For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. —Jeremiah 29:11 So often this passage is taken out of context and we use it to reassure ourselves that wonderful circumstances are ahead for us. Read in … More God’s Plans for Us
Ecclesiastes 8:12, in our Bible reading passage for today, reminds us: Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they fear before him. Carrollton, Kentucky, was the site of one of the most deadly bus disasters in United … More I know that it will be well with those who fear God
October 11 James 5:7-12 (ESV) Patience in Suffering 7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, [1] until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. 8 You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the … More October 11 James 5:7-12
October 11 John 4:1-14 (ESV) Jesus and the Woman of Samaria 4:1 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), 3 he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. 4 And he had to pass through Samaria. … More October 11 John 4:1-14
October 11 Ecclesiastes 8 (ESV) Keep the King’s Command 8:1 Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. 2 I say: [1] Keep the king’s command, because of God’s oath to him. [2] 3 Be … More October 11 Ecclesiastes 8
October 11 Jeremiah 26-29 (ESV) Jeremiah Threatened with Death 26:1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord: 2 “Thus says the Lord: Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that come to worship in … More October 11 Jeremiah 26-29
James 5:2-3 Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. (Read James 5:1-6 in the read-through-the-Bible plan today.) Dr. Kim Riddlebarger, in a sermon series on … More What are you trusting…wealth or grace?
In our Bible reading plan today we come to John 3:28-30 “You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’ The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. … More He must increase, but I must decrease
Ecclesiastes 7:21 Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you. (This is one verse in our reading for today in Ecclesiastes 7:15-29) David Guzik writes this: Do not take to heart everything people say… even you have cursed others: Wisely, the Preacher knew that we … More Sometimes overlook
Jeremiah 23:5-6 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which … More The Lord is our righteousness
