SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 8 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? They say, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’” [Ezekiel 8:12] In this vision, Ezekiel is given a sneak peak…
Author: Norm
treat us as we treat others?
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I will not look on you with pity; I will not spare you. I will surely repay you for your conduct and for the detestable practices among you. [Ezekiel 7:4] I do not enjoy reading these judgment passages. To our ears, this sounds harsh and cruel, how can God allow this? But the…
coming to my senses
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then in the nations where they have been carried captive, those who escape will remember me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts, which have turned away from me, and by their eyes, which have lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for…
down to the last hair!
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then take a set of scales and divide up the hair. When the days of your siege come to an end, burn a third of the hair inside the city. Take a third and strike it with the sword all around the city. And scatter a third to the wind. For I…
advice from Bill Gates
I received an email recently with wisdom from Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft). There is something so relevant and true about what he writes, and yet how many of us seem to forget it? How many younger people are going into life with an illusion about what life will be for them, and unprepared for reality….
messy, dirty love
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then lie on your left side and put the sin of the people of Israel upon yourself. You are to bear their sin for the number of days you lie on your side. I have assigned you the same number of days as the years of their sin. So for 390 days…
right to refuse
SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says.’ Whoever will listen let them listen, and whoever will refuse let them refuse; for they are a rebellious people. [Ezekiel 3:27] Though the scroll (symbol of God’s message) tastes…
move over Partridge Family
First there was the Partridge Family, then the Jacksons, the Osmonds, even the Bradies. Now it’s the Sennema Family! My brother has always been, well uniquely exceptional. And now those qualities extend to his whole family. This is fun, and well done! Enjoy!!
everyone ordained!
SCRIPTURE: 2 Timothy 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. [2 Timothy 4:2] But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. [2 Timothy 4:5] Today I am going to show you…
close to Jesus, yet closed to him
SCRIPTURE: 2 Timothy 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. [2 Timothy 3:2-5] Who…