Tag: Bible daily

Piper: The impact of God’s awesome reality doesn’t hit us and hold us and shape us unless we become still

February 24, 2026

Psalm 46 tells us that we all have a need to slow down and just “be still.”  We need time for quiet reflection, but oh how little we actually do just that.  John Piper, in a 1991 sermon, “God: Refuge for His People, Exalted Among the Nations” explains: One of the reasons we invest our lives in … More Piper: The impact of God’s awesome reality doesn’t hit us and hold us and shape us unless we become still

When God does the impossible, no man can lay claim to any part of the glory that belongs only to Him

February 23, 2026

Today we read of Paul’s shipwreck in Acts 27. Bob Deffinbaugh (Bible.org) comments on Paul and the shipwreck: Two full weeks had passed, and the storm showed no sign of weakening. No one had seen the sun, the moon, or the stars for many days (verse 20). Since ancient sailors navigated by the heavens, this … More When God does the impossible, no man can lay claim to any part of the glory that belongs only to Him

Calendar in Leviticus points to deeper spiritual truths

February 23, 2026

We’re almost to the end of our reading through Leviticus.  Coty Pinckney has a very helpful summary,  a look back at where we’ve been reading and some questions to prompt more study: This chapter (Leviticus 23) has been called God’s calendar, because it describes festivals God planned for the people of Israel. Most of us turn … More Calendar in Leviticus points to deeper spiritual truths

Triple help

February 22, 2026

…for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in them. You are my King, O God; ordain salvation for Jacob! Through you we push down our foes; through your name we … More Triple help

Christian behavior results from a relationship with God; it is not a prerequisite to that relationship.

February 22, 2026

Today in our reading plan, we come to Leviticus 18-20. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, I am the LORD your God. You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they … More Christian behavior results from a relationship with God; it is not a prerequisite to that relationship.