Category: March

Promises purchased by the blood of Christ will be performed by the sovereign power of God.

March 14, 2012

Our read-through-the-Bible plan brings us to Romans 9 today, a difficult passage to understand.  John Piper has written a whole book, “The Justification of God” which covers the first 23 verses of chapter 9 of Romans. In 2002, he preached a sermon on Romans 9 and said this, “because of Romans 9 I left teaching … More Promises purchased by the blood of Christ will be performed by the sovereign power of God.

Christ a sure Refuge

March 14, 2012

“Among the cities which you shall give unto the Levites, there shall be six cities for Refuge.” Numb. 35:6. Henry Law comments at Grace Gems.com: REFUGE is a thought dear to every Christian heart. It is, as haven to the ship, when clouds blacken–as dove-cote to the bird, when hawks pursue. When once the wrath … More Christ a sure Refuge

Daily robbing God?

March 13, 2012

The Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30- “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five … More Daily robbing God?

Still praying for Japan

March 13, 2012

This week, one year ago(March 11, 2011), a massive earthquake and catastrophic tsunami struck Japan.  Today in our read-through-the-Bible plan, we come to Psalm 60: O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us. You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its … More Still praying for Japan

Sacrificial Calendar App?

March 12, 2012

If Moses had an iPhone calendar app, the alarm would sound often. Today’s reading of Numbers 28-30 caused my head to spin a bit.  I can hardly imagine keeping track of all the offerings required: daily, Sabbath, monthly and special holidays. Here’s some help from the notes section (Numbers 28-29) of the ESV Study Bible … More Sacrificial Calendar App?

Oh the wretchedness

March 11, 2012

Today, we come to Romans 7 in our read-through-the-Bible plan. We come to an important question, which can have some very practical consequences in our lives. Is Paul writing this description of his life and experience before he became a Christian? Or does it describe his present struggles as a Christian? You could find advocates of … More Oh the wretchedness