VI.Yesterday the Moravian Daily Texts email that came to my inbox contained these scriptures and prayer – “The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall fear disaster no more.” – Zephaniah 3:15 “Jesus said to the … Continue reading
I.These past weeks we have read selections from the Hebrew prophets and this week we turn to 1 Corinthians. Given the breath of Paul’s thoughts in this one chapter from 1 Corinthians it seems a perfectly on target reading for … Continue reading
VI.Where is the sustaining power and strength for the servant(s). Look over the passage and notice what it tells us about the “God, The Lord.” Even from the first sentences we begin to draw a picture of the God Isaiah … Continue reading
IV.Has God’s Servant brought healing for those things that blind you and take away your freedom? It might be a good practice to note where the Servant has healed your blindness and even to go a step further and notice … Continue reading
I.This week we turn to the Prophet Isaiah and hear him speak of his servant. As I start to listen to these words of the prophet I hear him speak of the servant, of God, the covenant, and behaviors the … Continue reading
VI. The words of Malachi we hear this week begin with a command to the priests, the religious leaders. As we go on to hear the words preserved in Malachi 3 we hear, Then I will draw near to you … Continue reading
IV. As Malachi addresses the priests, notice how he describes what is involved in giving “glory to my name.” “ … that my covenant with Levi may hold.” The priests are challenged for their failure to both provide instruction to … Continue reading
I.Our passage this week from Malachi identifies the groups of people the Malachi wants to hear the “command [of] … of the Lord of Hosts.” Take your time with the passage and notice who is addressed and the “charges” against … Continue reading
VI.I closed the last post with a suggestion to “ … walk back through the day and see where justice, kindness and humility were present or even missing when they didn’t need to be.” This might be a way of … Continue reading
IV.Did you make a list of answers to the questions from the last post? I didn’t want to, but I did spend time with the questions. A lot of what Micah names still goes on today it seems. I guess … Continue reading