Little by Little Daily Devotional

“But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and covered their ears. They made their hearts as hard as flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the Lord Almighty had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets...”Zechariah 7:11-12

And he said to me, ‘This is the curse that is going out over the whole land; for according to what it says on one side, every thief will be banished, and according to what it says on the other, everyone who swears falsely will be banished.’Zechariah 5:3

So he (an angel) 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 Almighty’.Zechariah 4:6

“Be still before the Lord, all mankind, because He has roused himself from His holy dwelling.”Zechariah 2:13

‘But now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ declares the Lord. ‘Be strong, Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work. For I am with you,’ declares the Lord Almighty. Haggai 2:4

“Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger.”Zephaniah 2:3

“I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.”Habakkuk 2:1

“Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace!...”Nahum 1:15

“Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.”Micah 7:18

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”Micah 5:2

Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they look for the Lord’s support and say, ‘Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us.’Micah 3:11

“Look! The Lord is coming from His dwelling place; He comes down and treads on the heights of the earth.”Micah 1:3

When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, He relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened. Jonah 3:10

From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. Jonah 2:1

“Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame; you will be destroyed forever.”Obadiah 10

“...When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat -skimping on the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales?”Amos 8:5

Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I was neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet but I was a shepherd and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees - but the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’Amos 7:14-15

“Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.”Amos 5:23

“I will send fire on Judah that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”Amos 2:5

“Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love and He relents from sending calamity.”Joel 2:13

“I will deliver this people from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O grave, is your destruction?”Hosea 13:14

“My people are determined to turn from me. Even though they call me God Most High, I will by no means exalt them.”Hosea 11:7

“They set up kings without My consent; they choose princes without My approval. With their silver and gold they make idols for themselves to their own destruction.”Hosea 8:4

“Then I will return to my lair until they have borne their guilt and seek my face - in their misery they will earnestly seek me.”Hosea 5:15

When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him “Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her...”Hosea 1:2