In His Image Ministries

Wednesday August 16 Bible Reading:      Ezra 1: 1 - 12 Topic:                   A Prophecy Fulfilled In Jer. 25: 12, the Lord declared that the captivity of Jerusalem in Babylon would last 70 years. This same God moved people like Daniel to pray for its fulfillment (Dan. 9: 1 - 4) and God used a pagan King Cyrus to accomplish it (vs. 1 - 4). He also used a large number of people, led by Zerubbabel to fulfill His promise (2: 2). God declares clearly in several places that every word He proclaims must surely come to pass (Ezek. 12: 25; Matt 5: 18) Our responsibility is to believe God's word and pray for its fulfillment like Daniel. More importantly, we must be willing to be used by God to accomplish His purposes just as those Jews who left the comfort of their life in Babylon to return to Judah to rebuild their Country. However it ...

Saturday June 3 Bible Reading:      Joel 2: 28 - 32 Topic:          God's Great Promise To The Fathers Prophet Joel ministered when King Joash reigned (835 - 794 BC) and Judah was then in the grip of sin and rebellion against God. In the midst of it, God promised and Joel prophesied restoration to Judah and indeed an outpouring of the Holy Spirit that was going to be literally fulfilled several hundred years later. This prophecy was primarily for the Israelites then, it now applies to all believers. Peter referred to the prophecy on the Day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was poured out in no small measure on the Apostles and others with them. We live in the end times when God's great promise to pour His Spirit has happened. The problem is how many today have availed themselves of this great promise of God? It has been fulfilled to the full. Old men have profound dream...