Category: Daily Devotion

  …but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. Let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. Jonah 3:8 – The rebellious prophet did faithfully go to where the Lord directed him to go, into the great city of Ninevah. There…

  For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your breakers and your waves passed over me. Jonah 2:3 – Our chapter describes the unique conversation between Jonah and the Lord. Not unique due to the words said, but the due to the unique…

  Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. Jonah 1:5 – We are stepping…

  Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s. Obadiah 1:21 – Obadiah was likely a very early prophet and we see his message wasn’t directed at Israel or Judah, but the nation of Edom. Edom was a brother nation to Israel, descending from Jacob’s brother Esau. While…

  …that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by my name,” declares the Lord who does this. Amos 9:12 – Almost the entirely of the prophecies of Amos have been about the destruction that was to come on sinful Israel. This final chapter shows a final prophecy of destruction that…

  The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: “Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.” Amos 8:7 – The Israel that Amos prophesied to was one that was very content in their sinful ways. They abused the poor among them, they were corrupt in their business practices, and their worship of God was a superficial…

  Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.” Amos 7:10 – What we have here is an idolatrous priest speaking lies to a wicked king of Israel about a…

  The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord, the God of hosts: “I abhor the pride of Jacob and hate his strongholds, and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.” Amos 6:8 – The Israel that Amos spoke to was not in an economic crisis. They weren’t in a famine and…

  Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your fattened animals, I will not look upon them. Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen. But let justice roll down like…

  Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel! Amos 4:12 – Imagine a loved one of yours blindly walking into a busy street. You first yell at them to stop them, but they don’t listen. You tap them on…