Good Morning “Sin Acknowledgers”.  Today we are in Hosea 6.“Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.”‭‭Hosea‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬Hosea pleads with Israel to “return” to The Lord.  Israel’s promiscuous sin sep...  Read More

Good Morning “Grandpa Lovers”.  Today we are in Hosea 5.I now have 6 grandkids.  I love them all, and yes am probably guilty of being soft… letting them get away with stuff.  I have to try hard not to spoil them for that is my inclination.  My son and daughter look at me and often wonder, and even say… “Who are you?”  Apparently I was a bit different when they were growing up.  We all love grandfa...  Read More

Good Morning “Whole Word Seekers and Speakers”.  Today we are in Hosea 4.Israel’s idol worship, engagement in prostitution and drunkenness has caused them to lose / forget the knowledge of God!  Their practices “take away their understanding”.  What is God saying here?  They pushed Him away, replaced Him with other things, and in the process also forgot His precepts.  Their minds were so preoccupi...  Read More

Good Morning “Waiting”.  Today we are in Hosea 3.Consider the love of a husband who would buy back (redeem) his promiscuous wife, forgive her and love her.  The story is staggering.  Consider as well the love of Jesus who suffered, was separated from The Father and Spirit (Matthew 27:46) and ultimately gave His life so that we might be redeemed, and reconciled to God (Ephesians 1:6-7).It’s the gre...  Read More

Good Morning “Those who acknowledge Him in ALL things.” Today we are in Hosea 2.  Remember Hosea is both a story of Hosea’s life with his promiscuous wife Gomer, and a metaphor for promiscuous Israel - The Lords Bride.  Considering the human side (Hosea and his wife) seem’s to help put the horror of Israel’s sin in perspective.  I believe that’s Gods intent.  It’s easy to discount our sin.  Withou...  Read More

Good Morning “Living Sacrifices.”  Today we begin Hosea with chapter 1.Review:  The book of Daniel took place during Judahs Exile in Babylon - about the time of Ezekiel.  Through the last couple books we’ve been mostly focusing on the southern tribes of Israel referred to as Judah.  As we look at Hosea, understand we are stepping back in time now to 8th Century BC.  Hosea is one of Gods Prophet to...  Read More

Good Morning “Choosers”.  Today we wrap up Daniel with chapter 12.Chapter 12 is a cliff note summary of our end times timeline - it’s meant to be encouraging because Daniel believes they / we will choose wisely.  Daniel gets right down to it here.  He hits the high points and truly answers the question looming in the minds of his people… - Where do I fit into “End Times Prophecy?”  Perhaps we carr...  Read More

Good Morning “Accepters of Prophecy.”  Today we are in Daniel 11.Opponents of Scripture have a real struggle when it comes to prophecy.  What are we to do with The Bible when we see all of these very detailed prophecies coming to pass? What are we to do with future, “end times” prophecy when it’s scary?  Attempt to discredit It.  Some attempt to “late-date” prophecy.  Without a leg to stand on the...  Read More

Good Morning “Spiritual Warriors.”  Today we are in Daniel 10.Let’s start with a little background regarding angels.  Although we are not given an exact number of angels,  we know from Scripture God created thousands upon thousands.  There are only 3 “angels” mentioned, or named in Scripture.  Lucifer/Satan, Micheal and Gabriel.  Obviously if they are mentioned by name, they must fill a pretty sig...  Read More

Good Morning “Faithful”.  Today we are in Daniel 9.  We’ve well established Daniel was a man of incredible faith.  As we read of all that Daniel has gone through, have you wondered how and where he got such faith?  Surrounded by the sin and debauchery of Judah, how did some, like Daniel and his friends remain steadfast in their faith?  In a world so dark, how does one remain in The Light?  This ch...  Read More

Good Morning “Ready”.  Today we are in Daniel 8.  I was appalled by the vision; it was beyond understanding.”‭‭Daniel‬ ‭8‬:‭27‬ ‭NIV‬‬  Imagine being Daniel and receiving both near term prophecy and future end time prophecy within the same vision.We are fortunate in that we can look back at recorded history and see the short term prophecy already fulfilled.  History taught us of Media Persia, the ...  Read More

Good Morning “Future Hopefuls.”  Today we are in Daniel 7.We may not totally know what the future holds, but we know Who holds the future. And God has shown us a glimpse of the future He holds.We last left Daniel under the care of King Darius the Mede, around 539 BC. As chapter 7 opens we take a step back.  Daniel is under the authority of the degenerate King Belshazzar, about 11 years earlier.Dan...  Read More