by Stuart | 28 Dec 2021 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
Yesterday, we saw that Hosea was called to the difficult task of taking “a wife of whoredom” and having “children of whoredom” as an illustration of Israel’s infidelity in its relationship with God. Chapter 2 now addresses this infidelity. The chapter is divided...
by Stuart | 27 Dec 2021 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
How do we show that we believe God? If the famed Sunday school song is correct, obedience is the very best way to show that you believe. Obedience is the very best way to show that you believe: Doing exactly what the Lord commands; doing it happily. Action is the...
by Stuart | 25 Dec 2021 | A Reverse Advent, Devotionals
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” claims Andy Williams. He adds that it is “the hap- happiest season of all, with those holiday greetings and gay, happy meetings when friends come to call.” Christmas is certainly, for most of us, a time of great cheer. It’s...
by Stuart | 24 Dec 2021 | A Reverse Advent, Devotionals
The December 2017 edition of National Geographic included a Kristin Romey article titled, “What Archaeology is Telling Us about the Real Jesus.” Touring the Holy Land, and walking the roads the Gospels claim Jesus walked, she sought to sift historical fact from...
by Stuart | 23 Dec 2021 | A Reverse Advent, Devotionals
As we count down the days till Christmas, we are continue to consider some of the physical “comings” of the Lord recorded in Scripture, moving backwards from his future, bodily return to his first coming as a babe in the manger. The second “coming” we want to consider...
