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WORSHIPING GODDeuteronomy 12:1–16:17 “You must not worship the LORD your God in their way” (Deut. 12:31). Worship is the way we express intimacy in our corporate and personal relationship with God. Because God is special, worship is to be special too. Definition of Key TermsWorship. Moderns tend to think of worship simply as singing hymnsContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

REMEMBERING GODDeuteronomy 8–11 “Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God, failing to observe His commands, His laws and His decrees that I am giving you this day” (Deut. 8:11). Memory is a great gift. Our tomorrows may be shaped by how well we remember God’s past deliverances and His judgments. DefinitionContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

LOVING GODDeuteronomy 5–7 “Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength” (Deut. 6:5). These chapters identify the fundamental principles of personal relationship with God. The rules which come later are merely illustrations of how these fundamental principles are to be applied by a peopleContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Zephaniah INTRODUCTIONZephaniah prophesied during the reign of Josiah of Judah (640-609 B.C.). Distressed by the shallowness of Judah’s response to the godly king’s reformation, Zephaniah announced that sweeping judgment was about to fall on Jerusalem as well as on pagan nations.Zephaniah, the last of the preexilic prophets, summarized much of the judgment and salvation teachingContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

GOD’S PRIZED POSSESSIONMalachi 3–4 ” ’They will be Mine,’ says the LORD Almighty, ’in the day when I make up My treasured possession. I will spare them, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him” (Mal. 3:17). The little Jewish community in Judea may have strayed from the Lord. But GodContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”