TODAY’S DAILY READING: Micah 6-7 & Proverbs 18
Old Testament: Micah 6- Complaints
Micah 6:3-4
“O My people, what have I done to you? And how have I wearied you? Testify against Me. For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, I redeemed you from the house of bondage; and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.”
It is not uncommon to hear people complain. If the sun is out, we find it to be too hot, if the clouds fill in, we complain that it is muggy, overcast or dreary. We often sound like Goldilocks, who thought things were too hot, too cold, too hard or too soft. When things pass from being uncomfortable to unmanageable, it is common for our complaints to turn against God. We accuse Him of being unfair, distant, uninvolved or even unloving. Like the disciples in the boat, we think God is asleep and does not care about the storm we are currently enduring. Micah draws our attention… Read More
Micah 7- I Will Arise
Micah 7:8
“Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;
When I fall, I will arise;
When I sit in darkness,
The Lord will be a light to me.“
I have heard a a lot of exercise mantras designed to motivate behavior. They often read a bit like Micah’s declaration,
“Believe you can and you are half way there,”
“I cannot be stopped,”
“Stop saying I can’t and… Read More
Proverbs 18- Friends
Proverbs 18:24
“A man who has friends must himself be friendly,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
Friendship is one of the most important parts of life. We were not designed to live in isolation or face all the struggles of life alone. We have some wonderful examples of friendship in Scripture. We are told that when Jonathan met David, he loved him as his own soul. He expressed this love by taking his armor and giving it to David (1 Samuel 18:4). As the son of the king, this action showed he believed… Read More
Jim Gallagher 