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Isaiah 25

Isaiah 25

Isaiah 25 – Following a chapter on the destruction and judgment of God, we read a deeply personal appeal to His faithfulness. It almost…

Isaiah 7

Isaiah 7

Isaiah 7 – Houston, we have a problem. The year was 734 BC.  King Ahaz was on the throne and one of the worst in Judah’s history…

Isaiah 5

Isaiah 5

Isaiah 5 – They say tending to a vineyard is tedious and time-consuming.That stressful work is a top priority of vineyard owners. God uses this springboard of…

Isaiah Vine

Isaiah 4

Isaiah 4 – “Sin is the excrement of the soul, the superfluity or garbage of naughtiness, the devil’s vomit.  From this abominable filth Christ has ‘loved and washed His…

Genesis 49

Genesis 49

Genesis 49 – One by one Jacob spoke to each son of what their future would hold. This blessing was common but these words would turn…

John 16

John 16

John 16 – “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but…

John 15

John 15

John 15 – We can’t do it on our own. Oh, we’ve tried countless times. We attempt to make things work in our own strength. We go down…

Nahum-2

Nahum 2

Nahum 2 – Nahum’s prophecy of the destruction of Nineveh begins. This chapter speaks specifically of its fall and what that will look like but…

Habakkuk 3

Habakkuk 3

Habakkuk 3 – Questions are answered. Habakkuk’s choice and action are critical. His prayer simple: Revive us. Revive Your work in the midst of…

Micah 4

Micah 4

Micah 4 – There is a time we long for. A time when there will be no more tears, no more wars, peace will be a constant. We long…

Jonah 4

Jonah 4

Jonah 4 – Pity Parties – we’ve all thrown them.  We feel sorry for ourselves, we become angry over something; things didn’t go our way…

Hosea 10

Hosea 10

Hosea 10 – Scripture has a lot to say about vines and bearing fruit.  From the Old to the New Testaments, it is a sign usually of what is…

Psalm 128

Psalm 128

Psalm 128 – “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” – Joshua 24:15 There are many thoughts about leadership out there.  When a leader leads…

Psalm 57

Psalm 57

Psalm 57 – We all encounter it from time to time.  Someone speaks against us.  Sometimes these words are easily brushed off and we go on.  Other times it…

Ezekiel 19

Ezekiel 19

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 17

Ezekiel 17

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 15

Ezekiel 15

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…

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…

Jeremiah 23

Jeremiah 23

Jeremiah 23 – Accountability in leadership – it is something much needed.  No matter what the role may be, from your home to your job to leadership within a…