Tag: God's creation

Ezekiel 6:1-14 – God Loves His Creation

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God’s message of judgment continues to be given to Ezekiel. This time, the audience God suggests is the mountains, hills, and valleys of Israel. While it is the people who have angered God, the land they inhabit will also take a beating from the wars and destructions.

God loves his creation. That’s what I think is another message we can take from this prophetic word. To see that God wanted to communicate his message of doom to the land itself is powerful. As if to give the mountains and valleys time to prepare in some way for the atrocities to come. Continue reading “Ezekiel 6:1-14 – God Loves His Creation”

James 2:1-13 – Prejudice

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What a topic! Who ever said the Bible was not relevant anymore! We do tend to be judgmental over appearances (I don’t think it’s just me). I’ve heard tell of a pastor who, on his first Sunday in his new church, dressed in tattered clothes and entered the building like every other parishioner. You can imagine the anticipation in church that day was palpable as the people waited to hear the new preacher! What a surprise the congregation had when their pastor came from the shadows where he had been asked to wait and walked up to take his place behind the pulpit. He preached a compelling, wordless sermon that day.

James’ Jewish audience must have needed to hear about the dangers of prejudice. It isn’t a bad reminder for any of us. There has to be a healthy way to associate with people who are different from us. It’s easy to look at people and see them through the lens of some stereotype we’ve learned along the way. What helps me when I’m surrounded by people who look different than me (and in Mexico I am surely the minority) is to remember God loves them as much as he loves me.

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Jeremiah 18:1-17 – A Lump of Clay

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potter's hands forming clay on wheel

Have you ever thought of yourself as a lump of clay in the hands of a master potter, the Creator? This passage shows us Jeremiah’s obedience to follow God’s voice all the way to a potter’s shop. We also see how God uses this example to point out exactly how accessible his control is over our lives. For the most part, God leaves us to figure things out, but he always has our best interest in mind.

In the case of Jeremiah’s first audience, their actions had tarnished the relationship with the Creator. Their rebellious actions had angered God severely. Jeremiah tells again how God sees his children’s rejection and what will result.

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