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Isaiah 46

Isaiah 46

Isaiah 46 – The weight of holding onto our idols can be unbearable. Like a backpack full of bricks, the straps pull on our shoulders, twisting our back as…

Isaiah 35

Isaiah 35

Isaiah 35 – Restoration. After the barrage of judgment over evil against nations and wayward people, God speaks in beautiful terms of restoring His own.  Although this prophetically speaks…

Exodus 14

Exodus 14

Exodus 14 – The crossing of the Israelites of the Red Sea most people know about.  And who can forget Charlton Heston as Moses in the epic…

Judges 14

Judges 14

Judges 14 – Samson saw with his eyes, wanted in his heart and in the end did what he wanted.  To me, it’s interesting this is the first story…

Job 41

Job 41

Job 41 – Job 40 spoke of a Behemoth. A large unusual animal that does not exist today. The discussion on this animal is wide ranging as to what…

Job 18

Job 18

Job 18 – “Death where is your sting?” – 1 Corinthians 15:55 Hes been called the Grim Reaper, the Angel of Death – An image even of foreboding being…

2 Samuel 21

2 Samuel 21

2 Samuel 21 – It is the strangest of stories. Israel was under a 3 year famine and it fell back to a sin of Saul that…

1 Samuel 19

1 Samuel 19

1 Samuel 19 – “The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I…

1 Samuel 13

1 Samuel 13

1 Samuel 13 – I’ve always wondered if Samuel purposely showed up late. It set things in motion as to bad choices which were justifiable in Saul’s…

Genesis 3

Genesis 3

Genesis 3 – In the cool of the day, late afternoon, the Lord was walking in the garden. I’ve always looked upon this as a normal thing for Adam and Eve…

Esther 4

Esther 4

Esther 4 – Sometimes we are called to make hard decisions. Sometimes we are compelled to speak truth or confront where loss…

Malachi 3

Malachi 3

Malachi 3 – The Lord told Malachi he would send 2 messengers. The fulfillment of these was through John the Baptist who prepared the way…

Zechariah 2

Zechariah 2

Zechariah 2 – Firewall – an event, person or thing that acts as a barrier or protection against something undesirable. In this second vision…

Zephaniah 1

Zephaniah 1

Zephaniah 1 – The prophet Zephaniah was most unusual as he was from the lineage of royalty, specifically King Hezekiah. His name means…

Daniel 11

Daniel 11

Daniel 11 – Continuing from Chapter 10 and following into this next chapter and 12, the last of the book of Daniel, the Messenger spells out with acute details…

Daniel 8

Daniel 8

Daniel 8 – While in Susa, the well developed and winter capital of the Babylonian Empire (modern-day Iran), Daniel was given another vision. This troubling revelation would remarkably be…

Daniel 7

Daniel 7

Daniel 7 – The first 6 chapters of Daniel were historical in nature and inspiring as Daniel was one man who stood firm in times of persecution. His unwavering…

Ezekiel 38

Ezekiel 38

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 14

Ezekiel 14

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…

Revelation 20

Revelation 20

Revelation 20 – Judging by the amount of attention given by so many people to the first 10 verses of the chapter you would think it’s the most important…

Revelation 19

Revelation 19

Revelation 19 – The darkness of man’s hearts and ways had reached the darkest of times. He no longer looked toward the God of their fathers, but instead searched…

Revelation 18

Revelation 18

Revelation 18 – The persecuted church has always faced the temptation to compromise with the world hoping to ease the tension that is faced while living here. This was…

Revelation 17

Revelation 17

Revelation 17 – Throughout the next several chapters of Revelation what we’re essentially finding is a Tale of Two Cities and not the Dickens’ classic. The two cities of…

Revelation 16

Revelation 16

Revelation 16 – The last 4 verses of Revelation 15 has a sobering scene unfold. The portals of the temple in heaven open and out walk 7 angels dressed…

Revelation 15

Revelation 15

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 14

Revelation 14

Revelation 14 – In the last days there will be a great division of the human race. There will be those that remain true to the faith even in…

Revelation 13

Revelation 13

Revelation 13 – Back in the 80’s an American Hip Hop Band emerged from the streets of New York. They pretty much took the music industry by storm. Their…

Revelation 12

Revelation 12

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

Revelation 11

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 7

Revelation 7

Revelation 7 – Chapter 6 ended with the dramatic opening of the 6th seal which brought cosmic disturbances that registered off the charts…

Revelation 4

Revelation 4

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…