How do you praise God? How often do you praise God? Do you praise Him with passion and all your strength? In today’s chapter, King David shows us how to praise God and you’ll see how over a 1000 years later, the people did it again. Let’s dig in… 1 Chronicles 16 They brought the …
1 Chronicles 16: Praise God with Passion and Every Part of Your Being Read More »
What are the right motives and methods to worship God? In reality, He gave us instructions in the Bible. We’re supposed to follow them. Unfortunately, men began to invent new methods, without taking into consideration their motives. Meaningless, robotic, prideful religion was the result. How should we worship God? Let’s dig in… First, let me …
1 Chronicles 13-15: The Right Motives and Right Methods Matter to Almighty God Read More »
When is it time to defect to the other side? When does it make sense? How long does it take for your eyes to be opened and realize that you’re on the wrong side? What happened to David thousands of years ago can be applied to today’s circumstances. It’s time to think about it. Let’s …
1 Chronicles 12: When it Absolutely Makes Sense to Defect to the Other Side Read More »
I’m a former Democrat, Latina, small business owner and I’m voting to re-elect President Trump. Here’s why…. Seek the truth…
Chronicles is the second time the history of Israel was recorded. Samuel covered the history of King Saul and King David. Jeremiah covered the kings of the divided kingdom after Solomon. Though Chronicles repeats some of what was already written, it highlights stories that weren’t covered. Chronicles is full of lessons for the Jews. Lessons …
1 Chronicles 11: King David, Empowered, Equipped and Selected to Lead by God Read More »
We’re done with the genealogies! Yay! Now to the historical accounts of the Israelites. This will overlap with 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Kings. If you haven’t read those, there are links to their respective stories in those books. After the Israelites settled in the Promised Land, they had some turbulent years …
1 Chronicles 10: Israel’s First King Saul Lost His Life Because He Sinned Read More »
Today we’ll finish off the genealogies and show how they point to Jesus Messiah as both our King AND High Priest. Furthermore, you’ll see how we born-again believers, with the Gift of the Holy Spirit, we are His Royal Priesthood until He removes us from the earth in the Rapture. Let’s dig in… 1 Chronicles …
1 Chronicles 5-9: King or High Priest? How can Jesus Actually be Both? Read More »
When I said that the Bible was like a treasure chest, I wasn’t kidding! Here amidst boring names and more names in the lineage of the Israelites, the tribes of Judah and King David’s family tree is a simple prayer — the prayer of Jabez. I’m sure you’ve heard of it, but this gem is …
1 Chronicles 3-4: More Lineage and a Hidden Treasure in a Simple Prayer Read More »
Several years ago, I dug into my family’s ancestry. I knew one of my mom’s cousins was a well-known Socialist revolutionary in Spain. For some reason, she was proud of him. Yet, on my dad’s side, I discovered my great great grandfather helped to abolish slavery in Puerto Rico! Now, that’s something to brag about! …
1 Chronicles 1-2: The Importance of Lineage From Adam to Jesus Messiah (Part 1) Read More »
Growing up Catholic, I was deprived of God’s Word and hence, God’s Truth. Now, I can’t get enough of the Bible — it’s like a treasure chest full of God’s Goodness. The Psalms are praise songs and prayers to God covering many topics. Psalm 119, though it’s the longest one, is a beautiful prayer, praising …
Praying the Psalms 119: A Praise Song for the Bible, the Word of God Read More »
Malachi is God’s farewell address to the Jews for a while. After that, He is silent for 400 years. Remember the last question in chapter 2? Where is the God of Justice? Well, here’s the answer and most people won’t like it. Let’s dig in… Before digging in, let’s review the end of chapter 2… …
Malachi 3-4: God’s Awesome Last Words on Justice in the Old Testament Read More »
Church leaders — priests and pastors — should teach God’s Word from the Bible without watering it down or twisting it. Additionally, they need to live it. In this next chapter of Malachi, God calls out the priests for misleading the people. He also give us lay folks a list of qualities that we should …
Malachi 2: Beware of Pastors and Priests Who Know Better, Yet Disobey God Read More »
Malachi is the last of God’s prophets in the Old Testament. He’s one of the “minor” prophets, only because his book is so short — just 4 chapters. Nevertheless, in these 4 chapters, God tells the Jews, and us, how He expects us to worship Him. He calls out the hypocrites. Are you ready for …
Malachi 1: How do you Worship God? With the Heart of a Hypocrite? Read More »
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. That’s the Lord’s Prayer that every Catholic kid had to memorize in catechism class or “religious instruction”. Did we understand what it meant? Nope. Zechariah explained its meaning and what will happen in these last 2 chapters. Let’s dig in… Zechariah …
Zechariah 13-14: On That Day Jesus will Rule in His Ultimate Kingdom Read More »
God gives us Bible Prophecy not to scare us, but to warn us and give us hope. It’s a hope we can depend on. It’s not like the false hope that the world gives. We have a choice: follow Jesus, the Good Shepherd or follow Satan, the bad shepherd. Yes, it’s that simple. Zechariah lays it all out for us. Seek the truth…
The problem with religion is that it gets in the way of our relationships with Jesus. In these next chapters, God, through Zechariah, answers the question of some religious Jews and reveals prophesies on Jesus’ return as the King of Kings. Seek the truth…
God gives the Prophet Zechariah 8 visions in one night. We read about the first 4 yesterday. They are prophetic visions that mirror John’s visions in the Book of Revelation. Seek the truth…
God Almighty says to each and everyone of us, “Return to me and I will return to you.” Easier said than done, right? You see, the world, the culture and yes, even Satan, pull us back into their darkness. How do we fight it? The book of Zechariah will show us. Seek the truth…
Time-wise, the Prophet Haggai coincides with the Book of Ezra. Haggai is the prophet God sent to give the returning Jewish exiles a pep talk. We as Christians living in today’s world could use a pep talk, too. Seek the truth…
They say confession is good for the soul. By the way, that’s NOT in the Bible! It’s actually an old Scottish proverb. Still, it’s true and we see that in the final chapters of the Book of Nehemiah. Jerusalem, the wall, the city and the temple are rebuilt, re-inhabited, re-dedicated and re-committed. Yet, what was made right with God doesn’t stay that way. Seek the truth…
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