Today, I want us to focus on an idea that comes up multiple times in the Bible: The idea of God being the husband/bridegroom and us being the bride. I’ll admit it’s quite tough for me to try to imagine being a woman / wife. But it’s not difficult for me to imagine God beingContinue reading “How to Be a Better Husband”
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What Will You Do When All of Your Mentors Fall?
I’ve been contemplating this question for quite awhile. It was probably about 10-15 years ago when my first mentor fell. Let me quickly set the stage and then we’ll dive in: First, we’ll look at where I’m coming from Second, we’ll look at why that matters Third, we’ll look at my past heroes that haveContinue reading “What Will You Do When All of Your Mentors Fall?”
Book Launch!
Hi Friends, I’m launching a book on Amazon this month! It’s called “All Roads Lead to Jesus.” You can go straight to Amazon and buy it. Talk to you soon, omer
Jeremiah 39-40
I am stuck on these two truths: The Lord punishes the wicked and upholds the righteous. The Lord does whatever He pleases. King Zedekiah watches the Chaldeans murder all of his sons. Then his eyes are poked out. The very last thing the man sees is his sons being murdered. Jeremiah, on the other hand,Continue reading “Jeremiah 39-40”
Jeremiah 38
And Jeremiah sank in the mud. … … Just let that ring in your ears and heart for a minute. This man, this prophet, this man of God, is being obedient, proclaiming the words the Lord tells him, living uprightly–and for all of this, he is thrown in a cistern. Thrown in a deep, dark,Continue reading “Jeremiah 38”
Jeremiah 37
Can you imagine being put in prison? In a dungeon? In solitary confinement? For speaking truth. Obviously Jeremiah comes out a little bit upset–at least that’s the way I read his tone when he asks questions of King Zedekiah. I don’t know what the court of the guard was that Jeremiah was placed in, butContinue reading “Jeremiah 37”
Jeremiah 36
God tells Jeremiah to write all these prophecies on a scroll. Jeremiah hires Baruch to scribe it all on the scroll. The scroll is read at the temple, read to the king’s officials, confiscated, read to the king, and burnt. God tells Jeremiah to write it all again. Baruch scribes it all again. Today, weContinue reading “Jeremiah 36”
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