Throughout the Old Testament, God compares His people to sheep. Psa.78:52 …He led forth His own people like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock Psa. 95:7 …He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Is. 53:6 All of us like sheep have gone … More When shepherds don’t care for the sheep
Job’s friends have theories about God. They think they understand God. But these theories can’t explain the reality of Job’s situation. These theories attempt to place God in a box, to reduce God to someone they can control. But in Job 12, in our reading plan for today, it is clear that God cannot be managed. “To … More God cannot be managed
Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that he made to us —eternal life. I write these things to you about those who are trying to … More A pair of imperatives
We come to John 10:11-21 in our reading plan today. Here is encouragement from John Piper: Just when the Jewish disciples begin to feel like they are the real select heirs of Abraham, Jesus strikes: “I have other sheep that are not even part of this Jewish fold—among the Gentiles.” Just when the early American … More Our sovereign Shepherd has other sheep
God said to Pharaoh: “You consider yourself a lion of the nations, but you are like a dragon in the seas; you burst forth in your rivers, trouble the waters with your feet, and foul their rivers. Thus says the Lord God: I will throw my net over you with a host of many peoples, and … More God is reminding us that He is in control
Dr. Kim Riddlebarger comments on Job 11, part of our Bible reading plan for today: In Zophar’s estimation, Job refuses to see the obvious. Even if Job were granted what he requests–an open debate with God–God’s justice would consume him immediately. Job is an exaggerator and an impatient man. But Zophar has missed Job’s point and now mocks … More More self-righteous lectures
John Piper begins a sermon on 1 John 2:18-27 with this: I received recently in the mail a box from the Unification Church—the Moonies. It contained three video tapes and a copy of the Divine Principle and a message from Mr. Moon from prison dated 1985. They plead to be given a fair hearing…. What … More What makes a spiritual sitting duck?
In John 10, part of our reading plan for today, Jesus talks about his “doorness” and his “shepherdness”? John Piper explains: First, his doorness. Tell us, Jesus, what does it mean for us that you are a door for us? Verses 7–10: Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. … More What does it mean that Jesus is a door for us?
Today we read Ezekiel 29-30. In Ezekiel 29:19, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. From the ESV Online Study Bible: This prophecy was given in 571 b.c. (see note on vv. 17–21), and Nebuchadnezzar conquered Egypt in 568 (this is described in detail in Jeremiah 43–44 and also recorded … More “And they will KNOW that I am the LORD…”
Dr. Kim Riddlebarger continues in the commentary on Job: Today we come to Job 10 in our reading plan. In Job 10:1-7, without breaking stride, Job turns from debate to prayer, demanding a hearing before the heavenly court. “I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out … More Job cries out to God in despair
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