by Stuart | 25 Mar 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
Some concepts in Scripture are more difficult to understand than others. One of the concepts with which many Christians struggle is that of fearing God. After all, “God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control” (2 Timothy 2:7). Many...
by Stuart | 24 Mar 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
This is it—the text everyone has been waiting for. We have seen that, throughout his prophecy, Malachi has challenged Israel’s worship. I hope that he has similarly challenged our worship. But perhaps as a regular reader of Scripture, you’ve known that this particular...
by Stuart | 23 Mar 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
Marvel’s ever-expanding cinematic universe plans, later this year, to introduce the superhero Moon Knight. Sometimes hailed as Marvel’s answer to DC’s Batman, Moon Knight is a hero who displays DID: dissociative identity disorder. Formerly known as multiple...
by Stuart | 22 Mar 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
We live in an age in which people like to think that their relationships have little to do with their faith. Our relationship with God is intensely personal, we insist, and has little to do with our interpersonal relationships. We live as though we can easily mistreat...
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...
