Weekday Word w/ Eric

Tag: bible

  • In the Beginning, Jesus

    John 1:1-5, CEB In the beginning was the Word     and the Word was with God     and the Word was God. Genesis 1:1-2, NIV In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God…

  • The Path of Blessing

    Malachi 3:5-12 “Yes, I’m on my way to visit you with Judgment. I’ll present compelling evidence against sorcerers, adulterers, liars, those who exploit workers, those who take advantage of widows and orphans, those who are inhospitable to the homeless—anyone and everyone who doesn’t honor me.” A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies. “I am God—yes, I Am. I…

  • Is God Getting the Leftovers?

    Malachi 1:6-8 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name! “But you ask, ‘How have we ever shown contempt for your…

  • Refiner’s Fire Sounds Great Until. . .

    Zechariah 13:9 This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver     and test them like gold. They will call on my name     and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’     and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’” One of the poignant…

  • Prisoner of Hope

    Zechariah 9:9-12 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!     Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you,     righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey,     on a colt, the foal of a donkey. I will take away the chariots from Ephraim     and the warhorses from Jerusalem,     and the battle bow will…

  • How Many Times Have You Been Called Back?

    Zechariah 1:1-6 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo: “The Lord was very angry with your ancestors.  Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty,…

  • When Worship is Good

    Haggai 2:1-9 On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai:  “Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, to Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people. Ask them, ‘Who of you is left who saw this house…

  • Haggai – Finally Going Home

    Haggai 1:1-11 In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jozadak,[a] the high priest: This is what the Lord Almighty says: “These people say, ‘The…

  • Zephaniah: Demolition Blues

    Zephaniah 3:9-20 “Then I will purify the lips of the peoples,     that all of them may call on the name of the Lord     and serve him shoulder to shoulder. From beyond the rivers of Cush[d]     my worshipers, my scattered people,     will bring me offerings. On that day you, Jerusalem, will not…

  • Zephaniah: I Don’t Want to Hear This!

    Zephaniah 2:1-3 So get yourselves together. Shape up!     You’re a nation without a clue about what it wants. Do it before you’re blown away     like leaves in a windstorm, Before God’s Judgment-anger     sweeps down on you, Before God’s Judgment Day wrath     descends with full force. Seek God, all you quietly disciplined…