Today we finish reading 1 Peter in our Bible reading plan. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. … More The God of All Grace
The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me. You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am … More Finding out truth too late?
Ray Stedman comments on Song of Solomon 8:9 (part of our reading plan today as we finish Song of Solomon. God has ordained that the delights reflected here be a part of the experience of man and woman in marriage. To ignore this is to cheapen these delights and to make sex as commonplace as … More ‘We have a little sister…”
Today we finish reading Lamentations. Ray Stedman, concludes his comments on Lamentations 5: Chapter 5 describes the humiliation of judgment, but in the end, Jeremiah comes to another flash of insight (verse 19): But thou, O Lord, dost reign for ever; thy throne endures to all generations. (Lamentations 5:19 RSV) What does this mean? Well, … More God Endures
Otober 25 John 7:25-36 )ESV) Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? But we know where this man comes … More October 25 John 7:25-36
October 25 1 Peter 5:8-14 (ESV) 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. 10 And after you have suffered a little while, … More October 25 1 Peter 5:8-14
October 25 Song of Solomon 8:8-14 (ESV) Others 8 We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for? 9 If she is a wall, we will build on her a battlement of silver, but if she is a door, … More October 25 Song of Solomon 8:8-14
October 25 Lamentations 4-5 (ESV) The Holy Stones Lie Scattered 4:1 How the gold has grown dim, how the pure gold is changed! The holy stones lie scattered at the head of every street. 2 The precious sons of Zion, worth their weight in fine gold, how they are regarded as earthen pots, the work … More October 25 Lamentations 4-5
Today we come to 1 Peter 5:1-7. Here is John Piper in a sermon, “Are You Humble Enough to Be Care-free?” Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, for he cares for you. –1 Peter 5:6-7 Did … More Humble yourselves . . . casting your anxieties on God
Today we read John 7:14-24. Verse 17 says, “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 … More Ryle: The secret of getting the key of knowledge
