No More… Pulled Up…

"Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. And I will bring again the captivity of My people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, …

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You are Loved; Accept It

"O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in Me is thine help." Hosea 13:9 (KJV) Today we will be looking at the words for this verse from the past... The first of these verses is the summary, or contents, of all the rest (v. 9), where we have, 1. All the blame of Israel’s ruin …

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Sowing in Righteousness

"Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till He come and rain righteousness upon you. Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of …

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When Spiritual Leadership, and the People Do Not Practice the Word

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to Me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. As they were increased, so they sinned against Me: therefore will I change their …

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Set Your Heart

Daniel was praying, fighting a spiritual battle.  You will be able to see that as  you read the tenth chapter of Daniel.  He desired to understand what he had seen and heard concerning the visions and dreams.  As this "man" appears to him he is weakened, and then strengthened. We hear the messenger call Daniel …

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This Evil is Come Upon Us

We are looking at a recorded prayer of Daniel today.  Daniel is confessing the sins of his people, his nation while they are held captive in Babylon.  He has read the prophet Jeremiah (Daniel 9:2), and saw the great need for the repentance of the people.  The place to begin repentance is with myself. Hear …

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Honoring the King of Heaven

For the most part chapter four of Daniel is the writing of Nebuchadnezzar, sharing his personal testimony of a tragic, yet humbling, and redeeming time of his life and reign as king of Babylon.  He had grown proud and arrogant (4:28-30), and the King of heaven brought him down. The following are the final words …

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He That Reveals Secrets

Do you have any secrets?  Secrets that only you know, and you have shared with no one else; not even your husband, wife, friend, or any relative?  Guess what.  There is One who knows them.  Whether you believe it or not there is One who knows your thoughts, your dreams, your wants and desires.  He …

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Captive and Useful

Whether we Christians would like to admit it or not we are strangers in a foreign land.  That does not matter what part of the world we live in.  We are both citizens and captives in our respective countries, and lands. We are citizens of nations, because we are in the world.  We are captives …

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The Law of the Temple

"Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern. And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the …

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What God Has Said

In the book of Ezekiel and chapters 37 - 40 and following are writings of prophecy which have yet to happen.  There is no portion of fulfillment.  All are to be fulfilled at a later day in time. If you are fearful of the many of the events in our world.  There is no need …

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Sticks: Joseph and Judah

We have been looking at the prophecy of Ezekiel.  Ezekiel was a captive in Babylon when he was given this prophecy.  He spoke much of the nation's return to their homeland, but it would not take place until after a period of 70 years.  In the Scripture and prophecy for today's study we see a …

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The House of Israel

There are so many who are telling us that God is finished with Israel.  That they are no longer God's chosen people or nation.  However, for someone to say that they are going against both the Old Testament prophecies, and the teachings of the New Testament as well. Look at this prophecy through the prophet …

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