The Bible in a Year “I will make thee like the top of a rock; thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.” —Ezekiel 26:14 Tyre was one of the great commercial centers of the ancient world.Continue reading “When the Harbor Became Bare Rock”
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Who Will Stand in the Breach?
The Bible in a Year “And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.” —Ezekiel 22:30 Ezekiel 22 is one of Scripture’s sobering descriptions of a society collapsing from within.Continue reading “Who Will Stand in the Breach?”
Until the Rightful King Comes
The Bible in a Year “I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.” —Ezekiel 21:27 Ezekiel spoke these words during one of the darkest periods in Judah’s history. Jerusalem faced destruction, King Zedekiah’s throne was about to fall,Continue reading “Until the Rightful King Comes”
When Sin Becomes a Stumbling Block
The Bible Thru the Year “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.” —Ezekiel 18:30 Ezekiel ministered to people who were tempted to blame their spiritual condition entirely uponContinue reading “When Sin Becomes a Stumbling Block”
The Front Door That Opens Toward Heaven
Heaven Hospitality may sound like a pleasant dinner, a clean house, and carefully arranged chairs, but the New Testament gives it a much richer meaning. The Greek word philoxenia joins philos, “loving friend,” with xenos, “stranger.” Biblical hospitality is therefore more than entertaining people we already enjoy; it is turning a stranger into a friendContinue reading “The Front Door That Opens Toward Heaven”
When Full Hands Hide an Empty Heart
The Bible in a Year “Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.” —Ezekiel 16:49 When most of us hear the name Sodom, our minds immediately go to Genesis 19Continue reading “When Full Hands Hide an Empty Heart”
Living with “Perhaps Today”
Heaven: Faithful Expectation, Passionate Prayer, and the Father’s Reward The return of Jesus Christ is not a minor teaching tucked away in an obscure corner of Scripture. It runs like a golden thread through the New Testament, reminding believers that history is moving toward a promised meeting with the King. Paul expressed this expectation whenContinue reading “Living with “Perhaps Today””
When a Lie Comforts the Wrong Heart
The Bible in a Year “With lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life.” —Ezekiel 13:22 Ezekiel ministered during a spiritually confusing time. Jerusalem was moving towardContinue reading “When a Lie Comforts the Wrong Heart”
Run While the Clock Is Still Ticking
Heaven Gives Every Earthly Day Its Direction We often speak of time as though it were something we own. We “save” time, “spend” time, “make” time, and sometimes “kill” time. Yet none of us can place one unused hour in storage for tomorrow. Every moment arrives as a gift from God and then passes permanentlyContinue reading “Run While the Clock Is Still Ticking”
The People God Marks as His Own
The Bible in a Year “And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.” — Ezekiel 9:4, KJV Ezekiel 9Continue reading “The People God Marks as His Own”