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Ezekiel 4 This chapter needs to read in connection with the next as they are tied together. Here Ezekiel is told to act out the siege of Jerusalem for a set number of days and to eat only a bread made of a specific recipe. This is not the first time that a prophet is told ...

Job 34 Elihu continues his rebuke of Job and asks his friends to consider the complaint Job has made against God. He does so by first appealing to God’s inability to act unjustly in any matter. His authority is not given by another and so can’t be perverted. To read more, download the PDF below.

Psalms 119:65-72 This is a beautiful section on how God’s word is truly the only source for learning “good discernment and knowledge” especially in the face of adversity. This discernment and knowledge is able to help us avoid going astray and to identify adversarial situations as they come up. To read more, download the PDF below.

2 Kings 1 After falling through a lattice and becoming ill, Ahaziah sends men to inquire of the god Baal-zebub (lord of the flies). The group is confronted by Elijah, who asks them why they go inquire of Baal-zebub rather than God, YHWH. Because of this, Elisha pronounces that Ahaziah will die on his sickbed in ...

Numbers 10 God gives instructions on using two silver trumpets to signal the tribes to prepare to break camp and to follow the cloud by day and the fire by night until it came to rest in a place. The trumpets are to be blown at the first of the month when offerings and sacrifices are given. To ...

Matthew 10 Jesus had been teaching what the kingdom of heaven was like up to this point and now He selected twelve men to be His disciples. These same twelve are given authority over unclean spirits and to heal sicknesses and diseases. He then sends out to 1) preach the “kingdom of heaven is at hand” ...

Romans 5 How we deal with difficult situation (tribulations) or temptations can go along way toward building character in us. Paul explains how this takes place and explains why we should exult when facing tribulations: tribulations → perseverance → proven character → hope in God’s love. To read more, download the PDF below.

Developing New Habits or Just Trying New Things I found this video on the TED website and thought that I would share it.  I’ve shared some of my insights on habits from reading and from a semi-successful (at least I did it) mini experiment that I did.  Here is the link to the video. Cutts, Matt. Try Something ...

Ezekiel 1; 2; 3 Ezekiel begins his ministry with a series of visions: four living creatures, wheels full of eyes, and a throne in an expanse above the four living creatures. These are unusual to say the least. Ezekiel’s response to this vision is to fall on his face, likely in a mixture of fear (and ...

Job 32-33 Sometimes being the youngest in a group will result in not being heard or listened to, or at least it seems that way. I think that is what Elihu is trying to get across to Job in this section of the book. Paul gave some advice to his young pastor protege, Timothy, about this ...