“Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged? No, I will not.” The Lord dwells in Zion! Joel 3:21 As we complete our reading of Joel, remember this: The Lord dwells in Zion. It is a past statement, harkening back to the first Temple: home of God’s presence. It is a present statement, in how He indwells theContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Joel, 6 December 2022. Today’s topic: The Lord Dwells in Zion”
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Practical Proverbial, from Joel, 9 November 2022. Today’s topic: When He Returns
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, even among the survivors whom the Lord calls. Joel 2:32 This is another prophecy, one that is both already fulfilled and one that is yet to be fulfilled. It was fulfilled in thatContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Joel, 9 November 2022. Today’s topic: When He Returns”
Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 12 July 2022. Today’s topic: Nine Fruits: Joy
But the fruit of the Spirit is…joy…. Galatians 5:22 What is joy? How would you describe joy? Dictionary.com primarily defines joy as “the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation.” Beethoven wrote a symphony about it. The Apostle James described things differently, saying how we should considerContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Galatians, 12 July 2022. Today’s topic: Nine Fruits: Joy”
Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 9 March 2021 Today’s topic: Toward Jerusalem
I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’ Jonah 2:4 (NIV). Since the days of Solomon, when Jews pray, they pray facing towards Jerusalem. Hundreds of years before Islam adopted this same custom, Jews worldwide were already doing it. Many still do today. Does it meanContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 9 March 2021 Today’s topic: Toward Jerusalem”
Practical Proverbial, from Obadiah, 4 February 2021 Today’s topic: Lord of Zion
Deliverers will go up on Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will be the Lord’s. Obadiah 21 (NIV). This last verse of Obadiah is a prophecy of the Christ. It is a prophecy that has been both fulfilled and is awaiting fulfillment. In verse 21, the deliverer is the Lord Jesus Himself, who spentContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Obadiah, 4 February 2021 Today’s topic: Lord of Zion”
Practical Proverbial, from Obadiah, 28 January 2021 Today’s topic: Sinful Things
Just as you drank on my holy hill, so all the nations will drink continually; they will drink and drink and be as if they had never been. Obadiah 16 (NIV). This is a warning against drunkenness and, in turn, all sin. When the Babylonians overran Jerusalem, they had the assistance of the Edomites, the descendants of Esau; we’veContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Obadiah, 28 January 2021 Today’s topic: Sinful Things”
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