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August 5 – Habakkuk Questions, GOD Responds
Reading Hab. 1:1-3:19 Devotional The book of Habakkuk is only three chapters, but it contains a number of important lessons for us to remember. Habakkuk was a prophet who lived at the same time as Jeremiah. He knew what the LORD was in the process of doing, using foreign nations to punish His children Israel…
July 28 – Half-hearted Won’t Work
Reading Jer. 7:1-9:26 Devotional GOD’s case against Judah is a long list of sins. In today’s reading GOD rebukes them for their idolatry, stealing, murder, adultery, perjury (lying or misrepresenting the truth), human sacrifice, greed, and evil intentions toward their neighbor. In addition to all these things, GOD says that their allegiance to Him was…
June 18 – GOD’s Case Against Israel
Reading Hos. 4:1-19; 5:1-15; 6:1-11; 7:1-16; 8:1-14; 9:1-17 Devotional As we continue Hosea’s prophecy, in today’s reading GOD lays out His case against Israel: 1 Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no…
April 21 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 3)
Reading Psalm 35; 41; 43; 46; 55 Devotional As we journey through the Psalms, our daily focus is upon what we learn of GOD. Today we learn that GOD: Rescues the poor from those too strong for them, and the poor and needy from those who rob them. Sees what is happening to us and…
April 10 – David Commits a Terrible Sin
Reading 2 Sam. 21:15-22 1 Chron. 18:1; 19:1-19 Psalm 60 2 Sam. 11:1-12:13a Psalm 51 2 Sam. 12:13b-17 Devotional David had numerous wars with the Philistines, and GOD steadily gave them into his hand. During one battle, the great Philistine warrior Goliath’s brother Lahmi was killed. Over the course of time Israel took control of the…