I’m a follower of Jesus, wife, mom, and Mimi to 8 grandbabies here and 5 grandbabies I’m waiting to meet in in heaven. I live in the Twin Cities and serve as the Minister for Women‘s Ministry at The North Church in Mounds View, MN.
March 22 Deuteronomy 27-28 (ESV) The Altar on Mount Ebal 27:1 Now Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, “Keep the whole commandment that I command you today. 2 And on the day you cross over the Jordan to the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall set up large stones and plaster … More March 22 Deuteronomy 27-28
We come to Romans 13 in our read-through-the-Bible plan for today. Here is John Piper on Romans 13: And so the great question that Paul is dealing with now in Romans 12–16 is what does life look like for people who know that by faith alone all their sins are forgiven, and all their condemnation … More Christ will be my focus, love will be my fruit.
And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” —Matthew 27:39-40, in our reading plan for today. Did Jesus really say he would destroy the temple … More Did Jesus really say he would destroy the temple and build it again in three days?
Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and whose power is in the skies. Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God! —Psalm 68:34-35, part of our reading plan today Charles H. Spurgeon in the “Treasury of David”: Let … More Acknowledge His mighty power
You have declared today that the Lord is your God, and that you will walk in his ways, and keep his statutes and his commandments and his rules, and will obey his voice. And the Lord has declared today that you are a people for his treasured possession, as he has promised you, and that … More Partial to Israel or to the Palestinians?
March 21 Romans 13 (ESV) Submission to the Authorities 13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a … More March 21 Romans 13
March 21 Matthew 27:27-44 (ESV) Jesus Is Mocked 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, [1] and they gathered the whole battalion [2] before him. 28 And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right … More March 21 Matthew 27:27-44
March 21 Psalm 68 (ESV) God Shall Scatter His Enemies To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. 68:1 God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him! 2 As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as wax melts before fire, so the wicked … More March 21 Psalm 68
March 21 Deuteronomy 22-26 (ESV) Various Laws 22:1 “You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother.2 And if he does not live near you and you do not know who he is, you shall bring it home to your house, and it … More March 21 Deuteronomy 22-26
Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. —Romans 12:11, in our reading plan for today John Piper, in a sermon “Boiling for Christ” Each of these two statements clarifies and protects the other from misunderstanding. “Do not be slothful in zeal”—do not be lazy in zeal—could be taken to … More Piper: Do lots. Feel lots.
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