Archive for the ‘devotional’ Category

Malachi 1:1–3: “The burden of the word of...

March 29th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Malachi (who's name means messenger) was the last of the Old Testament prophets. He ...

Zechariah 14:8: “And in that day it shall be...

March 28th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We love the phrase "living waters" here. It originally meant flowing water like from ...

Zechariah 13:7: “Awake, O sword, against My...

March 27th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Zechariah 11:17 described the worthless shepherd who doesn't take care of his flock, but ...

Zechariah 12:10: “And I will pour on the house...

March 26th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The way of salvation is explained here in the simplest of terms, and we ...

Zechariah 11:12–13: “Then I said to them,...

March 25th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Zechariah asked those he was shepherding what they felt he was worth to them, ...

Zechariah 10:4: “From him comes the cornerstone,...

March 24th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Judah's leadership had led God's people astray, and God was promising them that He ...

Zechariah 9:9,10,12: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter...

March 23rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The first and second comings of Jesus Christ are compressed here in these two ...

Zechariah 8:4–5: “Thus says the LORD of hosts:...

March 22nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
After years and years of captivity and oppression, after the destruction of the city ...

Zechariah 7:9–10: “Thus says the LORD of...

March 21st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Zechariah seemed to be directing this charge particularly to the judges of the people. ...

Zechariah 6:13: “Yes, He shall build the temple...

March 20th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The rebuilding of the temple was promised to Zerubbabel back in Zechariah 4:9, so ...

Zechariah 5:5: “Then the angel who talked with...

March 19th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Zechariah was commanded to lift his eyes to see a vision God was giving ...

Zechariah 4:6,10: “So he answered and said...

March 18th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God reminded His people as they were attempting to rebuild the temple and were ...

Zechariah 3:10: “‘In that day,’...

March 17th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
To "invite his neighbor under his vine" is a common Old Testament expression for ...

Zechariah 2:8: “For thus says the LORD of hosts:...

March 16th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This statement, "He sent Me after glory," predicted the New Testament revelation of Father ...

Zechariah 1:3: “Therefore say to them, ‘Thus...

March 15th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
After 70 years of slavery in Babylon for ignoring His word, God brought His ...

Haggai 2:3–4: “‘Who is left among you...

March 14th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Ezra 3 records the historical background that explains why the Lord asked: "Who is ...

Haggai 1:2: “Thus speaks the LORD of hosts,...

March 13th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
After 70 years of captivity in Babylon, God began to bring His people back ...

Zephaniah 3:17: “The LORD your God in your...

March 12th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This verse is a wonder to every believer, and there is a popular praise ...

Zephaniah 2:3: “Seek the LORD, all you meek...

March 11th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Through Zephaniah, God was telling the nations of the earth that there was a ...

Zephaniah 1:2: “‘I will utterly consume...

March 10th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Zephaniah the prophet was related to the reigning King Josiah, which gave him access ...

Habakkuk 3:17–18: “Though the fig tree may...

March 9th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This verse is certainly worth memorizing for those times and storms and troubles that ...

Habakkuk 2:4: “Behold the proud, / His soul...

March 8th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The first part of this verse, "Behold the proud," was a reference to the ...

Habakkuk 1:12–13: “Are You not from everlasting,...

March 7th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God told His prophet Habakkuk that He was going to use the ungodly Chaldean ...

Nahum 3:7–8: “It shall come to pass that...

March 6th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We find an interesting spiritual history lesson here from the destruction of Nineveh, the ...

Nahum 2:2: “For the LORD will restore the excellence...

March 5th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We remember that the son of Isaac, Jacob (Hebrew 'Ya'akov' = to follow, as ...

Nahum 1:7: “The LORD is good, / A stronghold...

March 4th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This is a great verse to teach kids early in their journey along the ...

Micah 7:18–19: “Who is a God like You, /...

March 3rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Micah's name in Hebrew means, "Who is like Yahweh," which underscores this section. No ...

Micah 6:8: “He has shown you, O man, what is...

March 2nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Micah told God's people that God had already given them His word and revealed ...

Micah 5:2: “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah /...

March 1st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This verse, which was written centuries before the Messiah came, clearly predicted that the ...

Micah 4:3: “He shall judge between many peoples,...

February 28th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This verse sounds familiar to most of us because it is also recorded in ...

Micah 3:12: “Therefore because of you / Zion...

February 27th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Ultimately, in 586 BC, the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Mount Zion, "the mountain of ...