Reading the book of Nahum, it begins with announcing the Lord’s anger and judgement on Nineveh. It talks about His anger, His power, His Justice, and then in one verse tucked in between the entire chapter of judgement, it gives a much bigger picture of God’s character. It tells us He is good. It tells us He is trustworthy and comforting in times of trouble. And most importantly (yes, this is in the OT), it tells us He is personable and relatable. He wants a relationship with us. He wants our desires to be on Him. He wants us to trust Him. This certainly doesn’t sound like the God of the OT (according to all the haters). What has God done to you to cause you to take Him for granted? To blow Him off? To ignore Him? To place other priorities ahead of Him? Do you think this is what He wants?
7 The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in Him.
Nahum 1:7
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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