Biblical Shakers

  Click on Title for Video Intro Monday, Psalm Chapter 112 Psalm 112 Verse 7 Jeanie Boldt Verse 7:  He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. THOUGHT When I read this chapter, this is the verse that I already had underlined. I have been there. I am sure that you have waited in anticipation for an answer or outcome about a situation. I dwelt in a time of unknown and uncertainty for over a year and a half trusting totally in the Lord.  Each day there was hope because of Our God.  However, when the day would end without a spoken word of ‘love’, there was no fear for I was steadfast in my faith with our Lord and Savior. No matter what happened, I was living right and believing in the one true God.  I remember waiting for Valedictorian results for Tanya and Heather. I have awaited the score of CPA exams, biopsy results, news of a healthy grandchild, the finding of an item you lost, the accepting of a bid on a home, wondering if a...

Click on title for Video Intro Monday, Psalm Chapter 107 Psalm 107  Jane Jones THOUGHT Psalm 107 speaks of four different types of people in distress and how God rescues them all. They are wanderers, prisoners, the sick, and the storm-tossed. No matter how extreme our calamity, God is able to break through to help us. He is loving and kind to those who are distressed. The verse, “Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress”, was repeated four different times, and the Lord always came to their rescue. God has done so much for us, and we have so much for which to thank Him. These four different types of people typify anyone who has not found the satisfaction that comes from knowing God. What has God done for you? Is there someone you can tell? I couldn’t help but think of Rory, my brother-in-law, as I read this devotional. March 22 was Rory’s 43rd AA birthday. In those 43 years Rory has stayed free and clean from alcohol. TJ and I were ...

  Click on Title for a Video Intro Monday, Ezekiel Chapter 44 Ezekiel 44  Verse 30 Bart Strayer Verses 30: “The best of all the first fruits and all of your special gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give them the first portion of your ground meat so that a blessing may rest on your household.” THOUGHT Here again the Bible is talking about our giving to the Lord. The verse makes mention of your first fruits, which are your monetary gifts and depending on the time period, a product of your trade (grain, woodcrafts etc.) The idea being, the variety of people would provide a variety of products for the purposes of the Lord.  The verse also says your “special gifts” are to be given. This is where I struggle. Special gifts can encompass many different aspects including our time, talents, and other offerings. It seems the hardest thing for me to give, and think we could all admit to this, is our time and talents. It is easy to cut the check to the Lord, but it is the ...

  Click on Title for Video Intro Monday, Ezekiel Chapter 40 Ezekiel 40 Verse 5a Jeanie Boldt Verse 5a:  I saw a wall completely surrounding the temple area. THOUGHT The city of Jerusalem and the temple had been destroyed; the land had been taken over by the Babylonians. The people had been scattered or exiled. Ezekiel did what God’s people always must do in times of trial; he looked ahead to the glorious future God had planned. After all the scattering of the people and the errors of their living, God will restore the land, rebuild the city, a new temple and a new priesthood. The next few chapters share about how the new temple was declared to the people. Our chapter today brings with it details of the courtyard, gates and rooms for sacrifices and Priests.  The yard, fence and landscaping make a house look attractive. It is a means to make a person walking by attracted to what may lie within. God’s plan for even the walls and gates are so important.   We as Chri...

Click on Title for Video Intro Monday, Ezekiel Chapter 35 Ezekiel 35 Verse 6 Jane Jones Verse 6:  “Therefore as surely as I live,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you.” THOUGHT Have you ever done or said anything unkind that came back to bite you in the back the following day??? Have you ever done anything to get even with someone that you disagreed with only to have the problem arise again bigger the second time??? Have you ever mistreated someone so badly one day to find the next day you were treated likewise?? God has a way of turning our treatment of others into a boomerang so we must be careful in our judgment of others. What kind of boomerangs do we have out there that are waiting to come back to us?? PRAYER Dear Lord, tonight I can’t help but think of the boomerangs I have out there in space waiting to come back at me. Are they good boomerangs??? Favors I did for o...

  Click on Title for Video Intro Monday, Ezekiel Chapter 30 Ezekiel 30 Verse 24 Jeanie Boldt Verse 24:  I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a mortally wounded man. THOUGHT When I was reading and studying the book of Daniel and all the mean things that King Nebuchadnezzar did, never did I realize that The Lord would use him for His own need. God wanted to destroy Egypt’s military superiority and give it to Babylon. The rising and falling of all the different nations at times gets so tiresome to read about and hear about. However, God allows it to accomplish a particular purpose way beyond our immediate understanding.   I guess we should not despair when our country is involved in certain unrest and war conditions.  We must remember that God is sovereign and in charge of everything, even military might. We must remember to pray for our military and g...