Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 4 “All the nations may walk in the name of their gods, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever” Micah 4:5) “But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord; they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/23/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 3 “This is what the Lord says:  “As for the prophets who lead my people astray,they proclaim ‘peace’, if they have something to eat,but prepare to wage war against anyone who refuses to feed them.  Therefore night will come over you, without visions, and darkness, without divination. The sun will set for the prophets,… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/22/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 2 “I will surely gather all of you, Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel.  I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in its pasture; the place will throng with people.  The One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/21/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 1 INTRODUCTION: Micah’s name means “Who is like the Lord”.  He lived in Judah during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah.  His messages included call to hear for the coming judgment, the restoration of future kingdoms and God’s invitation to the people to turn to him.  His message consisted of judgment mingled… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/20/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  JONAH 4 “Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.  But the Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry?” (Jonah 4:3-4) “But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/19/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  JONAH 3 “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time:  “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it.  Jonah began… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/18/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  JONAH 2 “In my  distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.  From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry” (Jonah 2:2-3) “To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever, But you brought my life up… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/17/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  JONAH 1 INTRODUCTION: Jonah was a prophet called by God to preach repentance to Nineveh, the capital city of the Assyria empire.  The Assyrians were cruel people who showed no mercy to the Jews.  So Jonah ran away from God’s calling because he wanted the destruction of Assyria.  He boarded a ship to Tarshish… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/16/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  OBADIAH INTRODUCTION: The name “Obadiah” means “servant of Jehovah”.  Obadiah wrote this short book of prophecy against the nation of Edom.  The ancestor of Edom was Esau, who had an ancient conflict with his brother Jacob.  When the Babylonians invaded Jerusalem, the Edomites helped the enemy and rejoiced over their fall.  God pronounced judgment… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/15/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:   OBADIAH INTRODUCTION: The name “Obadiah” means “servant of Jehovah”.  It is a short book of prophecy against the nation of Edom.  The ancestor of Edom was Esau. who had an ancient conflict with his brother Jacob.  When the Babylonians invaded Jerusalem, the Edomites helped the enemy and rejoiced over their fall.  God promised judgment… Continue reading [:en]Ourt Daily Verse (12/15/21)[:]