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Habakkuk pleaded with God for a shift in the direction he saw the nation of Israel heading. He wanted his people to return to holy living, towards righteousness and to turn away from evil, idolatrous practices. Today, we find ourselves in a similar situation. We live in a sinful world full of political unrest, division, […]

The Saviour at Supper on the Sabbath The beloved physician’s record of our saviour in this social setting of Luke 14 takes us through a 5-course meal. In these five sections of Luke’s gospel, Jesus is going to unfold to us the true cost of following Him. He is going to challenge us as He […]

In this chapter, we see Jonah is at the lowest point in his life that we know of. Having just been thrown into the sea to be killed, he is instead swallowed by a fish. All of this comes after his disobedience to God. Jonah is well aware of what has got him to this […]

God compelled Luke to write down a thorough account of the life of Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit in the early Church. Like an investigative journalist who compiles stories from eyewitnesses on the field, Luke was present on many of Paul’s journeys and heard firsthand accounts of Jesus’ life from the Apostles. […]

In the previous Psalms leading up to this one, Psalms 134,135 and 136, the Psalmist has been calling God’s people to join him in worshipping the Lord. Then in Psalm 137, there is a pivotal shift of focus from these prayers of adoration and thanksgiving, to reflecting on a time of national crisis and captivity. […]

Hosea was a minor prophet, during the age that was leading up to the imminent exile of the northern kingdom. The book of Hosea covers the adulterous and idolatrous ways of Israel when they left God to worship Baal. Hosea writes that Israel had committed spiritual adultery, as God and Israel had entered into an […]

For this week’s Insight, rather than following the schedule of the RMM reading plan, we’ll take the opportunity to dwell on another portion of our most recent preaching text, in particular the prophecy quoted by Jesus in 14:27. As Jesus leads his disciples to the Mount of Olives after their Passover meal, he quotes from […]

Today’s passage in Daniel chapter 4 speaks to our selfish pride as humans, and how it can lead to destruction. Yet, this passage also offers hope – hope that our joy and fulfillment is found in God alone. After witnessing Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego endure the fiery furnace (Ch. 3), King Nebuchadnezzar is immediately brought […]

There are few books of the Bible more daunting than the looong prophetic books. Isaiah. Jeremiah. Ezekiel. And that’s where we find ourselves today, right near at the end of Ezekiel, in Chapter 45 of 47. Reading these big books is especially challenging if we are missing a broad understanding, or overview, of what’s happening […]

In this Psalm, we see the Psalmist Ethan the Ezrahite make a plea to God for his faithfulness. The Psalmist first declares God’s power and faithfulness, followed by an account of God’s promise, and ends with confusion based on the current situation for the writer. In the first section, we see the writer argue that […]