Will You Hear the Word of God and Do It?

"For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; 'As mMne anger and My fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall My fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a …

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…Down… From the Presence of the LORD

When we disobey God we journey downward away from His presence. Every step away from God's way was down to Joppa, down into the ship, and down into the sides of the ship. When we are disobedient to the LORD we bring harm upon others too. Our reading for today is Jonah 1  through 4. …

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The Consequences of Disobedience

The following is an excerpt from today's reading of Judges 17 through 19. Please read chapters 17 through 19. And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.  And …

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Asking God’s Will, Then Not Doing It

Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near, and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, "Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy …

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Day Seventeen – The Peril of Disobedience

Today's Scripture reading is Judges 1 - 13,  we read of Joshua’s death, and how the people anger the LORD through their worship of foreign gods; which actually begins by departing from GOD.  Disobedience is the first step of departure from GOD; “And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of …

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The King, The Man of GOD, and The Prophet

"And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.  And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, 'O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; 'Behold, a child shall be born …

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