 10 – The book of Ezra opens with the people of Israel in captivity, the temple in ruins. As the story unfolds, Ezra recounts the return. There were…
2 Kings 25 – The final chapter here in 2 Kings 25 records the last siege of Jerusalem, the Jews led into captivity and history of the remnant left…
Genesis 36 – After the passing of their father Isaac, Esau and Jacob separated. What follows is the lineage of Esau known as the Edomites…
Genesis 1 – The goal is to highlight our likeness to God, a truth overshadowing debates on the universe’s age. We are God’s treasured creation.
John 9 – He had never seen the sunrise, witnessed a smile; never in his life had he been able to see the flowers of which he smelled…
Nehemiah 9 – “But You are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness; and You did not…
Zechariah 13 – “There’s a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from Immanuel’s veins, And sinners plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty…
Joel 1 – In this short and powerful book, the prophet Joel calls the nation to repent. Only referenced one other time in Scripture by Peter during a sermon,…
Psalm 133 – Psalm 133 – Unity matters. From within corporations to households to the church, unity is what continually sustains and moves people forward boldly. It is something only the Holy…
Psalm 67 – “The best saints and the worst sinners may unite in this petition.” – Charles Spurgeon These words come from a beautiful blessing Aaron gave to the…
Psalm 51 – Psalm 51 is a beloved writing of hope for all Believers for centuries. James Boice notes, “It was recited in full by Sir Thomas More and…
Mark 9 – It was a moment of complete transparency and revelation. Jesus took Peter, James, and John up to the mountain where right before their…
Deuteronomy 30 – True repentance will not only bring a heart change but a life change. When godly sorrow which leads to repentance is genuine, the blessing of God…
Deuteronomy 5 – Moses spent quite a bit of time reviewing Israel’s history for them. Now he reminded them of the Laws God had established for them in order…
Ezekiel 48 – The book of Ezekiel comes to a close. It opened with magnificent descriptions of the holiness of God. A holiness that the people of…
Ezekiel 45 – Greed, extortion, and usury were part of the culture. The darkness of man’s heart hasn’t changed much. There are various times in Scripture where God has…
Ezekiel 47 – It’s such a fascinating picture. Ezekiel saw a river running from the temple. Going from ankle deep to eventually deep enough to…
Ezekiel 46 – Worship services can be tremendous times of engaging with God and giving of ourselves to Him. They are expected to be part of our praise to…
Ezekiel 44 – People wonder what will be theirs. Families fight over it. Men and women strain toward receiving the most they possibly can. An inheritance is something passed…
Ezekiel 43 – We are a people who live in exile. Longing for a better place, a place where our residence of eternity awaits. This earth is not our…
Ezekiel 42 – It was a direct instruction to the priests that spoke of not only their role but that ministering before God was not to be done flippantly….
Ezekiel 41 – Ezekiel’s vision continues with focus upon the Temple. When the tabernacle was planned out by God and given to Moses in Exodus 26, although so much…
Ezekiel 40 – Sometimes the way and path of life leave us struggling. We are in the middle of disappointment, hardship and see nothing changing. Sometimes we’ve been brought…
Ezekiel 39 – The battle continues where the overthrow of the enemy will be complete. It will be divine intervention that brings this about. God is victorious in the…
Ezekiel 38 – Speculation on End Times abound. People look toward the scriptures of Daniel, Jesus’ words, some of Paul’s writings, the book of Revelation and here in Ezekiel…
Ezekiel 37 – No matter where we are on our journey, God has the ability to breathe new life into us. Many times we find our feet have led…
Ezekiel 36 – In a beautiful prophecy of promise, God speaks to Israel of restoration. Having been stripped of everything, which had come by…
Ezekiel 35 – Edom was near Israel and also blood relation. Having come from Esau, the brother of Jacob, although a foreign nation, as cousins they had things in…
Ezekiel 34 – They had only looked after their own interests. They neglected serving others, which was their calling. As there were broken people surrounding them, they focused too…
Ezekiel 33 – Bad news complied with worse news becomes something hard to bear. In real life, when we are hammered again and again with our faults or failures,…
Ezekiel 32 – The world was running amok. Nations pressing in and attacking others. Domination of leaders rising to the top as other nations tumble. War, cruelty, death are…
Ezekiel 31 – In an interesting living word picture, God compares Egypt to Assyria and what happened to them. Like Assyria, Egypt has followed on the same path of…
Ezekiel 30 – Consider: “The word of the Lord came to me…” “…declares the Lord.” “This is what the Sovereign Lord says…” “I the Lord have spoken.” Throughout the…
Ezekiel 29 – Egypt. A powerful nation during the ancient times. Self-sufficient, dominant, cruel – this marked this one-time world leader. But that chapter was about to come to…
Ezekiel 28 – In one of the most intriguing chapters, the prophecy against Tyre moves from the city itself to the King. Where this becomes fascinating and commentators agree…
Ezekiel 27 – It’s a funeral lament. Comparing the city of Tyre to a ship it speaks of trading partners and their response to what it will be like…
Ezekiel 26 – For the next 3 chapters, there are prophecies against the capital of Phoenicia, the city of Tyre. This was located just north of Israel and is…
Ezekiel 25 – For the next 7 chapters, Ezekiel will bring forth messages to Judah’s surrounding nations of judgment. Some lengthy and some just a few sentences, God speaks…
Ezekiel 24 – The timing of God is something none of us grasp. There are instances where He moves so quickly we’re running to keep up. There are others…
Ezekiel 23 – In an allegory rift with ribald sexuality, this chapter is shocking to us. Imagine the original audience who heard this from Ezekiel. A tale of two…
Ezekiel 22 – The walls had a breach. What had been a strong fortress was now missing sections. This was not of absent physical stones but spiritual failure. The…
Ezekiel 21 – One of the hardest things to watch is another succumb to sin and self. The destructive nature that follows leaves devastation. Relationships unravel, purpose is leveled,…
Ezekiel 20 – Confrontation. We all hate it but is required in every walk of life. From your home to work, there are things that need to be addressed…
Ezekiel 19 – Military might nor political powers could change the course of the nation for Judah. As we often stand and look upon the horizon of our rising…
Ezekiel 18 – We each are individually accountable before God. When that time comes for each of us to stand before Him we will not be able to pass…
Ezekiel 17 – God is over time and events. He is the ruler of history from the past to the present and what unfolds. These statements we know. But…
Ezekiel 16 – It is a shocking allegory. In some of the most bold and at times offensive images God paints through His words of Jerusalem, the story is…
Ezekiel 15 – It really is a harsh word God uses. The people of Israel are useless. Imagine God’s opinion being the same of us. In these short 8…
Ezekiel 14 – Are there idols in your heart? Have your decisions put stumbling blocks before your path of which you continue to tumble over? The word of God…
Ezekiel 13 – False prophets are a dime a dozen. They pop up everywhere. These are the ones who claim to know God’s words when He’s not…
Ezekiel 12 – False security is a dangerous thing. It’s the feeling things are fine or good when they are not. In fact, sometimes this jettisons toward the reality…
Ezekiel 11 – God knows everything. From our private thoughts to our conversations to our plans made, He is fully aware. The thought should be unsettling. It is. The…
Ezekiel 10 – What would happen if the Holy Spirit would pull completely out of your life? Francis Chan posed this question once and it has always been a…
Ezekiel 9 – During the days of the ancients, a common tool used was a writing kit. On a long narrow board was a place which held a reed…
Ezekiel 8 – In a flicker, an instant of pictures, God revealed something very disturbing to Ezekiel. Bouncing from scene after scene, he saw men, important men, engaged in…
Ezekiel 7 – The addict struggles. The addiction began with a one time experience that led to another and then another. Before they knew it, the vice was all…
Ezekiel 6 – “I will stretch out my hand upon them… Then they will know that I am the Lord.” This is that moment. A moment almost like a…
Ezekiel 5 – The Law was clear: “You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard.” – Leviticus 19:27 “They shall…
Ezekiel 4 – The commands of God are dramatic. The action is bold. Ezekiel was called to live an object lesson before the people about something that had not…
Ezekiel 3 – Standing firm on truth is nothing we can do on our own. We need the Holy Spirit to guide and strengthen us when facing opposition. We…
Ezekiel 2 – When God gives a task or a calling, how do you measure success? This question bombards me quite often as we look for tangible results. We…
Ezekiel 1 – Babylon attacked Jerusalem in 597 BC and carried away 10,000 captives. This was the second invasion. There would be 3 waves when all was said and…
Revelation 21 – We all have our share of sorrows and heartaches. We all have experienced the unending trials at time. We all have sat in the ashes…
Revelation 15 – It feels as though the book of Revelation has these endless rounds of a heavyweight, worldwide championship boxing or wrestling match. There seem to be these…
Revelation 12 – This chapter and the next two to follow are loaded with much to consider. The massive struggle between good and evil begins and the church itself…
Revelation 11 – In a mere 11 verses, there are incredible twists, populated by fantastic creatures and people with superpowers.This section alone is one of the most difficult chapters…
Revelation 10 – “God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.” – Psalms 47:8 There is nothing that happens in this world, in this…
Revelation 7 – Chapter 6 ended with the dramatic opening of the 6th seal which brought cosmic disturbances that registered off the charts…
Revelation 6 – For many believers, Revelation 6 is the Continental Divide – meaning, from this point on in the book of Revelation, there are different theological perspectives as to how the end times will unfold…
Revelation 4 – There is a throne where the Lord God Almighty sits. It is a room where every thought is made right; every act of betrayal is redeemed. It…
Revelation 2 – What if Jesus wrote your church a letter? What would He have to say? What if Jesus wrote you one? What would He speak of concerning…
Jeremiah 48 – Complacency – a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder…
Jeremiah 27 – Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon had already invaded Judah once in 605 BC. He came back again in 597 and took captive the likes of Daniel and…