It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me. —Jeremiah 27:5 Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord of hosts is his name: “If this fixed order departs from before me, declares the Lord, then shall the offspring of Israel cease from being a nation before me forever.” Thus says the…

And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen something horrible: They commit adultery and live a lie …because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land …each one’s word becomes their own message. So you distort the words of the living God, the Lord Almighty, our God. —Jeremiah 23:14-15; 36 There are those now among even “mainstream denominations” that are accepting ungodly sexual perversions as “Christian.” These leaders are living a lie and promoting ungodliness in the land. What they are communicating are their own words and not the Word of God. They distort the Word of God to justify their encouragement of wickedness. Unfortunately, in…

You have become guilty by the blood that you have shed, and defiled by the idols that you have made, and you have brought your days near, the appointed time of your years has come. —Ezekiel 22:4 …but me you have forgotten, declares the Lord God. — Ezekiel 22:12 And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none. — Ezekiel 22:30 The phone rang and I answered it. Unfortunately I had missed a dental appointment and the voice on the other end of the line…

Behold, all souls are mine… — Ezekiel 18:4 I recently talked with a man who makes wooden bowls in his retirement. He travels around to different craft fairs and sells his wares. All those bowls are unique. All those bowls of his he made. All those bowls are his. He is the creator and owner of them and can do whatever he desires with them. So it is with us. Each person on this earth is unique. Each person on this earth was created by God whether they believe it or not (Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139:13-18). All people on this planet – past, present and future – are His (Psalm…

The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them. And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they…

…he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. —Daniel 2:22 We have heard of the stories of someone who appeared to be living a “good life,” but when they were in the shadows they lived a totally different life. This has been true in all strata of society whether it be business, political, government or even in ministry. Sad stories surface too many times of people living dualistic lives— they are not in the darkness what they appear to be in the light. Years ago I heard or read that “What a person is in the shadows is who they really are.” That is a…

As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. —Daniel 1:17 The Lord said to Moses, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say” (Exodus 4:11-12). “To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness…“ (Ecclesiastes 2:26). God will give you what you need to serve Him. We do what is our responsibility and then trust Him to do…

If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it. And if at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant it, and if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will relent of the good that I had intended to do to it. —Jeremiah 18:7-10 According to the FBI’s national crime statistics, 1.2 million violent crimes…

The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy. —II Chronicles 36:15-16 They were told again and again to leave the area because the volcano was going to erupt in the near future. Those warned mocked the messengers. “This volcano has never erupted,” they said. The government officials were very concerned and sent messengers to the people many times, but they…

Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the Lord as he did—with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses. —II Kings 23:25 What do people put all their effort into? Some focus of sports, working out, their job, their home, their family… Much time, effort and resources goes into these areas, but for many there is not much time, effort or resources that are set aside for the Lord God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth and all that we see and do not see. King Josiah turned to…