Loving the View

Read Genesis 1:1 through 2:25; Matthew 1:1–25   Jonathan and his son, Michael, walked together along the shore. They were happy. Waves made sounds with regular rhythm. The splashing water kept Michael stepping away from the water, then back toward the water. It was almost night, but the view was amazing.   Sandy, Jonathan’s wife and Michael’s mother, probably had …

Always There

Read Haggai 1:1 through 2:23   Frank left at 5:00 a.m. for a 9:00 a.m. flight out of Los Angeles. “Surely the traffic won’t be bad that time of morning. I should get to the airport by seven o’clock easy,” he said to his wife.   The digital clock on the dashboard blinked 8:00 a.m. “Lord Jesus, help. Boarding starts …

Fresh Water for Life

Read Ezekiel 47:1 through 48:35; 1 Peter 1:1–25   Water plays a vital role in the life of the earth. God’s unique combination of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen meets many of mankind’s basic needs. The average adult human body is about 58 percent water. Without water, both plant and animal life suffer.   Ezekiel foresaw a time …

Christ Has Overcome

Read  Ezekiel 37:1 through 38:23   Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off (Ezekiel 37:11).   Have despair and hopelessness, those “twins” of darkness, ever gripped you so tightly you thought you couldn’t breathe?   Sometimes life can be ferocious, and not many escape its fury. An accident takes a spouse or child. …

Be a Wall Builder

Read Ezekiel 22:1 through 23:49   God looked for someone to stand in the gap in King Saul’s day and found David, who challenged Goliath and said, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied” …