“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
“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, 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
Matthew 18:8-11 says, “8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. 9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it … Continue reading Pluck Out Your Offensive Eye
