Then work on the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it was stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. Ezra 4:24 NASB The work of God always has opposition. Satan will do whatever…
Everywhere and Anytime
In my trouble I cried to the Lord,And He answered me. Psalms 120:1 NASB When trouble comes, do you go into “fix-it mode?” Do you size up the situation and come up with a good plan to deal with it? God…
The Scene
Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. Revelation 19:6 NASB The scene in Heaven is unlike…
It Will Be Done!
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah… Ezra 1:1a It had been 70 years! Jeremiah was long gone. But God still fulfilled His word! Jeremiah…
Discernment and the Word
Teach me good discernment and knowledge,For I believe in Your commandments. Psalms 119:66 NASB Being able to look at an issue and come up with good solutions or at least understand it is important. We like to call that good discernment.…
The Wrath of God
Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels who had seven plagues, which are the last, because in them the wrath of God is finished. Revelation 15:1 NASB When people get overwhelmed by the current state of affairs, I wonder what…
Seeing Past It
Now, therefore, it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Genesis 45:8 NASB We don’t always…
Looking Forward
Remember Lot’s wife. Luke 17:32 NASB God sent angels to Sodom to remove Lot, his wife and two daughters. They didn’t want to leave. The city and that lifestyle had such a pull on them that that the angels had…
Do You Know?
Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, Revelation 3:17 NASB When Believers don’t stay close…
First Love
But I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Revelation 2:4 NASB Are you too busy? We all are! But are you too busy that you are neglecting your relationship with Jesus? The church in Ephesus was doing a…