Love and Sacrifice Hosea 3:1-5 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 1Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols.” 2So … Continue reading Christ Died to Free us From Slavery to Sin
Faith
A Marriage Renewed
The Adulterous Church I am reading in Hosea, chapter 2. The people of Israel, of the Old Covenant, were living in adultery against the Lord. They were chasing after “other lovers,” i.e. after the sinful pleasures that this world has to offer them. Their relationship with God was broken. And so God promised to bring … Continue reading A Marriage Renewed
Do You Feel What God Feels?
Forward: There exists a difference of opinion and beliefs among the Bible commentators of old as to whether or not this is to be taken literally or figuratively. I don’t think we can resolve that issue. So the best we can do is to learn from it the lesson that God has for us to … Continue reading Do You Feel What God Feels?
Eyes and Ears
Eyes to see and ears to hear,Jesus, keep me ever near.Help me walk with You each day,Read Your Word, and daily pray. May I listen, Lord, to You.Do what You say; follow through.May I always persevere,As, to Your truths, I adhere. May I have the mind of Christ,Have His passion through my life;Love my neighbor, … Continue reading Eyes and Ears
Time is Not our Friend
I am reading in Daniel, chapter 9, today. Daniel understood, according to the word of the Lord, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. So he turned his attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. And he prayed for his nation, for his … Continue reading Time is Not our Friend
As Did Daniel
Friday, April 26, 2013, 6:37 a.m. – the Lord Jesus woke me with the song “Nothing Can Separate Us” playing in my mind. Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. I read Daniel 6 in the NIV. The Administrators Darius was king. He appointed 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, and he appointed 3 … Continue reading As Did Daniel
Don’t Mess With God
I am reading in Daniel 5, and Belshazzar, the son of Nebuchadnezzar, was now King. And he held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. And under the influence of the wine he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that his father had … Continue reading Don’t Mess With God
You’re Always Near
Based off Psalm 138 With all of my heart, I praise You.Before other gods, I sing Your praise.To You, I bow down in worship.Your unfailing love leads me always. When I called to You, You listened.Your answer to me strengthened my heart.Your kindness to me assures me,Of Your love for me right from the start. … Continue reading You’re Always Near
Break Away From Your Sins
Today I am reading in Daniel 4. I will quote some and summarize some of this due to its length. And now King Nebuchadnezzar had another dream, and he told the dream to Daniel and Daniel prayed to God in order to interpret the dream. And this was what was shown to Daniel by God: … Continue reading Break Away From Your Sins
The Kings’ Golden Statues
Daniel 3:1-3 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 1King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of … Continue reading The Kings’ Golden Statues
Run With It 