“So My people are bent on turning from Me.
Though they [God's prophets] call them [Israel] to the One on high,
None at all exalts Him.
How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, O Israel?
…. My heart is turned over within Me,
All My compassions are kindled.” -Hos. 11.7-8
Hosea 11 contains one of the [...]
Archive for the ‘Prophetism’ Category
The Marvel of Yahweh’s Emotive Loyalty
Posted in Fathering, Prayer, Prophetism, foundations on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Pathos of Divine Wrath
Posted in Prayer, Prophetism, Reality on November 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“But I am full of the wrath of the Lord;
I am weary with holding it in.” -Jer. 6.11a
Of this passage in Jeremiah, Abraham Heschel has written:
He was filled with a blazing passion, and it was this emotional intensity which drove him to discharge God’s woeful errands. The ultimate purpose of a prophet is not [...]
Heavenly Identification
Posted in Prophetism, Reality on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Then the king [of Babylon] ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring in some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility….
Among these were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. The chief official gave them new names….” -Dan. 1.3, 6-7a
It is no small thing that Daniel and his friends [...]
The Prophetic Office of Jesus Christ
Posted in Jesus, Prophetism, Revival, eschatology on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” -Rev. 19.10b
I am gripped by these statements from Eberhard Busch, regarding Karl Barth’s views on preaching:
From early on one of the elemental convictions of the theologian Karl Barth was that the same God who had spoken clearly the testimonies of the Holy Scriptures [...]
The Ancient Paths
Posted in Prophetism, foundations on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Thus says the LORD,
‘Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths,
Where the good way is, and walk in it;
And you will find rest for your souls….’” -Jer. 6.16
Some time ago, I was in a gathering where a remarkably anointed man was speaking on the reality of fasting and prayer. He issued [...]
Theocratic Values: The Vision of Micah 4
Posted in Prophetism, Reality, Zion on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Many nations will come and say, ‘Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord and to the house of the God of Jacob, that He may teach us about His ways and that we may walk in His paths.’ For from Zion will go forth the law, even the word of [...]
The Unmoved Priest
Posted in Gospel of the Kingdom, Prophetism, foundations on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there. Simon and his companions searched for Him; they found Him, and said to Him, ‘Everyone is looking for You.’ He said to them, ‘Let us go somewhere else to [...]
The Spirit-Possessed Society
Posted in Pauline, Prophetism, Revival on September 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(This is a poem inspired by NT scholar F.F. Bruce’s description of the first Church in Jerusalem in the book of Acts. He dubbed them “the Spirit-possessed society.”)
I see a society, peppering the globe,
Through the lens of faith I’m permitted to probe,
Who are these ones, these fearless, ‘nothing-phobes’?
They rejoice like Paul, clinging like Job,
I see [...]
That He Might Be Manifested
Posted in Prophetism, foundations on September 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water.” -Jn. 1.31
The story of Jesus’ immersion in the waters of the Jordan is a staggering thing to consider. It is filled with remarkable implications, and we haven’t the time here to scratch even the surface of [...]
Go Your Way to the End
Posted in Prophetism, Reality on September 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“But as for you, go your way to the end….” -Dan. 12.13a
Consider these words from an OT scholar:
Daniel and his companions’ aspirations, as expressed in the stories, and the revelations Daniel experiences, as detailed in the visions, attest to the capacity of human beings to strive for justice and for good in a world where [...]
