GOD… With Men on the Earth

"But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee; how much less this house which I have built!"  2 Chronicles 6:18 (KJB) This is part of the  history of Israel as the remnant of returning Jews were reading it.  Preparing for their …

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…And Let the Earth Rejoice…

"Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth. Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein. Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because He cometh to judge …

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When Evil Leadership Influences a Nation

Reading today from 2 Kings 19 - 21... "But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel." 2 Kings 21:9 (KJB) Hezekiah the father of Manasseh was a good, and godly king.  His son Manasseh turned the hearts of …

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Blessed By the Presence

Reading from 2 Samuel 4 - 6 for today... "And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household." 2 Samuel 6:11 (KJB) When God is present in an individual's life that individual is blessed by God.  When that person …

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The LORD Will Not Do Iniquity

“Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God. Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. Her …

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The Temple Rebuilt

These events take place following the 70 years which Jeremiah had prophesied (Jeremiah 25:11).  Ezra is God’s man for returning to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple which was razed by the Babylonians and carried many captives of the land away.  Ezra had been faithful to God and His word through all the time of his …

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In the days of Affliction

No one today likes to talk about judgment or affliction.  I do not like talking about it, preaching about it, and I really get no joy from reading Jeremiah; or any of the prophets; or preaching their writings and prophecies of darkness and gloom; but I must not neglect the counsel of the LORD.  The …

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Troubled

Do you have troubles, or is your life without any kind of trouble?  Is that a silly question?  Probably so.  Everyone has their own share of trouble, heart ache, pain, sorrow, and grief.  If not right now; sometime, and probably soon. Jerusalem was overthrown, Jeremiah the prophet which wept for the city and the people, …

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Wine Skins

“Therefore you shall speak to them this word: ‘Thus says the LORD God of Israel: “Every bottle shall be filled with wine.” ’ “And they will say to you, ‘Do we not certainly know that every bottle will be filled with wine?’ “Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD: “Behold, I will …

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