It’s all about how you react
In Chapter 2 of the Book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar has a disturbing dream. Fortunately for him, he is surrounded by wise men more than willing to interpret his dream for him. So the...
Author: Helen Redfern
Feeling like you don’t fit…
When we were decluttering our bedroom a month or so ago, I came across a book that I’d bought at Spring Harvest years ago and never read. It was about the book of Daniel...
Introducing the man who needs no introduction…
Daniel. Everyone’s heard of Daniel. He’s the hero of Sunday School tales and the man behind the phrase ‘Dare to be a Daniel’. But now we come across Daniel in context as part of...
The day after the night before
Today is 1 November. All Saints Day. All Saints Day is a Christian festival celebrated in honour of all the saints celebrated annually on 1 November by the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, the...
The name of the city will be ‘the Lord is there’
It’s now 25 years since God’s people were taken into captivity to live in exile in Babylon. 14 years since Jerusalem and her temple had been destroyed. Ezekiel has been receiving visions from God...
God is God: let us never forget that
God’s people will be united. One nation under one king. To show this in a visual way, Ezekiel is to take one stick to represent Judah and one stick to represent Israel – when...
Dead inside
Dead inside. To have given up completely in spirit, but the body and mind remains. Numb. Going through the motions devoid of emotion. Putting one foot in front of the other. Without seeing. Without...
When we harbour a grudge…
Because you harboured an ancient hostility and delivered the Israelites over to the sword at the time of their calamity, the time their punishment reached its climax, therefore as surely as I live, declares...
We are His sheep
Back at the start of the book of Ezekiel, Ezekiel was called to be a watchman over the people of God. Now in Ezekiel 33, he is reminded of that calling. He’s been through...
Responding to the suffering of others
Because Ammon rejoiced in the plight of the people of Judah, they too will suffer. because they said ‘Aha!’. Because they clapped their hands and stamped their feet in joy. Now Ammon will be...
