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…

“Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will die by our hand.” —Jeremiah 11:21 But if any nation will not listen, then I will utterly pluck it up and destroy it, declares the Lord. —Jeremiah 12:17 People are being killed in countries just for speaking about Jesus. There are those in our own country that do not want us to speak about Jesus. Many do not want to hear his name in the public arena. I did the invocation and benediction at a high school graduation for a few years and prayed in the name of Jesus. Many teachers in that school said that I was…

“…but the righteous shall live by his faith. —Habakkuk 2:4 He was standing on the slide and said, “Mr. White, catch me” and then the child jumped and I caught him. Children trust that you will do what is intended. He did not hesitate to jump because he truly believed that I would catch him and I did. That is faith! Are you living by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ? Do you truly believe that “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms…? (Deuteronomy 33:27). Is your life feeling like it is in “free fall?” Well, that might be the feeling, but the reality is…

…falsehood and not truth has grown strong in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, declares the Lord. —Jeremiah 9:3 Everyone deceives his neighbor, and no one speaks the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves committing iniquity. Heaping oppression upon oppression, and deceit upon deceit, they refuse to know me, declares the Lord. —Jeremiah 9:5-6 In October of 2012 if was reported that 20% of Americans claimed no religion compared to 15 percent five years previously (http://www.alternet.org/belief/number-atheists-us-spikes-protestants-minority-first-time). “The growth in the number of religiously unaffiliated Americans – sometimes called the rise of the “nones” – is…

“How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us’? But behold, the lying pen of the scribes has made it into a lie. —Jeremiah 8:8 How many people in your local church are really disciples of Jesus Christ? These would be people who are growing and sharing their faith, being obedient to the Lord. I was with a church with about 100 people recently and I asked that question. The leadership told me, “Probably 10 and that is on the high side.” On top of that many people in this church were following TV personalities that are teaching false doctrine. That church is…

“As for you, do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with me, for I will not hear you. —Jeremiah 7:16 They were in a life or death situation when they made the phone call. “Please, please, someone pick up the phone,” but nobody did… There is a time when the Lord does not want us to pray because He will not answer. In the case above Judah had crossed a line and the Lord told Jeremiah not to pray for them. The people were doing their own thing and would not listen to what the prophet Jeremiah had…

…for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water. —Jeremiah 2:13 Take your pick. Drink water from an icy cold, cascading mountain stream or from a bucket with holes in it that cannot hold any water. As soon as you put water in the bucket it immediately runs out and is empty. Why is it that when people have the choice to “drink” of the Lord they rather “drink” from other empty things that cannot quench their inner thirst? It is because of spiritual blindness, satanic influence, pride, selfishness, rebellion…