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Daily Devotions on the One Year Bible by Pastor Gary Combs
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“‘Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end’” (Revelation 22:12–13 ESV). The apostle John, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to the churches who would
“Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth” (Malachi 2:15 ESV). Malachi, writing as the LORD’s messenger to the post-exilic
Then I saw a great white throne and him who sat on it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them (Revelation 20:11 ESV). The Apostle John wrote these words to the seven churches in Asia Minor, providing a prophetic vision of the culmination of human history. He
“On that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness” (Zechariah 13:1 ESV). Zechariah, writing to the post-exilic community of Judah who had returned from Babylonian exile, spoke words of hope that reached far beyond their immediate circumstances. While
“Therefore the people wander like sheep; they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd” (Zechariah 10:2b ESV). Zechariah, writing to the post-exilic community of Judah, addressed a people who had returned from exile but were still spiritually disoriented. Though back in the land, they were vulnerable, restless, and afflicted. The prophet explained the root cause
“ And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast…” (Revelation 17:8 ESV). The apostle John wrote Revelation to the persecuted churches in Asia Minor who were pressured to compromise with the idolatrous powers of the
“And as you have been a byword of cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong” (Zechariah 8:13 ESV). Zechariah, writing to the post-exilic community of Judah and Israel, assured a discouraged
“Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul” (Psalm 143:8 ESV). David, writing as a suffering servant of the LORD and speaking on behalf of God’s covenant people, prayed for renewed assurance
“Then he said to me, ‘This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts’” (Zechariah 4:6 ESV). Zechariah, writing to the returned Jewish remnant after the Babylonian exile, recorded the LORD’s message of encouragement to Zerubbabel, the governor charged with
“For behold, on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven eyes, I will engrave its inscription, declares the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day” (Zechariah 3:9 ESV). Zechariah spoke to a returned, but discouraged, remnant in Judah, assuring
“Therefore say to them, Thus declares the LORD of hosts: Return to me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts” (Zechariah 1:3 ESV). Zechariah, a prophet sent by the LORD in the post-exilic period, addressed a people who had already returned from Babylon to Jerusalem and
“On that day, declares the LORD of hosts, I will take you, O Zerubbabel my servant, the son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of hosts” (Haggai 2:23 ESV). Haggai, the prophet of Judahs post-exilic period, wrote to the remnant who
“At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, ‘The LORD will not do good, nor will he do ill.’” (Zephaniah 1:12 ESV). The prophet Zephaniah wrote to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem during the reign
“O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you ‘Violence!’ and you will not save?” (Habakkuk 1:2 ESV). Habakkuk, a prophet of Judah, wrote during a time when God’s covenant people were marked by corruption, injustice, and violence. Though the nation was called by the LORD’s
“The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him” (Nahum 1:7 ESV). Nahum, a prophet of the Lord, wrote this oracle to the people of Judah around 663–612 BC, amid Assyrias brutal oppression after Ninevehs temporary repentance in Jonahs time. Though the book vividly describes
“For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes” (Revelation 7:17 ESV). John wrote the book of Revelation to believers who were suffering for their faith, recording visions that the risen
And you, O tower of the flock, hill of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, the former dominion shall come, kingship for the daughter of Jerusalem (Micah 4:8 ESV). The prophet Micah wrote to the people of Judah during a time of moral decline and looming judgment, yet he spoke with hope
“Then the LORD said, ‘Is it right for you to be angry?’” (Jonah 4:4 ESV). Jonah, a Hebrew prophet sent by the LORD to warn the people of Nineveh, recorded that when God chose to relent and show mercy, he became deeply displeased and angry. Yet instead of rebuking Jonah harshly, the LORD met him
“For the day of the LORD is near upon all the nations. As you have done, it shall be done to you; your deeds shall return on your own head” (Obadiah 1:15 ESV). Obadiah, a prophet whose name meant “servant of the LORD,” wrote to announce God’s judgment against Edom and to instruct and comfort
“I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.” (Revelation 3:8 ESV) The apostle John recorded Christ’s message to the church in Philadelphia,




