Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MALACHI 2 “For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.  But you have turned from the way and by your teaching have caused many to stumble; you have violated the covenant with Levi,” says the Lord Almighty.  “So I have caused you to be despised and… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (1/22/22)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE: MALACHI 1 INTRODUCTION: The name “MALACHI” means “my messenger”.  Malachi ministered about four centuries before Christ.  He lived during the second half of the 5th century B.C. after the temple had been rebuilt.  The people were backslidden.  The priests were worldly and the nation was far from God.  Their religious life was not in… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (1/21/22)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  ZECHARIAH 14  “ The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name” (Zechariah 14:9) “Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles” (Zechariah 14:16) “On that day holy… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (1/19/22)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  ZECHARIAH 13  “In the whole land,” declares the Lord, “two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it.  This third I will put into the fire;  I will refine them like silver and test them like gold; They will call on my name and I will answer them, I will say, ‘They… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (1/19/22)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  ZECHARIAH 12 “On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves. 4 On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness,” declares the Lord. “I will keep a watchful… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (1/18/22)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  ZECHARIAH 11 “Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock!  May the sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered, his right eye totally blinded!” (Zechariah 11:17) TWO KINDS OF SHEPHERDS:  The false shepherds (vs. 1-14)  – Instead of pasturing the flock, the false shepherd sold them… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (1/17/22)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  ZECHARIAH 10 “I will strengthen Judah and save the tribes of Joseph.  I will restore them because I have compassion on them.  They will be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them” (Zechariah 10:6) “I will signal for them and gather them in. … Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (1/16/22)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  ZECHARIAH 9 “But I will encamp at my temple to guard it against marauding forces.  Never again will an oppressor overrun my people,  for now I am keeping watch” (Zechariah 9:8) “The Lord their God will save his people on that day as a shepherd saves his flock.  They will sparkle in his land like… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (1/15/22)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  ZECHARIAH 8 “This is what the Lord says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City, and the mountain of the Lord Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.” (Zechariah 8:3) “This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west. 8 I will… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (1/14/22)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  ZECHARIAH 7 “This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. 10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’ (Zechariah 7:9) ‘When I called, they did not listen; so when they called, I would not listen,’ says the Lord Almighty” (Zechariah… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (1/13/22)[:]