When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, who through the … More A Relevant Prayer
I will give to the LORD the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD, the Most High. —Psalm 7:17 ESV From The Treasury of David: To bless God for mercies is the way to increase them; to bless him for miseries is the way to remove … More Bless God for mercies and miseries
Genesis 19:12-17 Then the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone you have in the city, bring them out of the place. For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.” … More Amazing, persuing mercy of God
And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3: 16-17 … More The Three
R.C. Sproul says Genesis 15:17 is his all-time favorite verse… “When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. “ Hmmm…. There must be some mistake…. Really? Smoking fire pot? Really? Flaming torch? Let’s look at the context of the passage. … More “Behold, a smoking fire pot?”
One of the benefits of a Bible reading plans that draws from different sections of the Bible each day is that there are times when you are struck with similarities between passages. Today is one of those days. In Matthew 1 yesterday, we read that Mary was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. … More The Holy Spirit and Birth
David Mathis, Executive Editor at Desiring God, wrote at Desiring God, and preached a sermon with the title, “We Three Kings of Orient Aren’t” that speaks directly to our text from Matthew 2:1-12 today: When the magi came to Jerusalem asking, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?”, little did they know that … More Mathis: More than the magi knew
But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. —Psalm 3:3 ESV C. H. Spurgeon, from The Treasury of David: The word in the original signifies more than a shield; it means a buckler round about, a protection which shall surround a man entirely, a shield … More Above, beneath, around, without and within.
According to this song, popularized by the Statler Brothers, Well the Lord looked down from his window in the sky And said I created man but I don’t remember why Nothin’ but fightin’ since creation day I’ll send a little water and I’ll wash’em all away So the Lord came down to look around a … More God’s grace is not grace if it is earned.
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. —Psalm 2:11 ESV Does this mean that our joy in the Lord is on shaky ground? Do we have reason to be afraid? This is not the only place in the Bible where we will see seemingly contrary commands. The Bible describes Christ’s … More Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing
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