Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day. Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. —Proverbs 23:17-18, part of our Bible reading plan today. Warning: Life’s a dangerous journey. You will face the temptation to get off the narrow road, to go … More Tempted to get off the narrow road?
Today we read Isaiah 27-28 in our read-through-the-Bible plan. therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’ Isaiah 28:16 What is this foundation? 1 Peter 2:6 … More Anything “added on” or not built upon the foundation is sure to end up in wreckage.
September 10 Hebrews 6:13-20 (ESV) The Certainty of God’s Promise 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham, [1] having patiently waited, obtained the promise. 16 For people swear by something … More September 10 Hebrews 6:13-20
September 10 Luke 22:39-46 (ESV) Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives 39 And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. 40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” 41 And he withdrew from … More September 10 Luke 22:39-46
September 10 Proverbs 23:1-18 (ESV) 23:1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what [1] is before you, 2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. 3 Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. 4 Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. 5 When … More September 10 Proverbs 23:1-18
September 10 Isaiah 27-28 (ESV) The Redemption of Israel 27:1 In that day the Lord with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea. 2 In that day, “A pleasant vineyard, [1] sing of it! 3 I, the Lord, … More September 10 Isaiah 27-28
Today we come to Hebrews 6:1-2 in our read-through-the-Bible plan. Here is encouragement from John Piper, in a sermon, “The Full Assurance of Hope” There is a fight to be fought in the Christian life. There is a kind of effort and earnestness. Laziness and sluggishness are not the way to live. But the direct … More Don’t get the focus wrong.
In our reading today from Luke 22, we are encouraged that our Lord said to Peter, “I have prayed for you that your faith fail not.” It was owing to Christ’s intercession that Peter did not entirely fall away. J.C. Ryle wrote: That is the one great secret of a believer’s perseverance in the faith. … More J. C. Ryle: one great secret of a believer’s perseverance in the faith
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. That your trust may be in the Lord, I have made them known to you today, even to … More Spurgeon: Would you “bleed Bible?”
O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.—Isaiah 25:1, in our Bible reading plan today John Piper comments: God is a planning God. He gives forethought to what he does. He is wise. And if … More Piper: God never “gets lucky”
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