The Rooster on the Steeple

“But whoever shall deny Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 10:33 The Rooster on the Steeple Deny – In the town of Huemoz sur Ollon, Switzerland, the local church has a rooster on the steeple.  Not at cross.  Why?  Because people say what they believe…

God on Every Side

“He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.” Deuteronomy 32:10 God on Every Side Encircled – What good is a fence in the wilderness if it isn’t closed around the camp!  If…

Where We Cry

“He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.” Deuteronomy 32:10 Where We Cry   Howling waste – Have you ever been in the wilderness at night?  Far from the man-made delusions of…

Where God Speaks

“He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.” Deuteronomy 32:10 Where God Speaks Desert – Life in the house of God is not what the world imagines.  Heaven on earth has very…

It’s Not What You Think

“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 It’s Not What You Think Mighty – If you understood nagad (“tell” – see yesterday), then you are prepared for batsar.  But it probably isn’t “mighty”. God promises to answer us…

The Discovery Zone

“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.”  Jeremiah 33:3 The Discovery Zone Tell – The English Bible translates six different Hebrew words with “tell”.  That’s a lot of territory with a lot of shades of meaning, lost under the umbrella…

The Answer of Affliction

“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 The Answer of Affliction Answer – Hebrew is a language written without vowels.  The vowels and the correct pronunciation are added, usually from memory, to the written consonants.  That means many…

Specifically Yours,

“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 Specifically Yours, Call – The Hebrew root qara’ has a bit more to it than simply crying out.  When the Bible uses qara’, it implies a specific request of a specific…

God’s Higher Education Plan

“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 God’s Higher Education Plan Call – Today’s post-modern culture ignores the most important part of education.  Once God is removed from the system, education takes on a completely different objective.  The…