"the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary" (Psalm 68:17). When Jesus enters Jerusalem, YHVH will be present among them. The God of glory, storm clouds, thunder, and earthquakes, who came down on the mountain will be present, dwelling in the Temple in Jerusalem.  -Joel Richardson

Referring to the earthquake on the day when God came down on Mount Sinai:
“That hill, so lone and high, bowed before the manifested God… the unconscious earth and sky act as if they recognised their Maker and were moved with a tremor of reverence” —Charles Spurgeon 

Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! YHVH is his name! (Psalm 68:4)

Sing praises to Him who rides across the heavens... who thunders with a mighty voice whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the sky. (Psalm 68:32–34)

The most well known image for Jesus’ return in the New Testament is His coming back in the clouds (Matt 24:30; 26:64; Mark 13:26; 14:62; Luke 21:27; Acts 1:9; 1 Thess 4:17; Revelation 1:7; 14:14-16; 19:11). When New Testament writers read David singing praise to the cloud rider, they would have fully understood it a song of praise to Jesus and a celebration of His future coming. Psalm 68 is one of the most astounding Old Testament texts that speaks of Jesus' return. -Joel Richardson

“To delay or fail to make decisions may be more sinful than to make wrong decisions out of faith and love.” —Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Lord will live in Jerusalem (Zechariah 8:3; cf. 1:16; 2:10). The nations will call it the “City of Truth,” and the temple mount will be called the “Holy Mountain.” Jesus’ throne will be there.  -Mike Bickle

Do not have your concert first and tune your instruments afterward. Begin the day with God. — Hudson Taylor

Why does God not simply pull back the curtains of heaven and fully reveal himself to the inhabitants of the world? Because he has chosen this age as an anvil upon which He forges our faith and trust in Him. This is the capital of the age to come. - Joel Richardson

The reason we have 17,000 pages in our law books is because we cannot follow ten lines of a tablet made of stone. - Ravi Zacharias

2019 fall

"Jesus, as the express image of the Father, has always displayed the depths of God's tenderness to weak and fallen human beings." —Allen Hood

"God is coming again from Edom;

the holy God is coming from the hills of Paran. His splendour covers the heavens; and the earth is full of his praise. He comes with the brightness of lightning; light flashes from his hand, there where his power is hidden." (Habakkuk 3:3–4 GNT) 

During the 70 years of their pain-wracked exile, faithful Jews likely gathered at the edge of the rivers of Babylon and sang Habakkuk’s vision aloud, to remember God’s future deliverance and salvation. Yes, YHVH has come, but He is also coming again. - Joel Richadson

“But what is the Scripture's great theme? Is it not, first and foremost, concerning Christ Jesus? Take this Book and distill it into one word—and that one word will be Jesus!” —Charles Spurgeon 

I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances. -Timothy Keller

Like a baby learning language, we learn how to communicate with God by listening to His words first. - Timothy Keller

We are changed from glory to glory, not message to message. - Wade E. Taylor

Recently, I’ve started my prayer times with “It’s good to be here with You.”
This simple phrase brings my soul to rest and awakens me to fact that I’m His friend -Corey Russell

After creation God said, “It is finished”—and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, “It is finished”—and we can rest. -Timothy Keller

If Jesus was “just a good teacher,” then, respectfully, you’re just a bad listener. -Matt Smethurst

As the leader in the marriage, it’s the husband’s responsibility to humble himself first, own his mistakes, and ask forgiveness. -Bob Sorge

“The New Testament could not be clearer: we are not just to believe in His crucifixion; we are to be crucified with Christ.” -Francis Chan

"The greatest danger of wealth is the illusion that we don’t need God." Randy Alcorn

"Jesus is the Son that has been given to bring to pass the promises of God to Abraham for the salvation of the nations of the earth—glory!" —David Sliker

"You weren't created for religious forms and duty, but for loving communion with the Maker of the universe, who came in the person of Jesus." —Allen Hood

It doesn't matter whether you are republican or democrat, redder than Clifford the dog or bluer than a smurf, if you’ve never had to confront your political position because of your faith in Jesus, then your loyalty is to an elephant or donkey, and not to the Lamb. - John Zondervan

If heaven were by merit, it would never be heaven to me, for if I were in it I should say, 'I am sure I am here by mistake; I am sure this is not my place; I have no claim to it.' But if it be of grace and not of works, then we may walk into heaven with boldness - Spurgeon

"Jesus is the full and final message to humanity about God." —Mike Bickle

“You can’t bring everyone to Christ but you can bring Christ to everyone.”

-Norman Geisler

“There will always be a person who you love and respect that will let you do down (either intentionally or unintentionally). The enemy wins if their failure towards you results in your bitterness towards them. Let 2020 be the year where we free ourselves from the shackles of bitterness (Heb. 12:15).” -Scott Volk

Reading through Genesis and noticing how the patriarchs are constantly building altars to the Lord. People of faith are people who are constantly remembering the covenant keeping faithfulness of God and mark the time and place where His Presence came to bear. -Lee Cummings

In humility, Jesus has tethered His international reputation to His church. He’s in it, with His church, “for better for worse.” -Bob Sorge

Every Christian magazine I pick up now is “How to Make Your Church Grow”. I’m looking for one that says, “How to Take Your Church Deeper”. -Leonard Ravenhill