Truth Seekers

08/12/2025

August 12 The Consequences of a Stubborn Heart
Pray – ask the Holy Spirit to guide you into all truth (John 16:13)
Read Jeremiah 18-22
The Chaldeans were located in southern Babylon in an area known as Chaldea. They were in conflict with the Assyrians, but in 721 BC, the Chaldean Marduk-apla-iddina II (the biblical Merodach-baladan), ruler of Bit-Yakin (a district of Chaldea), seized the Babylonian throne and, despite Assyrian opposition, held it from 721 to 710.
Around 605 BC, under Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonians and the Chaldeans become a synonymous term. So in these chapters, the terms are used interchangeably.
The timeline of these passages ranges from 609 BC to 586 BC. Jeremiah 18-20 is dated in 609 BC prior to the Babylonian invasion and captivities.
Jeremiah 21-22 is dated in 586 BC. Three deportations of the Jews from Jerusalem occurred during this timeframe. In 605 BC, when Nebuchadnezzar became king of Babylon, the first deportations of the Jews took place. Daniel was in this first deportation.
In 597 BC, the second deportation took place. Jehoiachin became king of Judah in that year. Babylon captured Jerusalem, and Ezekiel was deported with others to Babylon.
The third and final wave of deportations took place in 586 BC. The city of Jerusalem was destroyed with the temple and burned. This was the end of the first temple period.
Israel had fallen to the Assyrians in 722 BC. Now, Judah has fallen to the Babylonians, ending the monarchy in Judah. The Babylonian captivity would last for the next seventy years until the time of the Medes and Persians under King Cyrus.

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11/07/2024

November 7 Be Alert, Be Ready
Pray
Read Matthew 25
Matthew 25:13, 19, 23 “Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour. “Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *settled accounts with them. His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’
The emphasis of Jesus was for people to be on the alert for His return. The day and hour are unknown, but the reality of Jesus’ return is not in doubt. The real question is, “Will you be prepared for this eventuality?”
“After a long time” Jesus will return. Those who are prepared will enter into eternity with Him. Those who are not will enter into an eternal state of intense punishment.
How then to be prepared: accept the invitation to trust Jesus’ payment for your sin. God’s grace has been extended to all. Each individual has the responsibility for accepting this grace by faith in Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection.
Jesus paid the price for sin so we would not have to. But the choice is ours. Make the correct choice.
For Further Reflection:
• Will you be caught up in the air with Jesus as one of His saints?
• Will the Lord find you actively serving Him upon His return?

11/06/2024

November 6 Ignorance of the Times
Pray
Read Matthew 24
Matthew 24:37-39 “For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.”
As Jesus explained to His disciples about His return, He reminded them of the time before the worldwide flood. Life was being lived in a normal way. There was no awareness of impending danger. They were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage.
All the while, Noah was building an ark to be rescued from the death and destruction that was promised by God.
For 120 years, Noah warned the people, but he was ridiculed. Only when it began to rain, and the door of the ark was closed by God did they become concerned.
Jesus said this is how it will be before He returns. Life will be normal. There will be some who are warning the people to repent and get right with God before it is too late. But until it is too late for many will they realize that judgment has come.
It is time to awake and the see the “signs of the times.” Many, as in the days of Noah, will disregard this warning as foolish. But if you will hear what God is saying and see the times we live in, you can come to God through Christ before it is too late.
Every follower of Christ should be diligent about helping others come to Christ before it is too late. Today is the day of salvation.

For Further Reflection:
• Salvation is not just to escape God’s judgment. It is to experience the joy of knowing Him and walking with Him daily.
• Salvation is for the “present” and the “future.”

11/06/2024

It is now time for the CHURCH to stand up for Christ and be salt and light!!

11/05/2024

Priorities are all messed up.

11/05/2024

Many people do not vote because they think their vote will not count.

THE BEST WAY TO ASSURE YOUR VOTE WILL NOT COUNT IS TO NOT VOTE!

Vote Biblical values.

11/05/2024

November 5 Discerning the Times” Be Alert!
Pray
Read Mark 13
Mark 13:33-36 “Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come. It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert. Therefore, be on the alert—for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning—in case he should come suddenly and find you asleep. What I say to you I say to all, ‘Be on the alert!’
The ”signs of the times” has been on the minds of people for centuries. It was no different for Jesus’ disciples. They wanted to know “when.” Today we want to know “when” Jesus is returning and what will the signs be.
First, these verses are written concerning Israel not the Church. Jesus gave numerous signs His disciples would experience but warned them this was not the end but only the beginning of “birth pangs.” He warned them not to be deceived by these signs.
Second, Jesus admonished His disciples to be alert because no one knows the hour or day when Jesus would return, only the Father knows.
Every generation has experienced these signs: wars and rumors of wars, earthquakes, and famines. Every generation has been warned to be on the alert.
For our generation, the same admonition is true. We must be on the alert. The signs of “birth pangs” are all around us. There are wars and rumors of wars, earthquakes, and famines.
Jesus left earth and ascended to heaven almost two thousand years ago. He promised He would return for His Bride, the Church (John 14). This will be the “snatching away” of 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17. We will be “caught up” into the air to meet Jesus.
For Further Reflection:
• Throughout the New Testament, we are warned to be on the alert because we do not know when the Father will say to the Son it is time to go get Your Bride, the Church.
• We are to be found faithfully serving God when Jesus calls us home. So today, “Be alert!” This could be the day.

11/04/2024

November 4 The Paradox of Humility
Pray
Read Matthew 23; Luke 20-21
Matthew 23:10-12 “Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. But the greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.”
The desire of human nature is to exalt oneself. Humility is considered to be a weakness. Even the most shy desire to be noticed. Some exhibit a false humility: the appearance to be humble but a desire to be known.
However, in God’s economy, humility is a virtue. It is the quality most seen in Christ. Paul elaborated on the humility of Christ in Philippians 2:5-11. He encouraged his readers to have the “mind of Christ.” It was a mind of humility. Jesus humbled Himself and became a bond slave. He humbled Himself and died a cruel death on the cross.
And God “highly exalted Him.”
Jesus’ admonition for each of us was no more than what He practiced Himself. We should humble ourselves before God and man.
James wrote, “Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.” (James 4:10).
Peter also said, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time ….” (1 Peter 5:6).
Pride will be abased. Humility will be honored. Therefore, be humble before God and men.
For Further Reflection:
• What is your “humility meter”? Jesus was a 10.
• Are you willing to humble yourself before God and become His servant?

11/03/2024

If you are interested in the rise in inflation from 2020 to current time, go here: https://www.investopedia.com/inflation-rate-by-year-7253832

That is an accumulative rise of approximately 20%.

By looking at the inflation rate each year, you can gain insight into how prices changed and how events around the globe impacted the average U.S. consumer.

11/03/2024

November 3 Love God, Love Your Neighbor
Pray
Read Matthew 22; Mark 12
Matthew 22:36-40 ““Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.””
God gave Moses the Ten Commandments. The Levitical Law consisted of 613 laws. Jesus was asked by a lawyer (Pharisee) which was the greatest law of all.
Jesus reduced all of the Ten Commandments and the 613 Levitical Laws to two: love God, love your neighbor.
Legalism never had a part in God’s plan. The Ten Commandments were given so that we would know how to relate to God and our fellow man.
Man tends to make everything into a legalistic system. Jesus removed the legalistic aspect of the law and placed love at the center of how we relate to God and to others.
Jesus’ summary statement is insightful: all of the law and prophets depend on these two commandments.
When we love God with our whole being, we will keep the first four of the Ten Commandments. When we love our fellow man, we will keep the last six.
I respond to God’s love with love in return. I respond to my fellow man with love even when he does not show love towards me.

For Further Reflection:
• When we understand how much God loves us, even to the point of sending His only Son to die for us, we should respond to Him with love.
• When we understand how much God has forgiven us, we should respond to others in love a forgiveness no matter what they have done to us.
• Forgiveness is an attribute of the Heavenly Father that should be seen in His children. Love God. Love our neighbor. It is God-like.

11/02/2024

November 2 The Power of Faith
Pray
Read Mark 11; John 12
Mark 11:22-24 “And Jesus *answered saying to them, “Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him. Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.”
Faith is the key to our relationship with God through Christ. It is essential for a productive life in Christ in the present.
Jesus had cursed a fig tree the day before this statement was made. His disciples noticed the fig tree had withered and Peter commented on it. Jesus took the opportunity to teach about faith.
The importance of faith cannot be overstated. The Christ Follower entered eternal life by God’s grace through “faith.” (Ephesians 2:8-9). The writer of the Book of Hebrews stated we cannot please God without faith: we must believe God exists and that He rewards those who seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).
The antonym of “faith” is “doubt.” Doubt is the lack of faith. Faith is confidence in God to accomplish through us the things He desires. Faith is “receiving” what we ask for before it happens. It is trusting in God for all things.
There are conditions on what we ask for. James wrote we do not have because we do not ask. But he continued to write we ask and do not receive because we ask for our own selfish reasons (James 4:2-3).
When we die to our own desires (pleasures) and seek the things of God by faith, we will receive them.

For Further Reflection:
• Are you like the father who brought his son to Jesus to be healed and said: “I believe; help my unbelief.” (Mark 9:24)?
• We will grow in faith as we walk by faith daily.

11/01/2024

November 1 Opportunity Utilized, Opportunity Wasted
Pray
Read Luke 19
Luke 19:3-5 'Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way. When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”'
Opportunity Utilized: Zaccheus made good use of his opportunity to see Jesus. It made an extreme effort to take advantage of his opportunity. He did not allow his physical size limit him from his desire to see Jesus. The result: he received salvation from Jesus and eternal life.
In the parable of the servants who were entrusted with the master’s goods, two took advantage of the opportunity and multiplied the master’s goods. Both were rewarded for their faithfulness.
Opportunity wasted: The third servant wasted his opportunity and lost what he had been given. He allowed fear (by his own admission) to limit him from taking advantage of his opportunity.
The Jews wasted their opportunity as well. Luke recorded: 'When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side, and they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”' (Luke 19:41-44).

For Further Reflection:
• Each of us have been given opportunity to know and serve Jesus. Will you recognize the opportunity and “utilize” it, or will you “waste” it out of fear or because of some perceived limitation?
• Today, will you take advantage of your opportunity to know and serve Christ?