At the end of each year I choose a different version of the Bible to read through for the coming year. This year I picked a new version called The Readable Bible. Many times when reading a new version, I see with fresh vision. This year, I felt the Lord challenging me to read this version out loud. (Gulp!) Getting through all the begats and genealogies wasn’t easy, but I made a stab at all those names anyway. I’m happy to…
As I finished reading through the Bible this past month, a scripture stood out to me. Revelation 1:3 says:Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near. Many times we talk about reading the Bible, but rarely are we encouraged to read it aloud. That way God’s word gets in not only through our eyes, but also through our ears. God says we will be blessed if we…
Someone told me of a conversation they had at a garage sale. The person said, “We only read and study the New Testament at our church.” When I heard that, I was reminded of a house I saw on the news recently. It sat on the edge of the river. They suffered heavy rains. The earth under the home gave way and the whole house slid into the swollen river and floated away. I then saw another picture…
Last month, an old acquaintance asked me to share a word with her online instant message prayer group for a certain day. Since I have no word except what the Lord gives me, I prayerfully opened my Bible to a scripture I hadn’t recalled seeing before. The passage is Jeremiah 7:3-7. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, “Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place. Do not trust in…
A couple of weeks ago the phrase “hold fast” kept coming to me. It came in the daytime and even in the middle of the night. Finally, I got up at 3:00 a.m. to see where it appeared in the Bible. The first instance was Hebrews 3:6 which reads, “but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.” The…
A client of mine shared a series of extraordinary websites with me a few weeks ago. I finally got around to watching them on You Tube over this past weekend. They cover Ron Wyatt’s accounts of his discovery of everything from the Red Sea crossing by Moses and the Israelites to his discovery of The Ark of the Covenant and beyond. As you probably know, once you finish one segment on You Tube, a related subject pops up. I sat…
A friend sent me this notice. I believe it is very timely. After you’ve read it, please pass it on to others for the time is short. You can find this in its original form at www.olivetreeviews.org A Perfect Storm Is Brewing By Jan Markell July 27, 2015 Can we take talk about a “New World Order” seriously, or is it just conspiratorial? If there is such a movement, who are the players? How does Pope Francis fit in since…
Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.” One day, those of us who have put our faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah, will hear these words spoken in heaven. Jesus will throw…
In the Bible God tells us, “You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you” (Deuteronomy 4:2). In case we miss it, He tells us again in Deuteronomy 12:32, “Whatever I command you, you shall be careful to do; you shall not add to nor take away from it.” In His final instructions in Revelation, He makes…
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need. God offers and has provided the way for us to be saved through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for our sake. Therefore, we can come into His throne room with boldness and assurance and openly present our petitions of need before Him (Hebrews 4:16). He loves us. He is merciful. He…