Phillip Graham Ryken writes in Thermelios: Ezra was a great man—one of the all-time heroes of the faith. He had the will to lead; he had a heart for holiness; he had a mind for biblical truth. If we want to follow his example, we should ask what made him so great and so good. What [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Knowing God’
Ezra’s Unrelenting Ambition
Posted: August 5, 2011 by Pam Larson in August, Devotionals/Commentaries, EzraTags: According to the Gospel: Ezra 7:10, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Ezra, grace, hand of God, Knowing God, Knowing God's Word, Scripture
Knowing God is the path to sexual purity
Posted: July 15, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Thessalonians, Devotionals/Commentaries, JulyTags: "This is the Will of God For You: That You Abstain From Sexual Immorality", Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Knowing Christ, Knowing God, Knowing God is the path to sexual purity, Knowing God's will, Scripture, sermon, sexual immorality
John Piper, in a sermon, “This is the Will of God For You: That You Abstain From Sexual Immorality” Start reading with me at [1Thessalonians 4] verse 4: “That each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, 5 not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know [...]
Seek to know God
Posted: July 11, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Chronicles, Devotionals/Commentaries, JulyTags: 1 Chronicles, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Knowing God, Scripture, Seek to KNOW God!
“And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever. Be [...]
Knowing and Loving God Through His Word
Posted: June 5, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, June, PsalmsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Coty Pinckney, daily Bible, Knowing and Loving God Through His Word, Knowing God, obedience, Psalms, Scripture
Coty Pinckney on Psalm 119, “Knowing and Loving God Through His Word”- We could look at any of a number of verses here, but let’s focus on verses 33-37: 33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end. The psalmist’s first request is for God to [...]
Behold!
Posted: December 17, 2010 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JobTags: attributes of God, Behold!, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Emmanuel, God is eternal, incarnation, Job, Knowing God, Scripture, Seeing God, the incarnate deity....
In Job 36:26, Elihu says of God- Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable. I have 3 comments- Behold! We need to look, to SEE God, as He is revealed in His Word, the Bible, and through Jesus, God Incarnate, Emmanuel, God With Us! God is [...]
What can we learn about God from Nahum?
Posted: December 17, 2010 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, NahumTags: attributes of God, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Hampton Keathley, judgment, Knowing God, Nahum, Scripture, What can we learn about God from Nahum?
Hampton Keathley comments on the book of Nahum: The name “Nahum“ means comfort or consolation. His book is a message of destruction for Nineveh, and that would have been a message of consolation for the nations she had oppressed…. ….This judgment is coming because of the character of God. This means we need to look [...]
Thousands imagine that they know the Father
Posted: December 9, 2010 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/CommentariesTags: attributes of God, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, J.C.Ryle, Jesus, John, Knowing God, Scripture, Thousands imagine that they know the Father
“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. 26 In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask [...]
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see,Hail, the incarnate deity….
Posted: December 2, 2010 by Pam Larson in 2 Corinthians, December, Devotionals/Commentaries, Hebrews, John, PhilippiansTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Big Truths for Young Hearts, Bruce Ware, Christmas, Christmas theology, daily Bible, God, huge theological truths, incarnation, J.I. Packer, Jesus is God, John, Knowing God, Scripture, the incarnate deity...., theology, theology in hymns, theology leads to doxology, Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Think of Christmas carols and songs, especially the ones people like to sing the most, and the people and events surrounding Jesus’ birth. We sing of angels, shepherds, Mary and Joseph, the stable, Bethlehem, Wise Men, and all the familiar details. How often do we really think about the doctrine or theology of Jesus’ birth? [...]
Seeing and Knowing God Through His Word!
Posted: December 2, 2010 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/CommentariesTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Knowing Christ, Knowing God, revelation, Scripture, Seeing and Knowing God Through His Word!, Seeing Christ in the Bible, Seeing God, Seek to KNOW God!, The surpassing worth of knowing Christ!
John Piper, in a sermon, “A Year-End Look at Jesus Christ” The voice says in [Revelation 1] v. 11, “Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches.” This means that the vision John is about to get is meant not just for him but for us as well. And [...]
Knowing God vs Knowing ABOUT God
Posted: August 30, 2011 by Pam Larson in August, Devotionals/CommentariesTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Knowing God, Knowing God vs Knowing ABOUT God, Scripture
John Piper, in a sermon, “Wonderful Things From Your Word” You can see many things when you come to the Word without God’s opening the eyes of your heart. You can see words and grammatical constructions. You can see logical connections. You can see historical facts. You can see an author’s rational intention. You can [...]