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Holding My Tongue
2022-01-28 08:45 2 Kings 18:36-37. A commander of the Assyrian army, the Rabshakeh, has just spoken to the people of Jerusalem saying that their God cannot save them from the might of the Assyrian army and they would ...
What's in a Name (Or a Whole List of Them)?
2022-01-27 10:12 Ezra 2:43-54. A listing of the temple servants as the people are returning to Jerusalem after the exile and rebuilding the temple. These men are not listed by their own names, but by the names of thei...
Seek Refuge in Unchangeable Things
2022-01-26 08:52 Hebrews 6:18-19. (This is not a random reading today, it is a passage referred to by the Novena for Life reflection for today.) God, who does not lie, has set strong encouragement before us. He has ma...
The Shaming Will Come to an End
2022-01-25 10:31 Joel 2:26-27. When Israel returns to the Lord she shall have plenty. She shall eat and be satisfied, she shall praise the name of the Lord who has dealt wondrously with her. God's people will then...
There Will Be a Test at the End
2022-01-23 11:59 Zechariah 13:7-9. At the end of an oracle about making Jerusalem a blazing fire to the rest of his people and all other nations, God says that he will cleanse the land of idols and false prophets. He ...
Removing Landmarks Can Have Dire Consequences
2022-01-22 10:14 Hosea 5:8-13. A warning to Ephraim and Judah. God's wrath will be poured out against them because they have "become like those who remove the landmark" and are "determined to go after vanity." The...
Straightening Crooked Lines
2022-01-21 08:31 Proverbs 11:1-5. A few proverbs on the different outcomes of righteousness and wickedness. The prideful earn disgrace while the humble earn wisdom. The upright's integrity guides them while the "c...
How Much He Loves Us!
2022-01-20 13:42 Psalm 8. God is so majestic! His glory is chanted by the mouths of children. He has founded a bulwark because of his foes, " to steal the enemy and the avenger. " When we look to the heavens and the s...
Certainty in Rules Brings Peace
2022-01-19 09:00 Acts 15:22-35. Some new Christians were preaching and teaching in Antioch, but they were often teaching what they thought to be true, and often contradicting each other, causing much confusion. The ap...
Testing, Testing... (Or Is This Not a Test?)
2022-01-18 10:22 Ezekiel 21:8-13. The Lord is telling Ezekiel to prophesy against the sanctuaries the and people of Israel. He is to tell them that a sword has been sharpened and polished - sharpened for slaughter and...