Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  ZEPHANIAH 1 INTRODUCTION: Zephaniah was the prophet who preached the message of judgment during the reign of Josiah.  He called the Jews to have a true renewal with emphasis on “the day of the Lord” which speaks of a future day of wrath in the end times. Zephaniah announced that judgment would come to… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (1/2/22)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  HABAKKUK 3 “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior” (Habakkuk 3:17-18) “The… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (1/1/22)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  HABAKKUK 2 “Woe to him who piles up stolen goods and makes himself wealthy by extortion!  How long must this go on?’” (Habakkuk 2:6) “Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!” (Habakkuk 2:9) “Woe to him who builds a city with… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/31/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  HABAKKUK 1 INTRODUCTION: “Habakkuk” came from a Hebrew word that means “to embrace”.  In the first chapter, Habakkuk saw leaders in Judah were oppressing the poor, so he asked God this question:  “Why do you allow those wicked people to prosper?”.  God answered him that the Babylonians would come to punish Judah.  In the… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/30/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  NAHUM 3 “King of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your nobles lie down to rest.  Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.  Nothing can heal you; your wound is fatal.  All who hear the news about you clap their hands at your fall, for who has not felt your endless cruelty?” (Nahum… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/29/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  NAHUM 2 “The Lord will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and have ruined their vines” (Nahum 2:2) “I am against you,” declares the Lord Almighty. “I will burn up your chariots in smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions.  I will leave you no… Continue reading [:en] Our Daily Verse (12/28/21) [:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  NAHUM 1 INTRODUCTION: Nahum means “comfort”.  He was a prophet who prophesized at the same time as Zephaniah, jeremiah and Habakkuk.  His message was a comfort to the Jews who hated the cruelty of the Assyrians.  Jonah was sent to Nineveh, the capital of Assyria to give the people the message to repent.  Now… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily VErse (12/27/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 7 “Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the powerful dictate what they desire— they all conspire together. The best of them is like a brier, the most upright worse than a thorn hedge.  The day God visits you has come, the day your watchmen sound the alarm.  Now is… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/26/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 6 “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you?  To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly[a] with your God” (Micah 6:8) “You have observed the statutes of Omri; and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their traditions.  Therefore I will give you… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/25/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 5 “Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites.  He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.  And they… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/24/21)[:]