Today we read Deuteronomy 9-12. In Deuteronomy 9, God reminds his people that it was not because of their righteousness or “deserving” that he was bringing them into the Promised Land. In fact, he reminds them of their stubbornness and sin. So WHY did God choose them over other people he could have chosen? John … More The Way God Exercises His Freedom of Choice
March 18 Romans 11:25-36 (ESV) The Mystery of Israel’s Salvation 25 Lest you be wise in your own sight, I want you to understand this mystery, brothers: [1] a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer … More March 18 Romans 11:25-36
March 18 Matthew 26:57-75 (ESV) Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council 57 Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered. 58 And Peter was following him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with the … More March 18 Matthew 26:57-75
March 18 Psalm 65 (ESV) O God of Our Salvation To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. 65:1 Praise is due to you, [1] O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed. 2 O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come. 3 When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions. … More March 18 Psalm 65
March 18 Deuteronomy 9-12 (ESV) Not Because of Righteousness 9:1 “Hear, O Israel: you are to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves, cities great and fortified up to heaven, 2 a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you have … More March 18 Deuteronomy 9-12
For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you. Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.—Romans 11:21-22 A prayer to see and understand … More The freedom of sovereign grace
Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.”… Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” And going a little farther he fell on his face and … More Decisively Defeated
But God shoots his arrow at them; they are wounded suddenly. They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads. Then all mankind fears; they tell what God has brought about and ponder what he has done. Let the righteous one rejoice in the … More Psalm 64: What God has brought about…
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Dave Gutzik comments on today’s read-through-the-Bible passage: What God most wants from us is our love. We often think God demands … More What God really wants from us
March 17 Romans 11:1-24 (ESV) The Remnant of Israel 11:1 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, [1] a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how … More March 17 Romans 11:1-24
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