A strong message seen throughout the prophets is that God will bring about His justice in the world. One instrument of that justice is the promised Messiah: the Judge who will enact God’s justice....
Read Jeremiah 23:5-6 and 2 Timothy 2:8-10 The life of a prophet was rough! They were often called to bring news of judgment to the people of a nation, and...
Read Isaiah 2:2-4 and Acts 17:24-31 “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they...
Read Isaiah 51:4-5 and 1 Peter 1:3-11 “I am the Lord, I change not.” (Malachi 3:6) “Nothing that God has ever said about himself will be modified; nothing the inspired...
Read Habakkuk 2:2-4 and Hebrews 10:37-38 The Bible tells us there are none righteous, no not one (Romans 3:10). So today’s readings are not talking about perfect or even good people,...
Read Isaiah 44:3 and John 16:7 “…And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessings in your children. They will thrive like watered grass, like willows...
Read Haggai 2:1-9 and Ephesians 2:19-22 “‘The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place...
Read Zechariah 3:3-9 and 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 “The angel said to those who were standing before him, ‘Take off his filthy clothes.’ Then he said to Joshua, ‘See, I have...
Each of us has countless phrases or words we might use to describe our identity and our place in the world—but the remarkable work of God’s Kingdom is that it produces a new...
