…then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. Matthew 24:16-18 (read verses 15-25 in our reading plan today.) … More Ryle: May we have wisdom to know how to act in time of persecution
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! —Psalm 57:9-11 Charles H. Spurgeon writes … More Spurgeon on Psalm 57:As the air surrounds all nature, so let thy praises gird the earth with a zone of song.
Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III, of First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, Mississippi: on Numbers 22 1. There are some things that you don’t have to pray about. In answer to Balaam’s question, ‘Can I go and earn some big bucks from Balak by cursing Your people?’ God has said ‘No, you may not go with … More God can use a donkey if He wants to.
March 10 Romans 7:1-12 (ESV) Released from the Law 7:1 Or do you not know, brothers [1]—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? 2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies … More March 10 Romans 7:1-12
March 10 Matthew 24:15-35 (ESV) The Abomination of Desolation 15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what … More March 10 Matthew 24:15-35
March 10 Psalm 57 (ESV) et Your Glory Be over All the Earth To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam [1] of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave. 57:1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings … More March 10 Psalm 57
March 10 Numbers 23-25 (ESV) Balaam’s First Oracle 23:1 And Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”2 Balak did as Balaam had said. And Balak and Balaam offered on each altar a bull and a ram. 3 And Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt … More March 10 Numbers 23-25
What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But … More Piper: Do not jump to the conclusion that the battle is a charade
We read today in Matthew 24: And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. —Matthew 24:14 ESV From “World Missions and the End of History,” a message by John Piper: God’s purpose to be known and praised and … More This promise is absolutely certain.
Charles Spurgeon comments on our psalm today, Psalm 56. Be merciful unto me, O God. In my deep distress my soul turns to you, my God. Man has no mercy on me, therefore double your mercy to me. If your justice has let loose my enemies, let your mercy shorten their chain. It is sweet to … More A Cry for Mercy
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