HAS MY HEART OF STONE CHANGED? And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.(Ezekiel 36:26 NLT) We are having an opportunity to examine our hearts. Most of us had been involved…
YOU WARN THEM …son of man, I am making you a watchman for the people of Israel. Therefore, listen to what I say and warn them for me. (Ezekiel 33:7 NLT) This verse could be read in a paraphrased way to apply it to our times of crisis and it would read like this: “Look…
HOW LONG WILL THE MOURNING LAST? How long will the land mourn, And the herbs of every field wither? The beasts and birds are consumed, For the wickedness of those who dwell there, because they said, “He will not see our final end.” (Jeremiah 12:4 NKJV) At the beginning of the pandemic, there was talk…
FORCED REST BY COVID VS THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THE DAY OF REST … And I gave them my Sabbath days of rest as a sign between them and me. It was to remind them that I am the Lord, who had set them apart to be holy.(Ezequiel 20:12 NLT) The purpose of the…
SO IT BEARS FRUIT When a tree is planted in a place with many waters, it’s so much that it bears much fruit and is not sterile. It was planted in good soil by many waters, to bring forth branches, bear fruit, and become a majestic vine. (Ezekiel 17:8 NKJV) We too are called to…
DO WE REFUSE TO SEE? “Son of man, you live among rebels who have eyes but refuse to see. They have ears but refuse to hear. For they are a rebellious people. (Ezekiel 12:2 NLT) So, it seems in these times, many people refuse to see that the solution will never be complete if…
STUBBORN HEART And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart, (Ezekiel 11:19 NLT) A stone heart by nature inclines towards the temporary things, to the desires of the eyes, to the desires of…
UNTIL NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE …But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done. (2 Chronicles 36:16 NLT) Many times God is warning us of the consequences that human beings would have…
NEVER BELITTLE A YOUNG PERSON Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left. (2 Chronicles 34:1-3 NLT) …
GOD IS NOT THE AUTHOR OF SUFFERING God is not the author of our sufferings, but of our good. For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow. (Lam. 3:33 NLT) When we go through difficult moments in life which are often unavoidable, when we feel overwhelmed by circumstances, when we are confused…