I’ve never thought that I was special. Don’t get me wrong; I grew up in a home where I knew I was loved, and I was always encouraged to work hard, taught what was right and wrong, and given every opportunity to thrive. What I mean when I say I never thought I was special …
Tag: Daily Bible Reading
Read-Through-The-Bible [09.02.19]
Today’s read in Ezekiel takes us “back to the future.” In chapter 37, God gives Ezekiel a vision of dry bones coming to life again as a picture of when He will raise up the people of Israel from their graves and bring them back to the land of Israel. Two sticks of wood bound …
Read-Through-The-Bible [09.01.19]
Today we move back into Ezekiel, who has been in exile for 12 years. Word has reached him that the city of Jerusalem has fallen. He begins to preach again to the exiles, reminding them of what landed them in their current circumstances but includes a message of hope for all of us who find …
Read-Through-The-Bible [08.31.19]
Today we finish up Jeremiah, ending with passages from chapters 40-44. It’s rather a complicated end. Nebuchadnezzar has placed Gedaliah in charge of the remnant left in Judah. He is assassinated by Ishmael, because the people do not want to listen to his advice to settle down in what’s left of the land. Ishmael doesn’t …
Read-Through-The-Bible [08.30.19]
Today finished up Lamentations (chapters 3-5). This little book is one long poem, and it makes my heart sad. It’s a terrible place to be…to know that you are in dire circumstances and a place of hopelessness, realizing that it is your own poor choices that landed you there! That’s enough to depress you, but …
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