To Train up a Mom

“I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place for the spreading of nets, you will be built no more; for I, Adonai, have spoken.” It is a declaration of Adonai.” ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭26:14‬ ‭TLV‬‬ When we made our first big move, a friend wrote me a meaningful farewell message and blessing about…

““I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn’t have to destroy the land, but I found no one.” ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭22:30‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I still remember the first time I saw the walls surrounding Jerusalem.…

“Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them.” ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭20:12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Shabbat. It is without a doubt my favorite day of the week. I’ve written before about Bonnie Wilks’ book, Sabbath: A Gift of Time, and how it…

““Yet you say, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right!’ Listen to me, O people of Israel. Am I the one not doing what’s right, or is it you?” ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭18:25‬ ‭NLT‬‬ By definition, a judgement is an opinion based on feeling, thoughts, or evidence. Judgement is both something we fear and something we embrace. We…

“Then all the trees of the field will know that I, Adonai, have brought down the high tree, exalted the lowly tree, dried up the green tree, and made the dry tree flourish. I, Adonai, have spoken and I will do it.”” ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭17:24‬ ‭TLV‬‬ “Don’t count me out.” The phrase echoed in my mind today…

““Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts. They have put the stumbling block of their iniquity right before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?” ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭14:3‬ ‭TLV‬‬ Maybe it’s age, maybe it’s my shoes, but I’ve discovered a new skill recently – the skill of tripping…

“And I will give them one heart [a new heart], and put a new spirit within them. I will take from them the heart of stone, and will give them a heart of flesh [that is responsive to My touch], that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them. Then they shall be…

“The survivors will remember Me among the nations where they are carried captive, how I was crushed by their adulterous heart that has strayed from Me ….” ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭6:9‬ ‭TLV‬‬ One shared human experience is that of a broken heart. No one is immune to it. But G-d isn’t like us yet the Word says He has…

“When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings. A voice came from above the firmament that was over their heads; whenever they stood, they let down their…

“You, Adonai, are enthroned forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation. Why do You always forget us and forsake us for so long? Bring us back to You, Adonai, and we will return. Renew our days as of old—” ‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭5:19-21‬ ‭TLV‬‬ Have you ever felt overlooked or ignored? I have. More than once. But…