“But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me.” —Psalm 26:11 (Read all of Psalm 26 today) C. H. Spurgeon, in the Treasury of David: Here is the lover of godliness entering his personal protest against unrighteous gain. He is a Nonconformist, and is ready to stand … More Spurgeon: Personal protest against unrighteous gain
Our Bible reading plan takes us through the story of the plagues and the exodus. Here is a hymn from John Piper at Desiring God: In connection with John Piper’s sermon on the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart (Feb. 9, 2003), he wrote the following hymn in order that we might publicly proclaim the glory and freedom and … More Our God is free
D. A. Carson, in “For the Love of God Vol 1,” comments on Acts 16, our passage for today: THREE OBSERVATIONS ON THESE STEPS in the ministry of Paul and Silas (Acts 16): (1) To understand Paul’s “Macedonian call” (16:6-10), one must follow his movements on a map. After traveling through the central part of … More Carson: Steps in the ministry of Paul and Silas
What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, “‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’ Truly, I say to you, among those born of women … More Greater than he
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. (Psalm 25:1-2, in our reding plan today) In a day that texters and tweeters write “OMG” for all manner of circumstances, we need a reminder … More O my God, I trust in thee.
John Piper comments on Exodus, as we continue with chapters 4-6 our Bible reading plan today: The most common and the most important name for God in the Old Testament is a name that in our English versions never even gets translated. Whenever you see the word LORD in all capital letters, you know that … More What does it mean when you ask your God, Who are you?
“Then the Lord said to him, ‘Who made man’s mouth? Who makes him dumb or deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?’” Exodus 4:11 (Exodus 4-6 is our reading for today) John Piper, in a sermon, “Who Made Man’s Mouth?” from Exodus 4: The first thing this verse means is this: … More WHO made man’s mouth?
Pastor Steven Cole of Flagstaff, AZ concludes a sermon on our passage from Acts 15:22-41 with these comments. During 1977, millions of people lined up at museums across the United States to view the treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamen of Egypt. It is interesting that Ali Hassan, the curator of the Egyptian Museum … More We need God’s wisdom and discernment to know essential truth
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. —Matthew 10:29-31 Our reading in Matthew today complements our reading in Exodus. … More Not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father
Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that … More Look then to Christ
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