The Charred Briefcase
This story about a missionary who died before arriving on the mission field is a good reminder that God is not limited by our circumstances in accomplishing His eternal purposes. […]
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April 7, 2025 — Unholy Matrimony
Balaam-like, Satan can’t curse God’s people, but he can turn the blessing of marriage into a battlefield. Do you recall Ezra’s purpose in coming back to Jerusalem? “Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel” (Ezra 7:10). And do you remember […]
Directed Steps
We might think it goes without saying—”It is for freedom that Christ has set us free” (Gal 5:1, BSB)—but the Spirit thinks it needs to be said. This story about Grady, behind prison bars, reminds us that we’re no longer enslaved by our old ways; we’re freed to be God’s agents of supernatural change. […]
April 4, 2025 — Journey’s Rest
“O the sweet rest that’s prepared for the faithful Will be His blest and final, ‘Well done.’” —L.E. Campbell They broke camp at their rendezvous site by “the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem” (Ezra 8:31). Rather than ask the king for help, they had requested a security […]
Pay Attention!
I was a daydreamer. Watching a construction crew outside the school window, I could build a castle in the sky in the time it took them to lay a few bricks. Thus, the most common words of affirmation from my teacher were, “Pay attention!” I WAS paying attention—just about different things. As I matured, I […]
April 3, 2025 — Who’s Providing Security?
Commentators differ on the dollar value of the treasure to be transported, but all agree it was a lot! The four-month journey that lay before Ezra and his companions would not be easy. Marauders hid in the hills, waiting to rob the unsuspecting. And they were transporting a king’s ransom, “the silver, the gold, and the […]
April 2, 2025 — We Can’t Make It Without Levites?
The Jewish Levites were servants to the priests; the Gentile Nethinim were servants to the servants! According to University Hospitals’ website “The Science of Health,” the top five most stressful life events are the death of a loved one, divorce, a major illness or injury, job loss, and—moving! In the days of Ezra, it was […]
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April 1, 2025 — Heads Of Households
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” —John C. Maxwell As we examine the list of those who accompanied Ezra back to Jerusalem, we should notice the arrangement. “These are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me […]