ATTENTIVE EYES AND EARS “And the Lord said to me, “Son of man, take careful notice. Use your eyes and ears, and listen to everything I tell you about the regulations concerning the Lord’s Temple. Take careful note of the procedures for using the Temple’s entrances and exits” (Ezekiel 44:5 NLT). Have you ever heard someone say, “so-and-so…
THE POWER OF CONVICTIONS “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter” (Daniel 3:16 NIV). These three-young men were showing commitment to their convictions while being threatened to be burned alive. I imagine they answered the king in the following way, “Look king,…
LEMON OR OINTMENT “Therefore, we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:6-7 NIV). Nowadays, it seems as if there is bad news everywhere and all we hear about is calamity….
THE HEART OF STONE “And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). Most of our problems exist because we have problems in our hearts. Thus, we tend to…
DON’T CONFUSE YOUR SHIELD “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him” (Psalm 28:7 NIV). We have lost our protection, deportations have started, we need to hide! This is what we hear in the news regarding the administrative decision president…
THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF THE TEMPLE “This is the law of the temple: All the surrounding area on top of the mountain will be most holy. Such is the law of the temple” (Ezekiel 43:12 NLT). This passage is referring to a building called a temple and it says that it must be absolutely holy. However, let’s…
THEY ARE NOT DEAD, THEY’RE ASLEEP “When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took…
DON’T BE AFRAID JUST BELIEVE “While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe” (Mark 5:35-36 NIV). When we are waiting on God to reply to our prayers…
THE TEMPTATIONS OF TRUSTING “EGYPT” “Then Israel will no longer be tempted to trust in Egypt for help. Egypt’s shattered condition will remind Israel of how sinful she was to trust Egypt in earlier days. Then Israel will know that I am the Sovereign Lord” (Ezekiel 29:16 NLT). Egypt represents the world without God. Putting…
WE ARE ONLY MESSENGERS “If I announce that some wicked people are sure to die and you fail to tell them to change their ways, then they will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths. But if you warn them to repent and they don’t repent, they will die in…