But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. John Piper, in a sermon, “From Little Bethlehem Will Come a Ruler in Israel”(Micah [...]
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His Choice: Showing His Mercy, not our Merit
Posted: December 15, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, MicahTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, God's mercy, God's Sovereign Mercy, His Choice: Showing His Mercy not our Merit, Micah, Scripture
Trust our unstoppable Deliverer
Posted: December 14, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, MicahTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, God is sovereign, God's sovereignty, Micah, Scripture, Trust our unstoppable Deliverer, Trusting God
I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob; I will gather the remnant of Israel; I will set them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in its pasture, a noisy multitude of men. He who opens the breach goes up before them; they break through and pass the gate, going out [...]
Broken under his indignation, bold in his grace.
Posted: December 16, 2010 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, MicahTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, bold in grace, Broken under his indignation bold in his grace., brokenness over sin, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Micah, remorse, Scripture
Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. 9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; [...]
December 16 Micah 6-7
Posted: December 16, 2010 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, December Bible Readings, MicahTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, December 16 Micah 6-7, December Bible Readings, Micah, Scripture
December 16 Micah 6-7 (ESV) The Indictment of the Lord 6:1 Hear what the Lord says: Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. 2 Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth, for the Lord has an indictment against his people, and he will contend with Israel. 3 “O my [...]
We get the joy. He gets the glory.
Posted: December 15, 2010 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, MicahTags: Bethlehem, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, For His glory, for the glory of God!, glory of God, God chooses, God's glory, Micah, Scripture, We get the joy. He gets the glory.
John Piper, in a sermon, “From Little Bethlehem Will Come a Ruler in Israel”(Micah 5) But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient [...]
December 15 Micah 4-5
Posted: December 15, 2010 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, December Bible Readings, MicahTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, December 15 Micah 4-5, December Bible Readings, Micah, Scripture
December 15 Micah 4-5 (ESV) The Mountain of the Lord 4:1 It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it, 2 and many nations [...]
Micah: Hope and Promise
Posted: December 14, 2010 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, MicahTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Doug Goins, Micah, Micah: Hope and Promise, salvation, Scripture
I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob; I will gather the remnant of Israel; I will set them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in its pasture, a noisy multitude of men. 13 He who opens the breach goes up before them; they break through and pass the gate, going out [...]
December 14 Micah 1-3
Posted: December 14, 2010 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, December Bible Readings, MicahTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, December 14 Micah 1-3, December Bible Readings, Micah, Scripture
December 14 Micah 1-3 (ESV) 1:1 The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. The Coming Destruction 2 Hear, you peoples, all of you; [1] pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it, and let the Lord God be [...]
Brokenness and Boldness
Posted: December 16, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, MicahTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Brokenness and Boldness, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Micah, Scripture
Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; [...]