Source: http://ift.tt/2D3uMAT Today: [Haggai 2] The Glory of the Former Temple: In ch. 2 of Haggai the prophet encourages the people in the building of the Restoration Temple. They had become discouraged because the temple of Solomon was so much greater, they didn’t see much point in their efforts. The same discouragement plagues the people […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2Czr80u Today: [Haggai 1] Connecting with the Purposes of God. Can your life be described at times as taking one step forward and two steps back? Do you feel that you just never quite come to the place of getting ahead financially or otherwise? The book of Haggai is a book that addresses a […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2j5d3A5 Today: [Zephaniah 3] The Remnant of God is Comforted. In the concluding chapter of Zephaniah, it is prophesied that the ruling classes and elite peoples of the population of Jerusalem and Judah will go into captivity for their sins. Those that are impoverished, marginalized and oppresses are promised that they will be the […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2BnlUba Today: [Zephaniah 2] Gather together and Seek the Lord: In chapter 2 of Zephaniah the prophet sees the nation of Judah and all the neighboring peoples coming under the gathering storm of God’s anger. He calls upon the people to do two things that if they complied would cause them to be sheltered […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2AC6NLy Today: [Zephaniah 1] The White Hot Jealousy of God. In the book of Zephaniah we see the prophet speaking out in the beginning of the end of the generations of the kings of David. He declares that God’s tolerance for the worship of Baal among His people is at an end, and that […]
READ MORE Source: Today: [Habakkuk 3] Faith Ends in Sight. In the final chapter of Habakkuk the prophet stands corrected by the voice of God. Habakkuk has charged God will malfeasance for not forestalling the Babylonian invasion, but God has challenged him for his questioning and exhorted him to hold his peace and wait for deliverance. When […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2BbrltK Today: [Habakkuk 2] Habakkuk indicts the Faithfulness of God. Have you ever wondered why God isn’t acting on His promise in your life? Do you feel you have acted in faith and believed to the best of your ability, and now it is time for God to move in your circumstance? Habakkuk feels […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2nJ3coX Today: [Habakkuk 1] Why God Doesn’t Always Deliver. In our introduction to Habakkuk, the prophet sees the coming invasion of the Babylonians, and questions God as to how He could ever allow such monumental suffering among His people. These are the same questions we ask ourselves during times of difficulty, therefore Habakkuk is […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2zTnMEG Today: [Nahum 2] God of Battles: In chapter 2 of Nahum we have an eloquent example of the God we serve, described as a God of battles. There are things in the earth that provoke God Himself to move into the affairs of men as a general directing armies to bring about the […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2nvG1y8 Today: [Nahum 1] The Christian’s Response in Time of Judgment. Nahum ch. 1 describes a time of ultimate judgment for the Assyrian empire that took the northern kingdom into captivity. During this time he cautions the Jews not to rejoice over the destruction of Assyria, but to maintain solemnity before God and to […]
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