OBADIAH

In order to understand the vision God gave to His chosen prophet Obadiah, we will define a few places on the map of today. Not much is known about the prophet Obadiah except that he worshipped God. This is the shortest book in the Old Testament with only twenty one verses. The ancient land of…

Daniel

As Ezekiel was proclaiming God’s very specific predictions of what will happen in the days to come, king Nebuchadnezzar ransacked Jerusalem. Ezekiel’s warning was not taken to heart and many Jews were killed. King Jehoiakim of Judah ordered that a few young, educated Jewish men be taken from among the noble families of Israel. Those…

Proverbs

In the first chapter of Proverbs we read “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline” (Pr 1:7) God’s Word encourages us to attain wisdom and discipline; and as we seek Wisdom, we are actually seeking the One of all wisdom and that is Jesus Christ. When…

Genesis

The word Genesis means origin. “In the beginning” God created the cosmos, He conceived man, and established His way of salvation, and His judgment of human rebellion against their Creator. The first book of the Bible records the launch of all creation. The history in this book includes our ancestors, the real people that lived…

In Troubled Times

Troubles come and… Troubles will go…with God promising that, more trouble will encircle this globe. One thing is for sure…as troubles endure,  Jesus will not ever forsake me. So often I’ve tried, to circumvent … to avoid it’s shadowy pit. Yet circling my best from east to west, I find trouble still adamantly stalking. From…

Faith comes by…

We have faith that the sun will rise, that the light will go on when we flip the switch, and that the ocean will roar. Where did our weak or strong faith come from? Faith comes by hearing – by the hearing of what? The nightly world news? NO, NO, NO – faith comes by…

Unified by Reconciliation

How can we end the war between the Left and Right today? How can we reconcile our differences and become united? As we take the time to study history, we can hopefully learn from the mistakes of Generals and Kings of the past. There was a long war between the rule of David and the…

Truth Spoken

Have you ever noticed the sparkle in a person’s countenance as they are being verbally touched by an expressed appreciation? Why are we hesitant to give such delight to our loved ones? The value of speaking love is incalculable, but it is our tone that often blesses or offends more than our words. A new…

Choose Joy this Season

Alas it is December 1st and Christmas is in 24 days! Some people I know have murmured that they just can’t seem to get in the spirit? They are looking at the long list of gifts expected by others, and they are recognizing their lack of funds! They also recognize that Christmas just does not…