The Daily Plunge!

Enduring Impartial Witness (Micah 6:1–8). Do you listen or despise God’s preached word? God challenges us to look at all the ways he redeems us. God is not looking for you to jump through religious hoops, but rather that we would trust him and walk humbly before him. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Micah

Roaring Mauling Word (Micah 5:1–15). God promises that out of the smallest will come one who serves Him and establishes his kingdom. God will destroy will destroy the evil idolatry of witchcraft, spell casting and sacred stones. God’s people will find peace in the Shepherd. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Micah

Bought Oblivious Pastors (Micah 3:9–4:5). Rather than build God’s people upon righteousness and justice, the greedy leaders build upon wickedness. A disaster is coming by which God will overturn their evil to gather people and establish peace. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Micah

Cannibalizing Apathetic People (Micah 3:1–8). The leaders who hate good and embrace evil devour the very people they are supposed to lead in God’s way. The apathetic people cry out for God yet follow evil. Yet the powerful Word of God is proclaimed to  a sinful people. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Micah

Beer & Wine Prophets (Micah 2:1–13). The LORD declares you will not save yourself. But cocktail prophets speculate, “The LORD doesn’t do wrath anymore.” They worship God on their terms. After being broken and scattered by the LORD, he will gather his flock. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Micah

Unstoppable Mountain Melter (Micah 1:1–9). The LORD has a testimony against His people are satisfied with being nice irreligious people. The LORD laments how the only way to redeem His people is for the full wrathful destruction of their sinful idolatry. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Micah

Redeeming Wayward Corpses (Hosea 14:1–9). God tells His people to drop their rationalizations and simply repent. Even though Israel is destroyed, God will nurture and water a new Israel. God’s new people will dwell in His splendor, flourish from his Presence (cf. John 15:5) # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Hosea

Unwanted Acknowledging of God (Hosea 13:4–14). By their idolatry God’s people made themselves spiritually dead. No one but the true God will be their God and Savior. But their redemption will only come through the destruction of their rebellion and idolatry. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Hosea

Determined To Not Belong (Hosea 11:1–9). The more the Lord called to them, the more they fled from God. Although the LORD led them with bonds of love, “My People” are determined not to be “My People”. Yet the LORD will bring them back even through roaring. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Hosea

Good Time Heifer (Hosea 10:1–15). When God’s people got prosperous, they got greedy and idolatrous. They want to worship their idols and the LORD. They would rather the mountains fall down on them than to repent and worship the true God. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Hosea

Moving Idolatry Boundaries (Hosea 5:8–6:6). When God’s people see how sick with sin they are they turn to ineffective, earthly solutions. The LORD’s Word will gnaw and eat away at them no matter how they try to avoid it. The Lord desires not works of the LAW, but reverence. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Hosea

Unsatiated Whoremongering Hangover (Hosea 4:9–19). The people prostitute themselves but are never satisfied. The LORD blames those who were supposed to lead the people to live good lives. They bastardize the Word and Worship of God to fit their idolatry. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Hosea

Don’t Trigger Apostates (Hosea 3:1–4:9). The prophet is sent to woo his adulterous wife just as the LORD loves his unfaithful People. The priests lead their people into greater sin because they fail to teach both Law and Gospel. The people don’t want to be confronted with their sin. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Hosea

Alluring Covenant Courtship (Hosea 2:14–23). The Lord asserts He will woo back his adulterous bride. In that day God will rock her spiritual world. The LORD gathers His bride, the people of God, into a sacred marriage relying on his abundant love. Who is on your lips? Who do you call upon? # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Hosea

Idolatry Nurturing Breasts (Hosea 2:2–14). God rebukes Bride, the people of God, who is no longer bound to him. Who has children weaned on idolatry. What do we love and chase after other than God? Yet the LORD has us in His grip even in our idolatry. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Hosea

Shocking Prostitute Union (Hosea 1:1–2:1). In a time of prosperity, the Word of the LORD comes to one who listens for God, Hosea. The LORD calls the bearer of his word to live out the wretched relationship God has with his Bride, the people of God. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Hosea

Scabby Trespass Vindication (Job 42:1–17).  Job now sees the promise of the only God in the midst of all travail. The will of the LORD Almighty is not thwarted. After forgiving his God damned friends, the LORD restored Job to blessed intimacy and relationship. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofJob

Impenetrable Leviathan Leached (Job 41:1–11). Can you hook and tame the serpent that embodies terror and unfettered evil?  No one on earth is his equal. If the LORD has it on a leash how much more should we be afraid to stir up the LORD? (See Ezek 29:3, Rev 12-13,0 Ps 104:25-26, Isa 27:1, Jn 12:31, Eph 2:2) # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Boo...

Wickedness Crushing Word (Job 40:1-24). Are we faultfinders discrediting God’s justice? When we condemn God we seek to elevate ourselves. By the Cross God crushes sin, death and the devil. What power do we have to capture and tame the wild threats of this life? # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofJob

Watery Natural Theology (Job 38: 22–41). With simply a Word God necessitates His will unrestrained by any creature. If humans cannot replicate and govern simple life-giving rain, how are they in a position to challenge the authority of God? All our wisdom and understanding is derivative from God, not ourselves. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #Book...

Wickedness Crushing Word (Job 40:1-24). Are we faultfinders discrediting God’s justice? When we condemn God we seek to elevate ourselves. By the Cross God crushes sin, death and the devil. What power do we have to capture and tame the wild threats of this life? # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofJob

Terrifying Whirlwind Monologue (Job 38:1–21). How often do we think we could run the universe better? God challenges Job to explain his cosmic knowledge. The LORD schools Job on the limits of evil within His Joyous creation. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofJob

Empty Spiritualistic Lament (Job 34:1-15, 34-35:16) Elihu zealously declares God’s Glory over against Job’s self-important rants. Elihu affirms being good conveys no advantage with God. If our cries are only for God to provide relief, we again are not seeking God. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofJob #Job

Burning Shut-Up Answers (Job 32:1–10, 19–33:1, 19–28). After Elihu scolds the old wise guys for giving worthless religiosity, he burns against Job for contending against God. Spirit breathed he speaks about how God’s hard words are intended to rescue us from destruction and to restore us to the joy and light of God. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture...

Confident Faithful Covenanter (Job 31:1–23). Job makes his closing argument that he has been faithful to a covenant of looking to the LORD. Like the Abrahamic covenant, Job declares he is to be weighed by trusting in God. He will give an account not of perfection, but of being God’s creation. # dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofJob #Job