Sunday Religion

Scripture You do these things I hate, and then you come and stand in my presence, in my own Temple, and say, “We are safe!’ ~Jeremiah 7:10, GNT Quote Sometimes I wonder if we are not worshiping worship rather than God. ~D.A. Carson Jeremiah witnessed the demise and death of a nation. Judah was living…

Crossing The Line

Scripture Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, for I will not listen to them when they cry out to me in distress.  ~Jeremiah 11:14, NLT Quote  Mercy, detached from Justice, grows unmerciful. ~C.S. Lewis Mickey asks me last night about the sin unto death. It is a…

Why?

Scripture Why do You make me see wickedness and cause me to look on trouble? ~Habakkuk 1:3, LSB Quote Holy Spirit truth divine, shine upon this soul of mine. Word of God and inward light, revive my spirit, clear my sight. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones I was reading in Habakkuk the other day and verse three…

Ezekiel’s Story

Scripture No one had the slightest interest in you; no one pitied you or cared for you. On that day when you were born, you were dumped out into a field and left to die, unwanted. ~Ezekiel 16:5, TLB Quote No one ever cared for me like Jesus, There’s no other friend so kind as He;…

Unbelievable Unbelief!

Scripture You {Judah} have forgotten the Lord, your Creator, the one who stretched out the sky like a canopy and laid the foundations of the earth. ~Isaiah 51:13, NLT Quote Don’t forget He who never forgets. ~Ya’akov David testifies in Psalm 8, When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—the moon…

Removing The Strut

Scripture Therefore, the Lord says: “I am planning disaster against this people, from which you cannot save yourselves. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity. ~Micah 2:3, NIV Quote Pride always precedes a fall; it is a spiritual law and it is as real as the law of…

Little Stick–Big Hand

Scripture Can an ax overpower the one who uses it? Can a wooden pole lift whoever holds it? ~Isaiah 10:15, CEV Quote God can hit a hard lick with a crooked stick. ~Ya’akov Sennacherib, the king of Assyria and son of Sargon II, was a arrogant blow hard who thought himself to be an agent…

Revival And Prayer

Scripture Revive us so we can call on Your name once more. Psalm 80:18, NLT Quote When God is about to do a great work, He pours out a spirit of supplication. ~Jonathan Edwards Psalm 80 was also written by one of Asap’s descendants and most likely he is alluding to the fall of Samaria…

Praying Amiss

Scripture “Ask the LORD to help us. Nebuchadnezzar is attacking us. He is king of Babylonia. In the past the LORD did wonderful things for us. Maybe He’ll do them again. Then Nebuchadnezzar will pull his armies back from us.” ~Jeremiah 21:2, NIRV Quote If God doesn’t want something for me, then I should not…

Stubborn Pride

Scripture I have listened carefully. But they do not say what is right. They refuse to turn away from their sins. No one says, ‘What have I done?’ All of them go their own way. They are like horses charging into battle. ~Jeremiah 8:6, NIrV Quote A man will do more to satisfy his stubborn…