Scripture: For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 ESV Observation: The author of Hebrews places the above verse near the end of a passage that […]
Do You Do Well to Be Angry?
Scripture: And he prayed to the LORD and said, “O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from […]
The God of Second Chances
Scripture: When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it. Jonah 3:10 ESV Observation: Upon the fish vomiting Jonah on dry land, the Lord again commanded his prophet to go to Nineveh and […]
Repentance and Renewal
Scripture: Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the LORD!” Jonah 2:8-9 ESV Observation: Chapter 2 records the prayer of Jonah spoken in the “belly of the fish” (2:1). In […]
Rescued from Fleeing Folly
Scripture: Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a […]
Steadfast Together
Scripture: You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. James 5:8, 10-11 ESV Observation: For James, John, and Paul, the urgent tone […]
