In this book of Zechariah, we find a longer prophetic message of 14 chapters. In this post we will journey through this prophetic book and discover how we can creatively respond to the text. A good question to always keep in mind when we are reading the Bible is : “What does this say to me today? What can I obey from this text?”
In this book of Haggai, we discover a short example stories with three partners: the prophet, the people, and God. See if you can mark these three speakers throughout the book using different colors. How do these partners interact with each other?
In this book about the prophecy of Zephaniah, we discover another confirmation of the other prophecies about the end. See how many themes you can identify running through all the prophetic books of the Old Testament. And, is there anything that Zephaniah mentions that is completely unique? Anything that is not mentioned anywhere else?
This is the first letter of three that a church leader named John writes to churches that he pastored and helped lead. Imagine a missionary who came to a community who did not know the Gospel. He shares it with them and they form a community of believers who come together to build each other up in the faith, a church. Then, the missionary has to go away. But he keeps in touch through letters - this is such a letter!
In Habakkuk, we read a dialogue between a prophet and God. This shows us that God is a good listener, and that He also responds to what we say. We learn from Habakkuk to make space in our prayer-conversations with God for listening. We become eager and expectant to hear Him reply. If we imagine it like texting, we see that God is not someone who never opens our messages and never responds - no! He is ready with answers. We just need to pause, watch, and listen.
In this book of Nahum, we find a second prophecy about the people living in Nineveh. A century after Jonah, God sends word to these people through another man. Can you find similarities between these two books? - Can you find a fig tree in both? How about a worm? What about a fish?
In this book about the prophet Micah we find the contrast between judgement and hope. A helpful way for us to understand this is to compare it to our emotions - if we suppress our sadness, hopelessness, and frustrations we will find that we also experience less joy, freedom and happiness. There is a depth to emotions when we experience both sides of the coin instead of throwing the whole coin away.
In this book, we find the story of a man called Jonah. God gave Jonah a very special assignment, but it was not something that he desired to do so Jonah tries to run away and avoid the task set before him. Have you ever needed to get new strength to do what God has set before you to do?
In this second-to-last stop on our journey through the books of the Bible, we come across the book of Jude. We are going to look at some fun and interesting things about this book that will stir up our hunger for the Word and encourage us as we creatively journal through these pages.
In this short letter called the book of 3 John, we can find many hidden gems that give us insight into how the Early Church (the first believers) encouraged each other in the faith. See if you can find some keys to living as a Christian from this letter and write them down on a list.
In this book of Second John, we find a very short letter written to a friend. The author is concerned about a church whom he loves and he sends them this letter as an encouragement and warning to keep walking in the truth of the Gospel. Have you ever encouraged a fellow believer in the faith? How do you understand the role that we play in other believers’ salvation?
In this book of Obadiah the character of God is on display - even if the words can seem confusing for us today. As you journey through this book, see how many characteristics of God you can write down. Who is He according to this book?
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