He delights to show mercy! (Sunday, Micah 7, 1 Peter 5)

I'm both glad and sad that this is the last post on the 'Daily Delighting in the Word' blog...

Above All, Love (Saturday, Micah 6 & 1 Peter 4)

It's been good being part of this blog, and spending time lingering on passages of the Bible, and trying to think more deeply about God's Word. The Word is infinitely deep, so there will always be more depth to plumb, it's just a matter of whether we are willing to spend that time making it happen.

For my last post I just want to reflect on one simple little phrase, that is of enormous consequence in our lives.

An Effective and Credible Apologetic (Friday, Micah 5, 1 Peter 3)

In the exhortation by the apostle Peter (1 Peter 3:15) to be ready to give an answer or make a defense for the hope that you have, he uses the Greek term "apologia" from which we derive the word apologetic, a logical and careful defense of the Christian faith.

Declaring and living (Thursday, Micah 4, 1 Peter 2)

Some Christians are all talk, they speak about Jesus, they read their bible, but they move to the other side of the road to pass by a stranger or avoid someone in need.  Other Christians are all about helping those in need, but have forgotten that their real need is Jesus

Imperishable! Imperishable! Imperishable! (Wednesday, Micah 3, 1Peter 1)

Where would you keep your most valuable treasure to guarantee utmost security? A safe, perhaps? If you were a structural engineer, what materials would you select to build a structure that would last forever? Maybe diamonds? As we read 1Peter 1, we discover God’s bank vault for a treasure most precious to us and the materials he selected to construct us from in order to qualify us for that treasure.

Spiritual Warfare? (Tuesday, Micah 2, Ephesians 6)

People often get hyped up about spiritual warfare and satanic attacks.  They have a myriad of techniques and methods of dealing with Satan, from special forms of words, 'In the name of Jesus I command you to come out from him', to excessive movement and heightened emotion (If I can rock back and forth and pray as quickly and loudly and ecstatically as possible then surely I'll scare the evil spirit off - like a car alarm perhaps?).  And this strikes fear into peoples hearts, because they're not sure whether they're 'doing it right' or with enough emotional energy and gusto.  You know what - in the most prominent bible passage on spiritual warfare I don't see any of that.

God stomps on sin (Monday, Micah 1, Ephesians 5)

This is the kind of 'coming down' of God you really don't want.  He's coming down basically to stomp on Samaria and Jerusalem because of their sin...