If you’ve been around church for very long, you’ve probably heard a message from today’s Bible reading* about robbing God. In fact, Malachi 3:10 is probably one of the most-used verses when it comes to encouraging God’s people to give a “tithe”. Many preachers preach against people robbing God by withholding the tithe. Under the…
In today’s Bible reading*, we read about Haman being hanged on the seventy-five-foot-high gallows he had built for hanging Mordecai. You will remember from yesterday’s reading and devotional, that Haman had tricked King Ahasuerus into enacting a law to exterminate all of the Jews and to entrap Mordecai, giving Haman a way to hang him….
Today’s Bible reading* is a familiar story to many of us who grew up in church. It concerns a young Jewish woman who became queen and found herself in a position to intercede on behalf of her people “for such a time as this”. Hadassah (Esther’s real name) didn’t seek the position of queen. But…
Today’s Bible reading* tells us about a day when people would seek out God’s people, asking to follow them because they had heard that “God is with you.” On that day, people would be hungry to know God, and the only way to know Him would be to be with God’s people. The LORD of…
God offers a tremendous promise in today’s Bible reading*: If you will return to me, I will return to you. God had exiled His people to Babylon to punish them for turning their backs on Him to pursue other gods. Now, under Darius’ rule, God tells His people that He is ready to restore them…
I have seen today’s Bible reading* used as a pretext for updating church buildings. I would agree that there is a case to be made, and it would be in the context of today’s readings. The thought is that we need to “keep up God’s house”. But, the last time I checked, God doesn’t live…
