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Buds, Blossoms and Ripe Almonds

In reading through Jude once again I was reminded of the issues of rebellion that Moses and Aaron had to endure from a rebellious, murmuring  people that were led to come against God by men from both a religious and worldly rebellion. Jude’s warning against apostates took me back to Numbers and the challenges to God brought against Moses and […]

The Inward Look – Not Outward

The Lord changed things up for me this past week and He led me from my study of the Book of Esther in the Old Testament to the Book of Jude. I wasn’t quite sure why after just spending some time digesting the message of Esther. Just as an aside, the book is all about […]

Tell The Truth

As I was reading about the struggles of Ezra and Nehemiah to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem I came to the place where Nehemiah was challenged once again by the forces of evil; Sanballat, Tobiah and the Arabs, Ammonites and Ashdodites (its always the “ites”). And I was challenged to think about how I overcome […]

Integer

The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah can be read as one book as they both focus on the rebuilding of the Temple and the wall around Jerusalem. But they also both speak to a challenge that is facing the bride of Christ today.., Consistent Christian Living. What caught my attention was chapter 8 of Ezra, which […]