Blessings of ingesting God’s Word
June 12, 2026
As we continue in our reading of Psalm 119, here is Part 7 of Sam Storms’ commentary on Psalm 119:
Does God always operate in thunder and in lightning and in power?
June 12, 2026
And a great and strong wind was rending the mountain and breaking in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire [or lightning], but the Lord was not … More Does God always operate in thunder and in lightning and in power?
June 12 Ephesians 6:1-9
June 12, 2026
June 12 Ephesians 6:1-9 (ESV) Children and Parents 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise),3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring … More June 12 Ephesians 6:1-9
June 12 Luke 4:13-30
June 12, 2026
June 12 Luke 4:13-30 (ESV) 13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. Jesus Begins His Ministry 14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified … More June 12 Luke 4:13-30
June 12 Psalm 119:89-96
June 12, 2026
June 12 Psalm 119:89-96 (ESV) 89 Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. 90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast. 91 By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants. 92 If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished … More June 12 Psalm 119:89-96
June 12 1 Kings 19-20
June 12, 2026
June 12 1 Kings 19-20 (ESV) Elijah Flees Jezebel 19:1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life … More June 12 1 Kings 19-20
Marriage: Imaging Christ and His Church
June 11, 2026
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be … More Marriage: Imaging Christ and His Church
Adam and second Adam: what a contrast!
June 11, 2026
Coty Pinckney makes this very interesting observation regarding Luke 3 and 4, our passages in the reading plan today: Most written accounts of a person’s life would put the genealogy right at the beginning – like the Gospel of Matthew. Again like Matthew, most often the genealogy will start with the ancestor and work forward … More Adam and second Adam: what a contrast!
His Word Taking Root in Our Heart
June 11, 2026
Here is Part 6 of Sam Storms’ meditation on Psalm 119: (6) The psalmist is also determined to undertake the discipline of meditation. He often speaks of “fixing” his eyes on the commandments of God and laboring “never to forget” them (see vv. 6, 15, 16, 23, 27, 48, 61, 78, 83, 97, 99, 141, 148, … More His Word Taking Root in Our Heart
Elijah: Faith was a gift, and God would send It when he willed
June 11, 2026
To encourage us as we continue in our reading through 1 Kings 17-18, here is ELIJAH PART 2, An Advent Poem by John Piper, King Ahab called out from the rocks, “Do you think that a fire-tailed fox Can scorch the fields of Jezebel, And starve the stock, and dry the well, And mock the … More Elijah: Faith was a gift, and God would send It when he willed
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