2024-05-03 08:38 Isaiah 49:12. "Lo, these shall come from afar, and lo, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Syene." In the prophecy of which this line is a part, God is proclaiming, thro...

2024-05-02 07:37 Hosea 12:6. "So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God."   I think we all can "return" a bit more; hold even faster to God's love ...

2024-05-01 10:37 Job 14:3-4. "And dost thou open thy eyes upon such a man and bring him into judgment with thee? Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is not one." Job is stating the problem original si...

2024-04-29 13:27 2 Chronicles 6:4. "And [Solomon] said "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father..."    God always keeps his promises...

2024-04-28 10:04 1 Chronicles 5:23-26. "The members of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land. ... But they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and played the harlot after the gods of the people of th...

2024-04-27 10:06 Sirach 27:24. "I have hated many things, but none to be compared to him; even the Lord will hate him." (Tell us how you really feel, Sirach!) The person Sirach hates, and is certain that even God hate...

2024-04-26 11:24 Ezekiel 47:23. "In whatever tribe the alien resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, says the Lord God."   In the 25th year of the Jewish exile, Ezekiel had a series of visions including...

2024-04-25 07:46 Matthew 13:47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind". Jesus goes on to say that the net will be drawn in when full, and the fisherme...

2024-04-24 09:42 Psalm 17:7. "Wondrously show thy steadfast love, O savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at thy right hand."   David is asking God to protect him from his enemies. He does not go ou...

2024-04-22 07:54 Psalm 101:1. "I will sing of loyalty and justice; to thee, O Lord, I will sing."   Over the last several years I have often been blindsided by betrayals of loyalty and justice. I feel like I was so ...