Our son Nathan is on a one year internship with Urban Promise, a ministry “that exists to proclaim the love of Jesus, and to express it through the spiritual, social and educational development of children, youth and families living in government housing.” July 2011 Hello Everyone, I am back in Toronto and I am so…
Author: Norm
who can we trust?
SCRIPTURE: Micah 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises up against her mother, a daughter-in- law against her mother-in-law— a man’s enemies are the members of his own household. [Micah 7:6] Micah laments how depraved society has become; there is no one good, no one you can trust, not even your own loved…
what does God want?
SCRIPTURE: Micah 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,…
our only hope
SCRIPTURE: Micah 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. [Micah 5:4] Here we find the familiar Christmas promise that the Messiah…
the highest place
SCRIPTURE: Micah 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: 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. [Micah 4:1] In bible times, the high ground was a strategic place for war, as well as for worship (closer to…
when the Spirit challenges me
SCRIPTURE: Micah 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin. [Micah 3:8] Micah has been given the power to speak boldly God’s message, even if no one is willing to listen. He condemns…
beer and wine preaching
SCRIPTURE: Micah 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: If a liar and deceiver comes and says, ‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’ that would be just the prophet for this people! [Micah 2:11] Micah is challenging the false prophets, the ones whose message is nothing but peace and happiness. He makes this cutting remark to expose the…
woe is me?
SCRIPTURE: Micah 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I will bring a conqueror against you who live in Mareshah. The nobles of Israel will flee to Adullam. Shave your head in mourning for the children in whom you delight; make yourself as bald as the vulture, for they will go from you into exile. [Micah 1:15-16] Micah has been assigned the…
He loves that much!?
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Jonah 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. [Jonah 4:2] Jonah knew that God would forgive the wicked Ninevites, that is why he didn’t want to preach to them – he…
who is He sending me to?
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Jonah 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. [Jonah 3:4-5] Go to work today and…