It’s such a short book about a prophet calling the people to rebuild the temple and reconsecrate the people of Israel. People say it isn’t time to rebuild, but you seem to be quite comfortable in your house, why can’t you rebuild mine? You know nothing is going to grow well until you do, right? …
This is my favorite Psalm. “I lift my eyes up to the hills, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.” It has brought me comfort when I most needed it. Courage when when I was afraid. When I am anxious, the verse springs to …
The result of righteousness will be quietness and trust for ever. That sounds so nice. Especially now. Quietness and trust. Peace. No strife. No yelling back and forth. No violence. But it’s more than that. It’s more than just peace. It’s trust. We will have trust forever. It’s that addition that I’m not familiar with. …
Elijah. I kind of feel like he’s a story-time prophet, and I don’t mean that in a bad way. These are some of my favorite ‘stories.’ I just don’t really remember the application from Sunday School lessons about him. Even throughout the rest of the histories, there was always usually an application, whether I now …