The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? —Psalm 27:1, our psalm for today. Spurgeon, in the Treasury of David: Salvation finds us in the dark, but it does not leave us there; it gives light to those who … More Spurgeon: Salvation finds us in the dark, but it does not leave us there
February 4 Acts 17:1-15 (ESV) Paul and Silas in Thessalonica 17:1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.2 And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and proving that it was … More February 4 Acts 17:1-15
February 4 Matthew 12:1-21 (ESV) Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful … More February 4 Matthew 12:1-21
February 4 Psalm 27 (ESV) The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation Of David. 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold [1] of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall. 3 Though … More February 4 Psalm 27
February 4 Exodus 10-12 (ESV) The Eighth Plague: Locusts 10:1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may show these signs of mine among them, 2 and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your grandson how I … More February 4 Exodus 10-12
Acts 16:16 And it happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a certain slave-girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortunetelling. 17 Following after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, “These men are bond-servants of the Most High God,who are … More Deffinbaugh: We do not like to think that God’s will could be done because someone got mad.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. —Matthew 11:29-30, a beautiful passage today. J.C. Ryle comments at Grace Gems: No doubt there is a cross to be … More Ryle: The comforts of the Gospel far outweigh the cross
“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
February 3 Acts 16:16-40 (ESV) Paul and Silas in Prison 16 As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants [1] of the … More February 3 Acts 16:16-40
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