Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again.Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. (Micah 7:8 NLT) As God’s prophet, Micah was allowed to foresee the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians and its restoration. Even though the enemies in today’s passage are theContinueContinue reading “Get Up!”
Category Archives: Old Testament
Double for Our Trouble
“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten—the greatlocust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locustswarm—my great army that I sent among you.” (Joel 2:25 NIV) In response to Judah’s unfaithfulness, God sent a swarm of locusts to destroy the land for a number of years. However, with repentanceContinueContinue reading “Double for Our Trouble”
Let’s Point it Back
“Doom! It’s Doomsday! I’m as good as dead! Every word I’ve ever spoken is tainted blasphemous even! And the people I live with talk the same way, using words that corrupt and desecrate. And here I’ve looked God in the face! The King! GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies!” (Isaiah 6:5 MSG) We can spend our entire lives pointing theContinueContinue reading “Let’s Point it Back”
A Story of Sacrifice
If you really think about it, the Bible is a story of sacrifice. There were animal sacrifices that people offered for their sin, but there were other sacrifices that were much harder to offer. As a test of faith, Abraham was asked to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. Hannah offered her son, Samuel, for theContinueContinue reading “A Story of Sacrifice”
Who is Like the LORD?
Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. (Micah 7:18 NIV) Micah’s name is an excellent reminder of a very good question, “Who is like the LORD?” In the conclusion to the wholeContinueContinue reading “Who is Like the LORD?”
Receiving Healing
I said, “Have mercy on me, LORD; heal me, for I have sinned against you.” (Psalm 41:4 NIV) Did you know that some sicknesses are as a result of sin? After healing the man who had been crippled for thirty-eight years, Jesus warned him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse mayContinueContinue reading “Receiving Healing”
Choose to Forgive
If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?But with you there is forgiveness; so that we can, with reverence, serve you. (Psalm 130:3-4 NIV) One of the many wonderful attributes of God is His forgiveness. He always stands ready to forgive, and He does so freely. The Bible tells us, “asContinueContinue reading “Choose to Forgive”
A True Friend
But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severelyContinueContinue reading “A True Friend”
Heart Transplant
I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart. (Jeremiah 24:7 NIV) The Bible has a lot to say about the heart. It seems that this God-given organ playsContinueContinue reading “Heart Transplant”
A Sense of God’s Tenderness
The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17 NIV) A while ago, I began to meditate on this verse, which I had often overlooked while reading theContinueContinue reading “A Sense of God’s Tenderness”
Rising with the Son 