Today is a beautiful day, because “Thus says the LORD of hosts: The fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth and the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Judah seasons of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace; do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oaths, for all these things I hate, declares the … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Zechariah points to Jesus, “It is he who shall build the temple of the LORD and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’ (Zechariah 6:13 … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the LORD of hosts. And in this place I will give peace, declares the LORD of hosts.” (Haggai 2:9 ESV) Peace #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Jesus is our peace, “And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth. And he shall … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God spoke to Daniel through visions, but he speaks to us through the Holy Spirit, “And he said, ‘O man greatly loved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage.’ And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, ‘Let my lord speak, … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Ezekiel the priest and prophet wrote of the coming new covenant from Babylon about 460 years prior to Jesus’ death as sacrifice which ushered in the new and everlasting covenant, “I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jeremiah warned his people of impending disaster with a message from God that applies today, “They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.” (Jeremiah 6:14 ESV) Peace #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God shows compassion to the contrite heart to give him the fruit of the lips that acknowledges his holy name, “’I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, creating the fruit of the lips. Peace, … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God scourges his people who turned to idolatry by telling them to look to their idols to save them when they cry out, yet contrasts the hope of the persecuted righteous, “For the righteous man is taken away from calamity; he enters into peace; they rest in their beds … Read more