ZECHARIAH 12:10 – And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
ZECHARIAH 7:12 – They made their hearts diamond-hard lest they should hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great anger came from the Lord of hosts. THEME OF THE DAY. LEARN FROM THEM. How do you read your Bible? Are you a “hit and miss” reader just drifting…
ISAIAH 49:14-16 – But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me.” “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.”…
ISAIAH 43:25 – I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. THEME OF THE DAY. IT REALLY IS ALL ABOUT HIM. The wife of William Booth, Catherine, who alongside her husband, founded The Salvation Army in 1873, tells a beautiful and instructive story for Christians to ponder, even model. It…
ISAIAH 42:1-4 – Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will…
MICAH 7:19 – He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. THEME OF THE DAY. AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. As we start today’s nugget, let’s not just read today’s scripture, but do some work “chewing it over.” Quickly identify the three key actions of…