The Daily Grind

Friday, August 14th: The believers addressed in Hebrews had heard God’s Word for years, but they had become spiritually sluggish and stopped growing. Spiritual maturity is not measured by time, knowledge, or church attendance, but by truth practiced through consistent obedience. God calls us to move beyond dependence, train our spiritual senses, and allow the Gospel to make us increasingly like Je...

Thursday, August 13th: An earthly high priest represented the people before God, dealt gently with those who wandered, and offered sacrifices for sin—but he was also a sinner who needed forgiveness. Jesus is the perfect High Priest: appointed by the Father, fully acquainted with our weakness, completely obedient through suffering, and eternally victorious over death. Because His saving work is fin...

Wednesday, August 12th: God’s Word penetrates beneath our appearances and exposes the thoughts and intentions of our hearts. Yet we do not have to hide from God because Jesus, our sympathetic and sinless High Priest, has opened the way into His presence. Through Christ, we can approach the throne of grace confidently to receive mercy for our failures and timely grace for our weaknesses. Email me y...

Tuesday, August 11th: Israel failed to enter the Promised Land because they heard God’s promise but did not receive it with faith. Hebrews tells us that God’s greater rest still remains—a rest rooted in creation, pictured in Canaan and the Sabbath, secured through Christ’s finished work, and awaiting its complete fulfillment when Jesus returns. We enter that rest by abandoning our attempts to save...

Monday, August 10th: Hebrews looks back at Israel’s rebellion in the wilderness and warns us not to harden our hearts when God speaks. Although the Israelites witnessed God’s power and provision, unbelief caused them to disobey and miss the rest He promised. Because sin is deceptive, believers need to encourage one another daily, respond to God today, and continue holding firmly to Christ. Email m...

Friday, August 7th: Moses was one of the greatest and most faithful servants in Israel’s history, but Jesus is worthy of greater glory. Moses served within God’s household and testified about what was coming; Jesus is the Son who rules over the household and fulfills everything Moses anticipated. Hebrews therefore calls us to consider Jesus carefully, hold firmly to our hope, and place our confide...

Thursday, August 6th: The eternal Son became truly human so that He could suffer in our place, taste death for us, and bring many sons and daughters into glory. Jesus is not ashamed to call His redeemed people brothers and sisters, and through His resurrection He has broken the devil’s power and freed us from slavery to the fear of death. Because He suffered when tempted, our merciful and faithful...

Wednesday, August 5th: Hebrews gives its first urgent warning: pay careful attention to the Gospel so that you do not drift away. Spiritual drifting is rarely sudden or dramatic; it happens quietly when prayer, Scripture, worship, and obedience are gradually neglected. Because salvation was announced by Jesus, confirmed by eyewitnesses, and authenticated by God, it is far too great to ignore. The...

Tuesday, August 4th: Why does Hebrews spend so much time proving that Jesus is better than the angels? Angels are powerful and glorious servants of God, but Jesus is the eternal Son, Creator, righteous King, and Lord who is worthy of their worship. While everything in creation eventually changes and wears out, Jesus remains the same forever. When life feels uncertain, we can anchor our faith in th...

July, 3 August: A new journey begins! After walking through the promises of Ezekiel, we now turn to the book of Hebrews, where those promises find their fulfillment in Jesus Christ. In this introductory episode, we discover why Hebrews was written, why weary believers needed its message, and why its central theme can be summed up in one word: Better. From the opening verses, Hebrews declares that...

Friday, July 31th: What difference should studying Ezekiel make once the Bible is closed and Monday morning begins? In this concluding episode of The Gospel According to Ezekiel, John reflects on four life-shaping responses to the book: Trust because God is still on His throne; Hope because dry bones can still live; Holiness because the King is present; and Mission because the river of God's l...

Thursday, July30th: After forty-eight chapters and weeks of study, what truths linger the longest? In this personal reflection, John shares five lessons he'll never forget from Ezekiel: God is bigger than our circumstances, His holiness is beautiful, hope is never as far away as it seems, Jesus is on every page of Scripture, and God's presence is life's greatest blessing. These are mor...

Wednesday, July 29th: After forty-six episodes through Ezekiel, it's time to step back and see the whole picture. In this special reflection, we revisit the book's greatest themes: God's sovereign rule, His holiness, His relentless pursuit of His people, the many ways Ezekiel points to Jesus, and the promise of God's abiding presence. More than a book of strange visions or future p...

Tuesday, July28th: The final chapter of Ezekiel ends with one of the greatest promises in all of Scripture: "The LORD Is There" (Yahweh Shammah). More than a name for a future city, it summarizes the entire story of the Bible. From Eden to the Tabernacle, from the Temple to Christ, from Pentecost to the New Jerusalem, God's desire has always been to dwell with His people. Through Jes...

Monday, July 27th: In The Inheritance of Grace, Ezekiel 48:1-29 describes the distribution of the land among Israel's tribes. While it appears to be a simple list of boundaries, it reveals God's unwavering faithfulness to His covenant promises. Every tribe receives an inheritance, reminding us that God's grace restores what sin has broken. The central portion set apart for the Lord poi...

Friday, July 24th: Ezekiel 47 presents one of the Bible's most beautiful visions: a river flowing from God's temple that grows deeper as it travels, bringing life wherever it goes. The river transforms the Dead Sea, causes trees to flourish, and brings healing to the nations. This remarkable picture points directly to Jesus, who promised living water through the Holy Spirit, and ultimately...

Thursday, 23 July: In True Worship , we explore Ezekiel 44-46 and discover what life looks like when God's glory dwells among His people. The closed eastern gate, the faithful priests, the righteous prince, and the rhythms of worship all point beyond Israel's temple to Jesus Christ. Worship is not confined to a building or a service. Through Christ, every believer is invited into a life of...

Wednesday, July 22: The long-awaited moment has arrived. In Ezekiel 43, the glory of the Lord returns to the temple, reversing the heartbreaking departure described in Ezekiel 10 and 11. This chapter marks the climax of Ezekiel's message of hope. God's return points beyond the restored temple to Jesus Christ, in whom the glory of God dwells bodily. Through Christ and the gift of the Holy S...

Tuesday, July 21: In Part 41 of The Gospel According to Ezekiel, Ezekiel 42 shifts our attention from architecture to holiness. The priestly chambers surrounding the temple remind us that God is holy and that His people are called to reflect His character. These rooms point beyond the Levitical priesthood to Jesus Christ, our perfect Great High Priest, whose once-for-all sacrifice grants believers...

Monday, July 20: In Episode 805 of The Daily Grind, we continue The Gospel According to Ezekiel with Part 40, "Entering the King's House," from Ezekiel 41. As Ezekiel moves into the inner sanctuary of the visionary temple, every measurement reminds us that God is intentional, orderly, and faithful to His promises. The Most Holy Place points beyond the physical temple to Jesus Christ, who identifie...

Friday, July 10th: In Episode 804 of The Daily Grind, we begin the final vision of Ezekiel with Part 39, "The Mountain of Hope," from Ezekiel 40. Carried by the Spirit to a very high mountain, Ezekiel sees a magnificent new temple being carefully measured by a radiant heavenly messenger. While the chapter is filled with architectural details, its central message is one of hope: God has n...

Thursday, July 9th: In Episode 803 of The Daily Grind, we continue The Gospel According to Ezekiel with Part 38, "The Valley of Victory," from Ezekiel 39. The great battle introduced in the previous chapter comes to its decisive conclusion as God defeats the armies of Gog without Israel lifting a sword. The defeated weapons become fuel, the land is cleansed, and God's glory is displa...

Wednesday, July 8th: In Episode 802 of The Daily Grind, we continue The Gospel According to Ezekiel with Part 37, "The Battle Belongs to the Lord," from Ezekiel 38. Ezekiel introduces the mysterious figure of Gog and a vast coalition of nations that gathers against God's restored people. While interpreters differ on the identity of Gog and Magog, the chapter's central message is...

Tuesday, July 7th: In Episode 801 of The Daily Grind, we continue The Gospel According to Ezekiel with Part 36, "One King, One People," from Ezekiel 37:15–28. God instructs Ezekiel to join two sticks representing Judah and Israel into one, symbolizing His promise to reunite His divided people. He also promises that His servant David, the coming Messiah, will reign as their one Shepherd a...

Monday, July 6th: In Episode 800 of The Daily Grind, we continue The Gospel According to Ezekiel with Part 35, "Can These Bones Live?" from Ezekiel 37:1–14. Ezekiel is taken by the Spirit into a valley filled with very dry bones, a vivid picture of Israel's hopelessness in exile. When God asks, "Can these bones live?" Ezekiel wisely answers, "Sovereign Lord, You alone...