Jesus in Habakkuk
Have you ever found yourself trying to exit a parking lot, but when you reach the gate … it won’t go up. For some reason the gate won’t go up. So, there you sit … stuck … and…
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
I have never grown parsley before. Check it out – a teeny tiny baby parsley leaf! The very first one! How exciting! I have never grown basil before. Check out the teeny tiny basil leaves! I had no…
Jesus in Nahum
The gate in our background photo today speaks a very clear, very direct message: If you keep proceeding down this road, it will cost! The Assyrian people, living in the capital city of Nineveh, had been traveling for…
Jesus in Micah
Our background gate today is located in a courtroom. If you look closely at the banister in the foreground you will notice two distinct breaks in the banister where a gateway opens so that witnesses may pass through…
Jesus in Jonah
God loves all people! God wants all people of the earth to repent and turn to Him! * The prophet Isaiah delivered many messages from God to the surrounding nations warning them to repent! * The prophets Jeremiah…
Jesus in Obadiah
Our background gate today leads upward, to the “heights” (so to speak), to lovely living accommodations. The gate could almost look like a copper gate (if we were to use our imagination). The ancient nation of Edom was…
Jesus in Amos
What a gate! Lavish opulence … can be found beyond the gate. The wealthiest of the wealthiest enjoy luxurious homes and properties with sweeping dramatic views of the valley and mountain range … beyond the gate. Private and…
Jesus in Joel
Probably none of us have ever experienced a plague of locusts. Most of us have never even seen locusts. Laura Ingalls Wilder, in her writings about growing up in the American Midwest during the late 1800’s, gives us…
Jesus in Hosea
As we look at our gate for today, the thought comes to mind that this location would be a beautiful venue for a wedding. In fact, this very gate has been seen strung with ribbons and wedding décor. …
Put off the old … and be made new!
“Put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; be made new in the attitude of your minds.” - Ephesians 4:22-23 The dead little seed pods have been “put off.” New life has emerged. …