March 17 Psalm 64

March 17 Psalm 64 (ESV) Hide Me from the Wicked To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 64:1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers, 3 who whet their tongues like swords, who aim … More March 17 Psalm 64

Saving faith believes on Jesus as Lord and calls on him as Lord from the beginning.

…..because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. —Romans 10:9-10, in our reading plan for today. John Piper … More Saving faith believes on Jesus as Lord and calls on him as Lord from the beginning.

Piper: Heaven is a place for those who love God, not for those who just fear hell.

O God, thou art my God, I seek thee, my soul thirsts for thee; my flesh faints for thee, as in a dry and weary land where no water is.  So I have looked upon thee in the sanctuary, beholding thy power and glory.  Because thy steadfast love is better than life, my lips will … More Piper: Heaven is a place for those who love God, not for those who just fear hell.

Spurgeon: Those who “do business in great waters,” these see his “wonders in the deep.”

Today in our Bible reading plan we come to Deuteronomy 4-5. In 5:24 we read, ‘Behold, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire. This day we have seen God speak with man, and man still live. ‘ God … More Spurgeon: Those who “do business in great waters,” these see his “wonders in the deep.”

March 16 Romans 10

March 16 Romans 10 (ESV) 10:1 Brothers, [1] my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s … More March 16 Romans 10

March 16 Psalm 63

March 16 Psalm 63 (ESV) My Soul Thirsts for You A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 63 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.  2 So I have looked … More March 16 Psalm 63