O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth. —Psalm 54:1-2 C. H. Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David: By thy name, by thy great and glorious nature. Employ all thine attributes for me. Let every one of … More A plea for salvation
Today we read Numbers 15-17. In 17:6-8 Moses spoke to the people of Israel. And all their chiefs gave him staffs, one for each chief, according to their fathers’ houses, twelve staffs. And the staff of Aaron was among their staffs. And Moses deposited the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the testimony. … More The Rod-Proof of God’s immediate power appears in every part.
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, … More O the depth of God’s love for us!
The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. —Matthew 23:11-12 (part of our reading plan today) J. C. Ryle comments: The example of our blessed Lord, the direct command of the apostolic Epistles, both alike require us to be “clothed with humility.” … More Be humble- like Christ
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” Thus begins Psalm 53, our passage for today. It ends with a great hope: Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad. —Psalm … More A Great Savior and A Great Salvation
Today, we read Numbers 12-14 in our Bible Reading Plan. John Piper, sheds some light in a sermon “Can God Spread a Table in the Wilderness?” They arrive at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Paran to the south of Canaan, and in Numbers 13 the 12 spies are sent in to spy out the promised land. … More Grumbling grasshoppers and the glory of God
John Piper, in “Justification by Faith Establishes the Law,” helps us understand our reading in Romans 4 today. …What the moral law of God requires of us, we will do, if we pursue it by faith, as those who are already justified, and not by works, in order to be justified. If we get right … More Law, faith and riding the roller coaster
Today we read Matthew 22:34-46. Here are words from John Piper, in a sermon, “Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Part 1” Matthew 22:37–40: On These Two Hang . . . But let’s go back to our text in Matthew 22:37–40. Here Jesus DOES mention both love for God and love for neighbor; and he explicitly says (in … More A window into heaven, if you have eyes to see
I trust in the steadfast love [mercy] of God forever and ever. I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly. —Psalm 52: 8-9, our psalm for today C. H. Spurgeon comments, “Eternal mercy is my present confidence. David … More God’s mercy is a rock to build on
On the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony. And at evening it was over the tabernacle like the appearance of fire until morning. So it was always: the cloud covered it by day and the appearance of fire by night. —Numbers 9:15 (Today read Numbers 9-11.) This was more … More OUR shade, our refuge, our comfort, our keeper, our ever-present help in times of trouble
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