Zechariah 1-7 I don’t know that I’ve ever studied this book in the Bible before…but it is chock full of images and visions of horses, chariots, olive trees, and more.  I confess I don’t understand much of it.  At one point in Zechariah 3, the Lord tells him about the Branch he will send soon.  At first I thought that was referring to Jesus, but then in the sixth chapter Zechariah is told to make a crown from some of the returned gold and place it on the head of the son of the high priest…whose name was Jeshua.  So … Continue reading The sky is falling!

Ezekiel 46-48 Can I tell you how good it feels to be through the book of Ezekiel?  There is so much prophesy packed in those pages that my head spins trying to figure out what everything means.  I’m not there yet. Oh, but I do like the sound of the river of life that will one day flow from the Temple.  Everything the water touches will come to life…and the salty Dead Sea will one day be fresh and filled with fish!  This was new to me; I’m sure I read it somewhere, but I didn’t retain that little nugget … Continue reading Expect His Best

Ezekiel 40-41 Ezekiel is taken up in a vision in these two chapters to Israel.  A man with a measuring cloth is there and shows Ezekiel all the dimensions of this gleaming temple; the outer walls, the gates, the inner rooms, etc.  He’s very detailed in this vision right down to the ornamental carvings of palm trees and cherubim. The Lord cares about every small detail.  I wish I could stuff that in my brain in such a way that I would really trust Him…because I need Him right now.  I need Him to remove the fear from my mind … Continue reading The details