by Stuart | 21 Mar 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
We saw last week that Malachi, which is about worship, began with a reminder of God’s love. This was important, because true worship is always a response to God based on the love he lavishes on us. When we understand the great love with which he loved us, worship...
by Stuart | 18 Mar 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
Malachi, we have seen, is a book about worship. It is no surprise, then, that the book begins with an affirmation of God’s love for his people, for worship flows from love. We worship God when we love him, and we love him when we understand his deep, abiding love for...
by Stuart | 17 Mar 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
We live in an age in which sincerity is the watchword in worship and religion. When it comes to matters of faith, people are less concerned about whether what you believe or do is right or wrong as they are about whether your beliefs and actions are sincere. The...
by Stuart | 16 Mar 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
We saw yesterday that the two oracles that conclude the book of Zechariah follow a very similar trajectory, with one major difference. While the first oracle (chapters 9–11) ends with a prophecy of Messiah rejected, the second oracle (chapters 12–14) ends with a...
by Stuart | 15 Mar 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
As we saw while introducing the book of Zechariah, the prophecy is structured quite neatly. The first six chapters contain eight visions. Chapters 7–8 contain two sermons. Chapters 9–14 contain two oracles. The first of those oracles is in recorded chapters 9–11 while...
