Today’s Bible reading* concludes with Habakkuk’s expression of his confident trust in God. He begins his book with a prayer, pleading for God to show up and punish evil around him. But God tells him that He is doing something bigger than Habakkuk can see. In fact, He says that Habakkuk won’t believe it when…
In today’s Bible reading* Nahum predicts God’s destruction of Nineveh. Yes, this is the same Nineveh that repented under the preaching of Jonah a century earlier. But Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, went back to its idolatry, violence, and pride. Nahum announced God’s judgment on Nineveh — and the Assyrian Empire — for…
Isaiah 48 in today’s Bible reading* drives home the point that God acts to bring attention to Himself. He does everything for His own sake. I will delay my anger for the sake of my name,and I will restrain myself for your benefit and for my praise,so that you will not be destroyed.Isaiah 48:9 (CSB)…
We see in today’s Bible reading* another reminder of the sovereignty of God. And we see that His sovereignty isn’t just a truth to be acknowledged. It is a truth to be celebrated! I—I am the LORD. Besides me, there is no Savior. I alone declared, saved, and proclaimed— and not some foreign god among…
Today’s Bible reading* models for us a godly response to bad news. King Sennacherib’s spokesman delivers bad news to King Hezekiah, warning him that God cannot defend against Assyria any more than any other god could protect the people who worshiped it. And he tells God’s people to reject King Hezekiah’s leadership. But you may…
Today’s Bible reading* says some things that don’t fit well with our normal theology: God can be a God of confusion. Normally, we think of God as a God of order. Paul tells us, “… God is not a God of disorder but of peace. … (1 Corinthians 14:33 CSB) But look at the context…
