VI.Judgement – Confrontation – Hope When you think of the Hebrew prophets how do you first characterize their messages? One of judgement, confrontation, calling attention to what the people’s problem is, or hope? If we think of it enough, probably … Continue reading
IV.In my last post I asked you how contemporary you find Habakkak’s words. Since that post I came across this prayer from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, which likely was written when Bonhoeffer was imprisoned by the German government during World War II. … Continue reading
IV.Judgement – Darkness – “ … Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light — pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?” Most of the time we would think – or certainly want to think – the “Day … Continue reading
IX. I have asked several times this week that we pay attention to Mary’s song, and I ask that again of us today. What draws you? Here is her song once again, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit … Continue reading
VI. Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. This is my comfort in my distress, that your promise gives me life. (Psalm 119:49-50) VII. I asked you the other day to spend time with … Continue reading
X. “Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are set on God.” (1 Peter 1.21) I wonder if we could use this … Continue reading
IX. Before we leave our travels with Elijah, let’s take a few minutes to retrace his steps. First we find him in King Ahab’s court speaking to Ahab, The Lord’s word that a drought will come. Then it seems with … Continue reading