The Book of Zephaniah: An animated story from “The Bible Project”
The Final Decades of the Southern Kingdom
Tag: Angels
A warning from God, through the Old Testament prophet, Habakkuk. Not so common in the US, but we have our own objects or things we do, that we can call idols. Let’s hear from you, on what they are.
““What profit is the idol when its maker has carved it, Or an image, a teacher of falsehood? For its maker trusts in his own handiwork When he fashions speechless idols. Woe to him who says to a piece of wood, ‘Awake!’ To a mute stone, ‘Arise!’ And that is your teacher? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, And there is no breath at all inside it. But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before Him.””
Habakkuk 2:18-20 NASB1995
Even when we don’t see him, he’s working, even when we don’t feel him, he’s working, He never stops, He never stops working. He is……Way maker, Promise keeper, light in the Darkness, My God, that is Who You Are!
We will find no condemnation, under the Old Testament Law and covenant, for those under the New Covenant of grace, we find freedom from the bondage of sin. Do I hear a Hallelujah?
17 the Lord is the Spirit. Yahweh of the OT is the same Lord who is saving people in the New Covenant through the agency of the Holy Spirit. The same God is the minister of both the Old and New Covenants. there is liberty. Freedom from sin and the futile attempt to keep the demands of the law as a means of earning righteousness (cf. Jn 8:32–36; Ro 3:19, 20). The believer is no longer in bondage to the law’s condemnation and Satan’s dominion.
Lord, watch over and protect those being threatened by all the floods and flood warnings. I especially pray for my sister, who is blocks away from the Missouri River dike. May you give them all wisdom, to know when it’s time to move away from the danger that is close by. Amen.
Have you ever heard your parents say, “If your friend, jumped off a bridge, would you jump off too”? We are all like sheep, following our own path before God, but rather than severe judgement, God provided a solution. He gave his son, Jesus, to take that judgement, that we might live. We get to live life, free from the shame and guilt of our own selves, and give praise and glory, to God for his mercy and grace, and tell all who will listen, of his marvelous love he has shown us. (See note below, with biblical references, for more detail)
Isaiah 53:6 Notes from John MacArthur Study Bible
All of us … Each of us … us all. Every person has sinned (Ro 3:9, 23), but the Servant has sufficiently shouldered the consequences of sin and the righteous wrath deserved by sinners (cf. 1Ti 2:5, 6; 4:10; 1Jn 2:2). The manner in which God laid our iniquity on Him was that God treated Him as if He had committed every sin ever committed by every person who would ever believe, though He was perfectly innocent of any sin. God did so to Him, so that wrath being spent and justice satisfied, God could then give to the account of sinners who believe, the righteousness of Christ, treating them as if they had done only the righteous acts of Christ.
We give thanks, Oh Lord, for delivering us from a dry and parched land, and proving Living Water through your son Jesus, that we might find life, both now, and for the times to come, for all times with You.
Call upon the Name of the Lord, and He will Answer you. Wait Patiently for Him. His Timeline, is not ours. For one day is like a Thousand, and a Thousand like a Day.
God’s sovereignty is seen in 3 realms: (See note below).
1) building a house
2) protecting a city, and
3) earning a living.
In all 3 instances, the sovereign intention of God is far more crucial to the outcome than man’s efforts. Otherwise, a man’s endeavor is in vain (cf. Etc 1:2; 12:8).
Thank you John MacArthur Study Bible.
Father, dependent in this culture, has such negative connotations, yet for us who believe in Jesus, it is critical to be dependent on you, for EVERYTHING!
The Book of Joel: An animated story from “The Bible Project”
In this book, Joel reflects on the “Day of the Lord” and how true repentance will bring about the great restoration hoped for in the other prophetic books.
Living Waters 