by Stuart | 16 Feb 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
In Micah 4, we considered the Lord’s promise of revival. A day would come when Mount Zion would rise above all the other mountains. A day would come, in other words, when the church of Jesus Christ would grow to dominate the world. But while giving this promise, the...
by Stuart | 15 Feb 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
As Christians, one of the more mystifying accounts in the Bible is the story of Jonah. We long to see people come to faith in Christ. No Christian in his or her right mind would get angry if God poured out his saving Spirit in abundance. Yet that was Jonah’s precise...
by Stuart | 14 Feb 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
Last week, we saw that the Lord began his message to his people through Micah by uttering words reminiscent of his denouncement against the nations. He shocked them, however, by turning the message on its head and directing his rebuke toward his own people. Chapters 2...
by Stuart | 11 Feb 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
We are familiar with the story of David’s sin against Bathsheba and Nathan’s confrontation that followed (2 Samuel 12). Nathan told David a parable about two men: one rich and one poor. Wanting to prepare a meal for a guest, but unwilling to slaughter one of his many...
by Stuart | 10 Feb 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
In the ancient world, it was not uncommon to conceive of the gods as impressed by power and influence. Kings and priests had access to and influence with the gods and the average person’s hope of grace was mediated through the rich and powerful. The God of the Bible...
