Category Archives: Christian

August 28, 2014

Posted on August 31, 2014 by jgarrott

Zephaniah 3:2 She obeys no one, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the Lord, she does not draw near to her God. This is a description of Jerusalem over 2000 years ago, but it sounds like a … Continue reading →

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August 27, 2014

Posted on August 28, 2014 by jgarrott

Zephaniah 2:3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger. When the Lord decides it’s time to … Continue reading →

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August 26, 2014

Posted on August 28, 2014 by jgarrott

Habakkuk 2:2-3 Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove … Continue reading →

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August 25, 2014

Posted on August 26, 2014 by jgarrott

Habakkuk 1:5 “Look at the nations and watch – and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.” This passage seems remarkably current. Habakkuk’s complaint … Continue reading →

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August 24, 2014

Posted on August 26, 2014 by jgarrott

Micah 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. God is our refuge even in the most horrible of circumstances. The verse before this describes … Continue reading →

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August 23, 2014

Posted on August 26, 2014 by jgarrott

Micah 6:8 He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. God is good at repeating Himself. Similar … Continue reading →

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August 22, 2014

Posted on August 26, 2014 by jgarrott

Amos 5:24 “But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!” From verse 21 the Lord is delivering one of the strongest condemnations of “religion as usual” in the whole Bible, and here he expresses what … Continue reading →

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August 21, 2014

Posted on August 22, 2014 by jgarrott

Amos 5:14 Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Throughout history various people and various groups have claimed that God was with them. Even … Continue reading →

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August 20, 2014

Posted on August 22, 2014 by jgarrott

Amos 5:4-5 This is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: “Seek me and live; do not seek Bethel, do not go to Gilgal, do not journey to Beersheba.” When things get difficult, we tend to turn to … Continue reading →

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August 19, 2014

Posted on August 22, 2014 by jgarrott

Hosea 14:9 Who is wise? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will understand them. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them. This end note to the … Continue reading →

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