Location and TimesJonah 2:7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: And my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. When things got really bad Jonah knew who to call on. He called on Read more […]
Archives for March 2017
Couldn’t deny it
Jonah 1:9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. Jonah is running from the will of God. He wants to do Read more […]
No place to hide
Amos 9:2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; Though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: Did you know that you can’t get away from God. There Read more […]
The Lord called him
Amos 7:15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. Amos knew that this ministry was not something he had gone looking for. Read more […]
No place to be at ease
Amos 6:1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, And trust in the mountain of Samaria, Which are named chief of the nations, To whom the house of Israel came! They were at ease because they Read more […]
Quit sinning and do right
Amos 5:14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: And so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. The man of God is talking to the people of God. He tells them Read more […]
They still didn’t turn back to God
Amos 4:8 So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; But they were not satisfied: Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. Amazingly God can send punishment to Read more […]
God does punish His people
Amos 2:4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; Because they have despised the law of the LORD, And have not kept his commandments, Read more […]
God can speak to you where ever you are
Amos 1:1 THE words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two Read more […]
Time to decide
Joel 3:14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. Judgment was every where there in the book of Joel. God was calling Read more […]
God is looking for a heart change
Joel 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, And turn unto the LORD your God: For he is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness, And repenteth him of the evil. God Read more […]
Celebration Sunday in Review!
This week we had our 11th annual Celebration Sunday, celebrating eleven years in ministry as a church. It was a great day full of special singing, preaching, and a great time of fellowship. There were Read more […]
Crying out to God because
Joel 1:19 O LORD, to thee will I cry: For the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, And the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. God’s people have sinned against Him. Read more […]
Time to turn and repent of our sin
Hosea 14:1 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; For thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. The reason the calamity is happening is that God’s people have turned from Him. They have turned Read more […]
There is no one but Him
Hosea 13:4 Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, And thou shalt know no god but me: For there is no saviour beside me. They should recognize God for who He is. He is the One that Read more […]
Do right and wait on God
Hosea 12:6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: Keep mercy and judgment, And wait on thy God continually. Isn’t this sweet. They have been wrong and living in rebellion. Now it they are ready Read more […]
Bands of love
Hosea 11:4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: And I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, And I laid meat unto them. The strongest tie we can have over Read more […]
Steps to revival
Hosea 10:12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground: For it is time to seek the LORD, Till he come and rain righteousness upon you. God’s people should Read more […]
Israel was unfaithful to God
Hosea 9:1 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: For thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, Thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. This passage of Scripture is pretty horrible. Read more […]
Sunday in Review
We had another great Sunday at Vision Baptist Church! There were almost two hundred and fifty people in church ready to worship. Sunday morning pastor Gardner finished the book of Malachi, which concludes Read more […]
The Word of God is nothing special
Hosea 8:12 I have written to him the great things of my law, But they were counted as a strange thing. God said that He wrote His Word for them but they didn’t care. It was as something Read more […]
Judgment is coming
Hosea 7:13 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: Destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: Though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me. God Read more […]
Left to suffer until
Hosea 5:15 I will go and return to my place, Till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: In their affliction they will seek me early. God says that He is stepping away until they Read more […]
Sad Words
Hosea 4:17 Ephraim is joined to idols: Let him alone. It was time to leave Ephraim alone. He had made his decision. He had gone too far. God said to just leave him. There can come a time Read more […]
Israel will be coming back to God
Hosea 3:5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days. As Hosea lives out Read more […]
The prophet sent to live out his message
Hosea 1:2 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, Read more […]
What did Daniel see about today
Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Daniel is a book of prophecy. It is Read more […]
God hears and answers prayer
Daniel 10:12 Then he said to me, “Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come Read more […]
No matter what happens they will not repent
Daniel 9:13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. Read more […]
Magnifying ourselves in our hearts
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Read more […]
Jesus will one day reign over it all
Daniel 7:13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14 And there Read more […]
God is in control
Daniel 4:17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and Read more […]
Make a heart decision
Daniel 1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs Read more […]