If you want to know what makes God happy, just ask Him! In today’s Bible reading* God tells His people that to delight Him is to understand and know Him. “ This is what the LORD says: The wise person should not boast in his wisdom; the strong should not boast in his strength; the wealthy…
Jeremiah’s main word for His people in today’s Bible reading* is “remember and return to your love.” The word of the LORD came to me: “Go and announce directly to Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: I remember the loyalty of your youth, your love as a bride— how you followed me in…
In today’s Bible reading* we see a prophecy concerning the Holy Spirit fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2. On that day when the Holy Spirit indwelt Jesus’ Disciples, Peter stood up and quoted part of Joel 2. Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them, “Fellow Jews…
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 when he…
You really have to read both of our readings* to get the complete picture of King Manasseh, Hezekiah’s son. He was twelve years old when he became king. We know that God extended Hezekiah’s life by fifteen years, (Isaiah 38:5) so Manasseh was born during Hezekiah’s last fifteen years as king. Extending Hezekiah’s life turned…