by Lynne Marie | Jun 23, 2026 | Daily Reflections
2Kings 17:5-18 shows us what happens when we don’t follow “the manufacturer’s instructions.” God’s People are invaded, defeated, and reduced to slaves. “This happened because the Israelites had sinned against the Lord their God.” God’s laws are the “operator’s manual”...
by Lynne Marie | Jun 22, 2026 | Daily Reflections
2Kings 17:5-18 shows us what happens when we don’t follow “the manufacturer’s instructions.” God’s People are invaded, defeated, and reduced to slaves. “This happened because the Israelites had sinned against the Lord their God.” God’s laws are the “operator’s manual”...
by Lynne Marie | Jun 20, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Prophets Trust God Jeremiah 20: 10-13 describes an experience common to those who minister: “I hear the whisperings of many: ‘Terror on every side! Denounce! Let us denounce him!’ All those who were my friends are on the watch for any misstep of mine.” The more...
by Lynne Marie | Jun 20, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In the Judean kings, the pattern seems to be that God is faithful to David’s line, but they are unfaithful to him. Jehoram “did what was evil in the sight of the LORD.” “Yet the LORD would not destroy the house of David because of the covenant that he had made with...
by Lynne Marie | Jun 19, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In 2Kings 11: 1-20 God seems to be showing his care for his people through the violence and wholesale slaughter that characterized political turnovers in the Chosen People! The Jews were no different from other primitive societies in this. And they were really not...
by Lynne Marie | Jun 18, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 48: 1-15 is a litany of the manifestations of God’s power through Elijah. He “arose like a fire” to “restore the tribes of Jacob” through “prophecies of doom” and promises of healing supported by awesome acts of power. The Gospels identify...
