Only 4 more blogs till the end of our journey through the bible and this time we have the only prophet that had royalty ancestry. His great grandfather was king Hezekia. His role may have also played a big role in bringing revival to the nation with finding the torah again during his time. Be inspired and encouraged by this prophet!
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During our time in Jamaica we saw more and more how God gifted certain nations in certain areas, in Jamaica it is definitely prayer. For many years the church had days of prayer and fasting and not just a small group would show up, no but many people. The church of Jens “Jamaican Dad” has probably participate over 100 people on an average Tuesday to pray and fast for 4 hours. And it is amazing to see how much of an impact God made on this island through that and how many people came to know him over the years, but not just that the people that spend more time in prayer with him are also having a closer relationship with him. Over this last season God was speaking to us more about the importance of prayer and fasting and to increase that in our own life and that time really confirmed that. We also want to encourage you to join us in increasing prayer in your life.
After reading through Zephaniah spend some time praying and asking god for revival in todays time. Ask God for your role in that!!
God bless you
Markus and Jen
This week we are reading the book of Habakkuk. Habakkuk was coming to Israel as well as a prophet who is supposed to share that Gods people would be taken over by a nation that was not following God. That brought some deep cynicism up for him about God and his ways. But then God gives him a vision that restores his faith. Be inspired by this book that even if things don’t make sense to you to trust God.
We hope you had a good week!! We are gone this and next week to visit Jens “Jamaican Dad”. During her growing up years her and her family did a lot of mission work in Jamaica and through that this Jamaican family became family. He also officiated parts of our wedding. He is in his 90s now and we wanted to make sure he gets to meet Caleb. We are excited for this time and what God has in store for it.
When you read the book Nahum you hear again about a famous city called Nineveh. Jonah went there a long time before to ask them to repent and they did but now they are back to their old ways and Nahum has to share a grimmer and final message. May the book of Nahum speak to you.
Today we arrived at the Prophet Micah in our bible journey. He preached the message of how sin leads to destruction and for people to come back to the law of Moses. Again Micah speaks about judgment but also about God forgiving the people when they repent. Micah also describes the coming time where the messiah will shepherd his people and things will change. May this book speak into your life as well.
From childhood on, we heard the famous story of Jonah and the fish. He is one of the really famous prophets. But he ran away from his calling because he actually didn’t want God to have compassion on that town. It also showed that God’s compassion is not exclusive for Israel but also for others! May by reading this book we have more compassion for people.