Weekday Word w/ Eric

Tag: god

  • The Spiritual Discipline of Singing

    Habakkuk 3:2, 16-19 Lord, I have heard of your fame;     I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day,     in our time make them known;     in wrath remember mercy. I heard and my heart pounded,     my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones,    …

  • When Will Things Change Lord?!

    Habakkuk 1:2-11 Habakkuk’s complaint to God How long, Lord, must I call for help,     but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!”     but you do not save? Why do you make me look at injustice?     Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me;     there is…

  • Nahum’s Prophetic Acrostic

    Nahum 1:7-13 The Lord is good,     a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,      but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh;     he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness. Whatever they plot against the Lord     he will bring…

  • Micah’s Big Three

    Micah 6:1-8 Listen to what the Lord says: “Stand up, plead my case before the mountains;     let the hills hear what you have to say. “Hear, you mountains, the Lord’s accusation;     listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the Lord has a case against his people;     he is lodging a charge…

  • Micah: When He Could Have Said, “I Told You So!”

    Micah 4:1-5 In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established     as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills,     and peoples will stream to it. Many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,     to…

  • 100,000 People

    Jonah 4:1-11 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.  He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and…

  • When the “Safe” Play is Actually More Dangerous

    Jonah 1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for…

  • When Worship Is Not Worship (Amos)

    Amos 5:21-24 I hate, I reject your festivals;     I don’t enjoy your joyous assemblies. If you bring me your entirely burned offerings and gifts of food—         I won’t be pleased;     I won’t even look at your offerings of well-fed animals. Take away the noise of your songs;         I won’t listen to…

  • Motivation Matters

    Amos 7:10-15 Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: “Amos is hatching a plot against you right here on your very doorstep! What he is saying is intolerable.  He is saying, ‘Jeroboam will soon be killed, and the people of Israel will be sent away into exile.’” Then…

  • Time to Invoke Joel?

    Joel 2:12-14 That is why the Lord says,     “Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts.     Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Don’t tear your clothing in your grief,     but tear your hearts instead.” Return to the Lord your God,     for he is merciful and compassionate, slow…