Philip Bryant
Executive Director, Grace Fellowship Canada
Devotionals
Do Not Keep Silent
Do not keep silent... For such a time as this... Reading the words of Mordechai to Esther. A powerful reminder to speak up. Esther 4:13-14 Esther has been made queen of the Medo-Persian Empire. A plot has been sealed by the king's edict to kill all the Jews....
God is Going to Reveal Himself
God is going to reveal Himself to the Jewish people. He will preserve them and restore them fully to Himself. Zechariah prophecies about the coming of Jesus. The telling of Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, just before His crucifixion. Zechariah 9:9...
What does God want from His people?
How does He want us to behave? The exiles have returned from 70 years of captivity. They are rebuilding the temple of God. They are re-establishing Israel. God speaks to Zechariah. He shows him many amazing and wonderful things about the future and about God's desire...
God always responds to us moving towards Him.
We see throughout the Bible God's abiding love and desire to be in a relationship with every person. His immediate response to those who come to Him. We see it again here: Zachariah 1:3 This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty,...
God’s priority over our comfort.
We find God had called the people to return from exile to rebuild the temple. He even had the king of the Medes and Persians declare it and help fund it. Haggai 1:2 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come for the Lord’s house...
God established government.
God established government. We should appeal to the law of the land and watch how God will act. We find the Jews being questioned for their work to rebuild the temple. The governor of the land asked who gave them permission to do so. They appealed to the king. Ezra...