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QT: Opposition can become Completion in God's Providence

QT: Opposition can become Completion in God's Providence

Opposition can become Completion in God's Providence https://www.esv.org/Ezra5:1–17,6:6–12. Week 19: 03/05/2023. Wed The enemies' oppositions were frequently God's way of assuring the completion of His works. The messages of Haggai and Zechariah (5:1) were basically to "continue the

QT: God's Eyes versus the king's eyes

QT: God's Eyes versus the king's eyes

God's Eyes versus the king's eyes https://www.esv.org/Ezra5:1–17 Week 19: 01/05/2023. Tue Ezra 5:5 But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until the report should reach Darius and then an

The capacity to reflect & mourn

The capacity to reflect & mourn

The capacity to reflect & mourn https://www.esv.org/Zech12:10–14 Week 18: 26/04/2023. Wed Zechariah 12:10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on

God knows you

God knows you

God knows you https://www.esv.org/Zech12:1–9 Week 18: 25/04/2023. Tue God knows you, because He has "formed the spirit of man" (12:1). Zechariah 12:1–3 The oracle of the word of the LORD concerning Israel: Thus declares the LORD, who stretched out

Hope in the LORD that save

Hope in the LORD that save

Hope in the LORD that saves https://www.esv.org/Zechariah9:14–17 Week 17: 21/04/2023. Fri Wow. Friday again. But it is with sadness that we learn that another young artiste was found "unresponsive", confirmed dead at only 25 years. The urgent message of Zechariah 9:14–

God "Remembers

God "Remembers

God "Remembers" https://www.esv.org/Zech9:11–13 Week 17: 20/04/2023. Thu Zechariah encouraged readers to hope rather and despair. Zechariah 9:11–13 As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.

The cane & the salve

The cane & the salve

The cane & the salve https://www.esv.org/Zechariah9:9–10 Week 17: 19/04/2023. Wed Understanding the LORD fully entails being familiar with this tension—His cane and His salve. The cane refers to the necessity of attending to the sins in the lives of His people. We