“When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and… Continue reading A Warning With Love
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The Builder Also Breaks
“Thus shalt thou say unto him, The Lord saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.”Jeremiah 45:4 This verse is about Israel, God’s chosen nation. However, I believe it can be applied to the United States as… Continue reading The Builder Also Breaks
An Inspired Copy
“Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day. “It may be that the house of Judah will hear… Continue reading An Inspired Copy
O Earth
“O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.”Jeremiah 22:29 I cannot stress this sentiment more than this verse already does, save for some modern text syntax. O earth, earth . . . EARTH!!!!!!!!!!!! HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!! The word of the Lord is readily accessible. You can find an inspired, infallible,… Continue reading O Earth
No Shame
“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.”Jeremiah 6:15 Many young people today have no shame. I can think of no… Continue reading No Shame
Reaching for Salvation
“Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”Isaiah 59:1-2 We are born sinners, thanks to Adam’s disobedience. The evidence is… Continue reading Reaching for Salvation
Forsake Your Way, and Find Mercy
“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”Isaiah 55:7 As a wicked, unrighteousness sinner, this verse comforts me. If we forsake our wicked ways and thoughts and return… Continue reading Forsake Your Way, and Find Mercy
Odds of Fulfilled Prophecy
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”Isaiah 53:5 This is part of one of the major prophecies of Jesus Christ written about 700 years before the birth of the Savior. According to some estimates,… Continue reading Odds of Fulfilled Prophecy
No Peace
“There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.”Isaiah 48:22 Look around at our nation, our world; our history. How often has there been peace? America has seen its share of wars and conflicts - Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Korea, WWII, WWI, Civil, and Revolutionary. We even had a “Cold War” sprinkled in for good… Continue reading No Peace
The Name of God
“I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.”Isaiah 42:8 “The Lord” I’m Hebrew here is Jehovah. That is the name of God Himself according to this verse. I just read in a Bible commentary this week that the full name… Continue reading The Name of God
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