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🌅MORNING– The Message That Turns a City “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh the great city, and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.’” What makes a great revival? Many people imagine revival in terms of crowded meetings, powerful…

🌅MORNING– OOC Prayers “Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish, and he said, ‘I called out of my distress to the Lord, and He answered me…’” In 2006, corporate lawyer Craig McCabe set out alone on his 65-foot yacht. He had been wrestling with a significant decision. Should…

🌅MORNING– When the Call Comes – And We Run “The word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it…’ but Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” Francis Ridley Havergal was brilliantly gifted—a scholar of…

🌅MORNING– The Lord Changed His Mind? “O Lord God, please pardon! How can Jacob stand, for he is small?” The Lord changed His mind about this. “It shall not be,” said the Lord. (7:2–3)     Amos 7 opens with visions. First: locusts devouring the late crop—the harvest that came after the king’s portion had already been…

🌅MORNING– The Lord Roars Against Israel “The Lord roars from Zion and from Jerusalem He utters His voice…” (1:2)                                       “Thus says the Lord, ‘For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not revoke its punishment…’” (2:6) Amos opens with a sound: “The Lord roars from Zion.” In the wilderness of Judah, a lion’s…

🌅MORNING– Even Now “Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “Return to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, weeping and mourning; And rend your heart and not your garments.” Now return to the Lord your God,For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindnessand relenting of evil.” When Tim Keller moved…

🌅MORNING– A Day to Remember “Hear this, O elders, and listen, all inhabitants of the land.  Has anything like this happened in your days or in your fathers’ days?” Joel wastes no time. No introduction. No king. No date stamp. Just: “Hear this.” The prophet is blowing a whistle in the locker room. The game…

🌅MORNING– Time to Seek the Lord “Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the LORD until He comes to rain righteousness on you” An estimated 500,000 tons of water rush over Niagara Falls every minute. But on March 29, 1948, the falls suddenly stopped. People living within the sound of the…

🌅MORNING– Worship Under Pleasant Shade🌳 “They offer sacrifices on the tops of the mountains and burn incense on the hills, under oak🌳, poplar🌳 and terebinth🌳, because their shade is pleasant…” Hosea 4 opens like a courtroom scene. “The LORD has a case against the inhabitants of the land.” (4:1) The charges are not technical violations…

🌅MORNING– Names for Judgment “When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, ‘Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry… for the land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking the LORD.’” The book opens with a reminder: “The word of the LORD which came to Hosea…” (1:1) God’s Word is timeless. He spoke…