1 Kings 8:27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built!” In our Bible reading today, Solomon makes this amazing statement as he is dedicating a house he built to be a place where God’s presence would … More God can not be contained
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility Ephesians 2:13-14 (read verses 11-22 today) Coty Pinckney on Ephesians 2:11-22
We read Luke 1:57-66 today. Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called … More Mercy has ripple effects
I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart! —Psalm 119:32 (read verses 25-32 today) When God enlarges our heart, we get a NEW heart. John Piper helps us understand:
As we read in 1 Kings (today, chapters 6-7) about Solomon’s construction of the Temple, we need to be reminded that it was a shadow. John Piper comments on this in an introduction to a message, “Jesus: Mediator of a Better Covenant” And when Christ came, the shadows began to fall away, because Christ himself … More These shadows will fall away
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—Ephesians 2:4-5 I love the way John Piper, in a sermon “But God,” ties this passages from Ephesians with a … More But God….
From Mary’s Magnificat in Luke 1 (read verses 39-56 in our Bible reading plan today) for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the … More God loves to undertake for the underdog who calls on his mercy
Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me! Psalm 119:18-19 Spurgeon comments on Psalm 119:17-24, our passage for today: In this section the trials of the way appear to be manifest to … More Appeal to God for open eyes
In our reading of the Old Testament, we arrive at the passage in 1 Kings 4-5, where Solomon begins his preparations for building the Temple. From THEOPEDIA.com on Solomon’s Temple The building of the Temple under Solomon spared no expense to provide a house for Yahweh, the covenant god of Israel. This Temple served as … More No Expense Spared
“Which is his body, the fullness of him [i.e., Christ] who fills all in all.” Ephesians 1:23 John Piper helps us understand this passage in our read through the Bible plan today-
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