Yes, we left off reading in the middle of a paragraph a couple weeks ago. Jesus said so many profound things in this teaching, we can’t comprehend all at once, no matter where we start or stop reading. As Jesus said earlier in his ministry, every word [sentence, verse] that…
This week I participated in more than one conversation about sickness, prayer for healing, and how God still works today. Good reminders for us to not put God “in a box.” To watch and notice in wonder God’s miracles, large and small today. Miracles are simply things that don’t make…
Welcome to another theatrical presentation from Ezekiel. I mean that in a good sense of the word, as his words give us a dramatic picture of God’s judgment and punishment on Israel for their spiritual adulterous ways and idolatry. God told Ezekiel Babylon would lay siege to Jerusalem that day,…
Two weeks ago, we read about the older of two adulterous sisters, Samaria, in chapter 23. Newer readers can find previous reading comments on the blog, https://www.tracieheskett.com/blog/. In the next part of this chapter, Ezekiel wrote about the younger sister, Jerusalem. A reader observed much repetition in Ezekiel’s message. Why?…
Picking up where we left off in Ezekiel, we learned back in November that God continued to pursue Israel, even in the midst of judging them for their detestable pagan practices. God offered new birth through covenant relationship with them. In the next part of this chapter, Ezekiel painted quite…