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Our scripture today is Jonah 1:12 (MEV). So Jonah said to them, “Pick me up and toss me into the sea. Then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know that it is on my account this great storm has come upon you.” Even as Jonah ”flees” from God and His call, he …
Our scripture today is Jonah 1:1-2 (MEV). Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, “Get up, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry out against it, because their wickedness has come up before Me. The basics of the Book of Jonah are well known, but it is much …
Our scripture today is Obadiah 1:15 (MEV). For the day of the Lord is near upon all the nations; as you have done, it shall be done to you; your deeds shall return on your own head. The prophet Obadiah’s words are not lengthy, but they are very important. There are three essential truths here: …
Our scripture today is Amos 9:14 (ESV). I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine, and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit. Restoration is both God’s plea and promise. He wants to restore the …
Our scripture today is Amos 5:24 (ESV). But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Even if you say you don’t know any verses from the Book of Amos, you likely recognize this. We all long for justice to be done, but usually to those who have harmed us. However, …
Our scripture today is Amos 1:1 (ESV). The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. Amos was not a “professional” prophet …
Our scripture today is Joel 3:20 (ESV). But Judah shall be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem to all generations. As with virtually all the prophets, Joel ends with a promise of hope from the Lord. We read in Revelation 21:2 “And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared …
Our scripture today is Joel 2:1 (ESV). Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near, As prophets are called to do, Joel shares God’s words of warning. He likens it to an …
Our scripture today is Joel 1:1 (ESV). The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel: While the Book of Joel is short, it packs a real punch. It speaks of a calamity that befalls the nation because of their disobedience and disbelief. Notice that the verse says “the word of …
Our scripture today is Hosea 14:9 (ESV). Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them. We have heard guidance such as Hosea offers here before. In Psalm 107:43 we …