Mark 2: 25-26 And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Knowing God’
Jesus: “Have you never read…?”
Posted: April 7, 2012 by Pam Larson in April, Devotionals/Commentaries, MarkTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Jesus: "Have you never read...?", Knowing God, Mark, Scripture, sword of the Spirit
Piper: The aim of all knowledge is confidence in God.
Posted: April 7, 2012 by Pam Larson in April, Devotionals/Commentaries, PsalmsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Knowing God, Piper: The aim of all knowledge is confidence in God., Psalms, Scripture, Trusting God
Psalm 78:4-7 We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the [...]
God: you realize he is knowable, yet you know him as indescribable
Posted: January 26, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, JanuaryTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible study, daily Bible, God, God: you realize he is knowable, Knowing God, yet you know him as indescribable
Justin Taylor posted this at his blog, Between Two Worlds, hosted at the Gospel Coalition: “The perfection of learning is to know God in such a way that, though you realize he is knowable, yet you know him as indescribable.” —Hilary of Poitiers, De trinitate, II, 7.
J. C. Ryle: Seek to know all three
Posted: December 9, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JohnTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, J. C. Ryle: Seek to know all three, J.C.Ryle, John, Knowing God, Scripture, Trinity
“I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask [...]
Are you pressing on?
Posted: December 2, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, HoseaTags: Are you pressing on?, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Hosea, Knowing God, Scripture
Is it your heart cry to KNOW God? To press on to KNOW Him? In Hosea 4 we read, “Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel, for the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the [...]
Enjoy the beauty of this oasis in Ezekiel
Posted: November 15, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ezekiel, NovemberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Enjoy the beauty of this oasis in Ezekiel, Ezekiel, God is sovereign, God's sovereignty, Knowing God, Scripture
Don’t let the confusing prophecies in Ezekiel keep you from discovery some wonderful truths about God. Our reading today, chapters 38-39, is like walking through the desert, thirsty and tired, and coming upon a lush oasis. Take some time to enjoy the beauty! Be awestruck at the incredible missions promise in verse 21: “And I [...]
Every knee will bow and know
Posted: November 11, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ezekiel, NovemberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Every knee will bow and know, Ezekiel, God is sovereign, God's sovereignty, Knowing God, Scripture
Ezek. 29:19 I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. From the ESV Online Study Bible: This prophecy was given in 571 b.c. (see note on vv. 17–21), and Nebuchadnezzar conquered Egypt in 568 (this is described in detail in Jeremiah 43–44 and also recorded in Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 10.180–182). Egypt [...]
Knowing God Through Ezekiel
Posted: November 2, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Ezekiel, NovemberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Ezekiel, God's sovereignty, Knowing God, Knowing God Through Ezekiel, Scripture
Ezekiel is a book of the Bible filled with strange things, hard to understand things. It is tempting to skip over some of these passages. I’ve done that. But in doing so, we miss some wonderful things. When you read through Ezekiel 4-8 today, notice how many times God tells Ezekiel about things that will [...]
Ryle: Doing leads to knowing
Posted: October 24, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, John, OctoberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, J.C.Ryle, Knowing God, knowledge, Ryle: Doing leads to knowing, Scripture, Truth
John 7:17 If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. J.C.Ryle comments: The difficulty of finding out “what is truth” in religion is a common subject of complaint among men. They point to the many differences which prevail [...]
The Importance of Knowing God and His Word
Posted: May 9, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Mark, MayTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, Biblical literacy, daily Bible, J.C.Ryle, knowing Bible, Knowing God, Knowing God's Word, knowing Sadducees, May Bible Readings, Scripture
Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God? Mark 12:24 These are Jesus’ first words of comment to the Sadducees. How relevant in our day, when people are no longer Biblically literate. How we need to KNOW God’s Word and KNOW [...]