New Mercies

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Hosea 9, where judgment has arrived while Israel is still celebrating. They are rejoicing at their festivals, but Hosea interrupts the celebration with a funeral announcement. They are enjoying the gifts of God while giving credit to false gods, and the Lord declares that the land He gave them will no longer be theirs to enjo...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Hosea 8, where Israel’s broken covenant brings the warning that punishment is coming. They still used spiritual language and cried, “My God, we know you,” but their profession was loud while their obedience was absent. They had rejected God’s law, replaced His authority, and redesigned religion to suit their own desires. Hose...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Hosea 7, where God exposes Israel’s true condition beneath their hollow repentance. Their greatest threat was not Assyria outside the walls, but unrepentant sin inside their hearts. The corruption began at the top, with leaders marked by violence, drunkenness, conspiracy, and murder—and no one was seeking the Lord. Hosea 7 re...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Hosea 6, where the first three verses open with a call to return to the Lord. Israel acknowledges that the same God who tore them can heal them, and the same God who struck them can bind them up. There is a glimpse of resurrection hope here, because God alone can bring life where sin has brought ruin. But Hosea 6 also warns u...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Hosea 4 and 5, where the tragedy moves from Hosea’s home to Hosea’s homeland. God speaks, and His people reject Him. There is no truth, no steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land—only lying, stealing, murder, adultery, and spiritual rebellion. The people are destroyed not because knowledge was unavailable, but bec...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Romans 9, where Paul carries a deep burden for Israel and points us back to Hosea. After showing that all mankind is guilty, that God saves, secures, and sanctifies by His grace, Paul turns his attention to the people of Israel and reminds us that God’s promises have not failed. His mercy is His to give, and the Creator has a...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Hosea 3, one of the most tender pictures of redeeming love in all of Scripture. God tells Hosea not merely to retrieve Gomer, but to love her again. She had run so far that sin had enslaved her, yet Hosea goes after her, pays the price, and brings her back. Hosea 3 reminds us that God does not simply rescue His people—He love...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Jeremiah 3, where God calls His people to return from their spiritual adultery. Judah had watched Israel fall, had heard the warnings, and had even seen outward reforms under Josiah—but the idols removed from the land had not been removed from their hearts. They spoke lovingly of God while living defiantly before Him. Jeremia...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Hosea 2, where God exposes the heartbreak of Israel’s spiritual adultery. His people had chased after false lovers, believing they could provide what only the Lord could give. But every idol eventually leaves the soul empty, bruised, wasted, and forgetful of the God who has been faithful all along. Yet Hosea 2 does not end wi...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Exodus 34, where Moses returns to the mountain after Israel’s rebellion with the golden calf. The first tablets were shattered because of sin, but the second tablets testify to God’s covenant faithfulness. Israel had broken the covenant, but God’s mercy was stronger than their rebellion. Exodus 34 reveals the heart of God: me...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading begins a new journey in Hosea 1, where God gives His people a living picture of His wounded love. Hosea is called to marry Gomer, and their broken marriage becomes a prophetic sign of Israel’s spiritual adultery. God’s people had chased after other gods, broken covenant, and wandered from the One who loved them. Yet even in a chapter ful...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Revelation 22, where the story of Scripture reaches its glorious finish. The river of life flows from the throne, the tree of life stands restored, the curse is gone, and God’s people finally see His face. What was lost in Eden is restored in Christ, and the greatest reward is not merely the city, the river, or the streets of...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading brings us back to 2 Peter 3, where Peter reminds us that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise. What looks like delay to us is mercy from God. He is not late, confused, or trying to figure out what comes next; He is patient, holding open the door of repentance. 2 Peter 3 reminds us that every sunrise, every sermon, every open Bible...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Romans 2, where Paul brings the judgment of God from the cosmic level down to the personal level. He warns against the danger of hypocrisy—the kind of pretend religion that judges others while forgetting the holiness of God. The hypocrite remembers God’s kindness, forbearance, and patience, but forgets that those mercies are...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Psalm 90, a prayer of Moses written from the wilderness, where life feels short, serious, and deeply dependent on God. Moses reminds us that the Lord is eternal, that man is temporary, and that our days must be numbered if we are going to live with wisdom. Psalm 90 calls us to see both the mercy and the majesty of God. Life i...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Psalm 33, a psalm that calls the righteous to praise the Lord and stand in awe of His Word. God speaks, and creation obeys. His Word is faithful, true, morally powerful, creatively powerful, and completely unmatched. The same God who made everything by His Word still rules over everything by His wisdom. Psalm 33 reminds us th...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to 2 Peter 3, where Peter reminds the church that Jesus is coming back and that His delay is not absence—it is mercy. Scoffers may mock, false teachers may twist the truth, and the world may continue as if nothing will ever change, but Peter calls believers to remember the Word, trust the promise, and live holy lives while we wa...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Jeremiah 23, where God confronts wicked shepherds and false prophets who have scattered His people and spoken lies in His name. Yet in the middle of that warning, God promises a righteous Branch from David’s line—the true King who will reign wisely, execute justice, and be called “The Lord is our righteousness.” Jeremiah 23 r...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading brings us back to 2 Peter 2, where Peter warns the church that false teachers do not usually arrive loudly denying everything at once. They come in secretly, twisting the Word, reshaping truth, and offering teachings that sound spiritual but are destructive. Their words may be polished, popular, and persuasive, but if they deny the suffi...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Numbers 22, where Balak tries to hire Balaam to curse the people God has blessed. Balak treats spiritual power like something that can be purchased and weaponized, while Balaam leaves the door open to compromise because his heart is drawn toward reward. God’s word was clear: “You shall not curse the people, for they are bless...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Genesis 19, where the days of Lot show us the danger of compromise, lingering obedience, and a life shaped by the values of a wicked culture. Lot had settled in Sodom, risen in influence there, and lost spiritual weight with his own family. When the warning came, he hesitated, bargained, and lingered—even as judgment was at t...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Genesis 7, where the flood comes and Noah’s family is brought safely into the ark. God gives the warning, God provides the ark, God calls Noah in, and God shuts the door. Noah’s obedience shows us what faith looks like when the world mocks, the timing feels strange, and the only thing to stand on is the Word of the Lord. Gene...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to 2 Peter 2, where Peter gives one of the strongest warnings in the New Testament against false teachers. After reminding us that Scripture is the Word of God carried along by the Holy Spirit, Peter warns that false teachers will also rise up, twisting truth, feeding corruption, and bringing destruction into the church from wit...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Psalm 1, where the whole book of Psalms begins with the blessed life. The godly person does not walk in wicked counsel, stand in the way of sinners, or sit with scoffers. Instead, his delight is in the law of the Lord, and he meditates on God’s Word day and night. Psalm 1 reminds us that the life rooted in the Word becomes li...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading brings us back to 2 Peter 1, where Peter points the church to something more solid than personal experience: the Word of God. Peter had seen the glory of Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration, heard the voice of the Father, and witnessed majesty with his own eyes—yet he still directs believers to the prophetic Word as a lamp shining in a...