STUBBORN HEART And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart, (Ezekiel 11:19 NLT) A stone heart by nature inclines towards the temporary things, to the desires of the eyes, to the desires of…
UNTIL NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE …But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done. (2 Chronicles 36:16 NLT) Many times God is warning us of the consequences that human beings would have…
NEVER BELITTLE A YOUNG PERSON Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left. (2 Chronicles 34:1-3 NLT) …
GOD IS NOT THE AUTHOR OF SUFFERING God is not the author of our sufferings, but of our good. For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow. (Lam. 3:33 NLT) When we go through difficult moments in life which are often unavoidable, when we feel overwhelmed by circumstances, when we are confused…
YOU HAVE SHOWN NO REVERENCE To this very hour you have shown no remorse or reverence. No one has chosen to follow my word and the decrees I gave to you and your ancestors before you. (Jeremiah 44:10 NLT) Interestingly, it seems to me that this repeats itself. Likewise, today, billions of people have shown…
THE GENEROSITY OF PEOPLE IN TIMES OF COVID … “Since the people began bringing their gifts to the Lord’s Temple, we have had enough to eat and plenty to spare. The Lord has blessed his people, and all this is left over.”. (2 Chronicles 31:10 NLT) It’s true that the economy has been shaken. It’s…
GOD WANTS TO ANSWER PRAYERS Then the priests and Levites stood and blessed the people, and God heard their prayer from his holy dwelling in heaven. (2 Chronicles 30:27 NLT) God has no problem answering the prayers of humanity, the issue is that people don’t pray. God has no problem pouring out blessing, but someone…
DIFFERENT RESULTS AFTER THE PANDEMIC Jotham did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight. He did everything his father, Uzziah, had done, except that Jotham did not sin by entering the Temple of the Lord. But the people continued in their corrupt ways. (2 Chronicles 27:2 NLT) In these times of crisis and pandemic we…
COVID WANTS TO ENSLAVE YOU Then he gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in bronze chains to lead him away to Babylon. (Jeremiah 39:7 NLT) The Babylonian troops did this to King Zedekiah. I believe that some effects of the coronavirus pandemic could be similar: 1.- Steals your vision. Then he gouged out Zedekiah’s…
RETURN TO GOD DURING COVID Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, but he went out among the people, traveling the hill country…, encouraging the people to return to the Lord, the God of their ancestors. (2 Chronicles 19:4 NLT) We live in a culture that seems to encourage people to depend less and less on God. Prayer…