“Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,…You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth!” (Ps 80:1). What a glorious theme we have today—the dedication of the wall. As Ezra had prayed, “We were slaves. Yet our God did not forsake us in our bondage; but He extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, […]
What must the God of the universe think as He listens in on conversations down here about who is the “Greatest Of All Time”? After all, our Savior is the greatest Everything. Period. […]
Don’t live life so fast that you learn everything about nothing, do everything but what’s important, and rush right past God’s purpose, pleasures, and presence. Subscribe for Taste & See weekday emails: uplook.org/meditations-email-subscription/ Taste & See Podcast: uplook.org/podcast/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/uplook […]
The priesthood we enjoy today, as with Christ’s High Priesthood, is not according to law but by grace. The word “priest” (Heb, kôhên), carries with it the idea of officiating or mediating. The priest was privileged to have access to God in carefully arranged ways. Originally it was God’s desire that all people should have this entrée, as it […]
God’s good and acceptable and perfect will, believe it or not, awaits your willingness (Rom 12:1-2). After all the work done since Zerubbabel and his company arrived, through Ezra and Nehemiah’s influence, and the people’s hard work and sacrifice, it would have been a fiasco if only a few people lived in the city. We […]
How good to know that God promises to keep His people, and then promises to keep His promises! There were 84 men who ratified this covenant with the Lord when they “placed their seal on the document” (Neh 10:1). The Lord had made and reaffirmed many covenants with His people: with Abraham (Gen 12:1-3; 15:1-21), reiterated to […]
The willingness to be, and to have, just what God wants for us would set our hearts at rest. Following the Feast of Tabernacles, there was still more to learn from the Law. So “on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth, and with dust on their […]
One big difference bet ween saints and sinners is where they go to satisfy their inner hunger. One day wasn’t long enough for the heads of these households. They knew there was more in the Word! It’s wonderful to see them spiritually hungry. This is the attitude that brings true revival: I want everything God […]
How could God allow evil in this world? Pause to consider this… […]