Jeremiah 7:2 “Stand at the gate of the Lord’s house and there proclaim this message: “ ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the Lord. If you are anything like me, my natural tendency is to back away from people who want to jump intoContinue reading “Right At the Door – Jeremiah 7:2”
Tag Archives: Obedience
In The Face of Judgement
Jeremiah 1:17 “Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them. It can be difficult to stand up against the popular waves that crash against us. It takes courage to withstand the constant onslaught of criticism and ridicule.Continue reading “In The Face of Judgement”
Summary Statements
Ecclessiastes 12:13-14 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. Most people like Cliff Notes and their variousContinue reading “Summary Statements”
Purpose of Speaking
Job 33:14–18 14For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it. 15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds, 16he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings, 17to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride, 18to preserveContinue reading “Purpose of Speaking”
Done!
Obadiah 1:15 “The day of the LORD is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head. As you have noticed, the prophets of the Old Testament were sometimes ruthless in their pronouncements of judgment and their call to repentance. They didn’tContinue reading “Done!”
Easy!
Hosea 12:6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always. There are times in life when things seem more complicated than they really are. Take reopening the economy following the stay-at-home orders. But this gets muddled when we forget the purpose of the stay-at-home directives. TheContinue reading “Easy!”
Contrasting Leadership
2 Kings 23:4 4 The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the priests next in rank and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the Lord all the articles made for Baal and Asherah and all the starry hosts. He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron Valley and took the ashesContinue reading “Contrasting Leadership”
Fatal Mistake!
2 Kings 18:33 Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? Sometimes leaders make mistakes without even realizing the depth of their mistake until it is too late. This is often due to a lack of proper perspective. But we all have a limited perspective.Continue reading “Fatal Mistake!”
Kids Are Spared
2 Kings 14:6 Yet he did not put the children of the assassins to death, in accordance with what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses where the Lord commanded: “Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will dieContinue reading “Kids Are Spared”
High Price of Leadership
1 Kings 22:14 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.” Leadership has its advantages! But there is also a great price attached to leadership. When a leader stops leading or starts leading down the wrong path, the consequences are grave. People need godlyContinue reading “High Price of Leadership”
The Arnold Journey 