Tag: Israel

June 16 @ Ezekiel 1-6

Ezekiel 1-6 (NLT) Discover His heart: He gives hope for restoration through discipline Our heavenly Father is not the kind of parent who gives empty threats or perhaps is too busy or too lazy to even care.  It’s painful to watch the parent who threatens punishment for a willful child over and over again but never follows through with discipline. …

June 3 @ Luke 7-8

Luke 7-8 (NLT)  Discover His heart: He is blessed by our acts of faith Military personnel understand authority.  I saw this fact played out time and time again while living in Colorado Springs, surrounded by Army and Air Force personnel who attended our church.  They understood the chain of command and accepted it with unwavering loyalty, every pastor’s dream. The…

May 12 @ Jeremiah 32-36

Jeremiah 32-36 (NLT)  Discover His heart: He will not easily let go of us and rewards our commitment to stay Because I went to a small college and knew my fellow students reasonably well, the first day of each school term was somewhat revealing as to how challenging our classes would be.  After we filed into each of our classes,…

April 28 @ Jeremiah 22-26

Jeremiah 22-26 (NLT)  Discover His heart: Through the ruins, He will search for a people who will love Him My mother often said to me “Be careful what you ask for from God because He might just give it to you.”  Perhaps she was thinking of Israel’s insistent request to God for a king.  “All the elders of Israel met…