God promises to send a forerunner to the Messiah, who will prepare the way by cleansing the people as a refiner would use fire or fuller’s soap. Being purified is not an easy task for the refiner or for the person who is being refined. But it offers us a chance to be free of our sins and evil ways and to have room for new and glorious growth in God.
In Isaiah, the people are living in exile. As the people long for their homes and land, Isaiah brings a promise that God will...
Wind outside - Paul reminds the people that Adam was the first man, and he was fully human. He came from the dust of...
Ezra reads from the book of the law and interprets what he reads. The people hear the word and receive it. They bow and...
