March 15 Deuteronomy 1-3 (ESV) The Command to Leave Horeb 1:1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 2 It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea. 3 In the fortieth … More March 15 Deuteronomy 1-3
Our read-through-the-Bible plan brings us to Romans 9 today, a difficult passage to understand. John Piper has written a whole book, “The Justification of God” which covers the first 23 verses of chapter 9 of Romans. In 2002, he preached a sermon on Romans 9 and said this, “because of Romans 9 I left teaching … More Piper: The God of Romans 9 has been the Rock-solid foundation
What’s the difference between the sheep and goats in our passage today, Matthew 25:31-46? Jesus said that it is in how they treated his brothers, that is his disciples. Mercy is the difference Jesus focuses on. When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit … More Merciful Sheep vs Goats
Sometimes God speaks to us through repeating things He knows we need to hear and understand. His Word is alive and active and life-changing (Hebrews 4:12) Today we read in Numbers 35 about the cities of refuge (these were a type of Christ, our Ultimate Refuge.) And today in Psalm 61, we hear David crying … More Spurgeon: To be wisely directed and steered into safety and peace is thy gift, and thine alone.
“Among the cities which you shall give unto the Levites, there shall be six cities for Refuge.” Numb. 35:6. (Today we finish Numbers by reading chapters 33-36.) Henry Law comments at Grace Gems.com: REFUGE is a thought dear to every Christian heart. It is, as haven to the ship, when clouds blacken–as dove-cote to the … More Christ is our Refuge
March 14 Romans 9:1-18 (ESV) God’s Sovereign Choice 9:1 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my … More March 14 Romans 9:1-18
March 14 Matthew 25:31-46 (ESV) The Final Judgment 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And … More March 14 Matthew 25:31-46
March 14 Psalm 61 (ESV) Lead Me to the Rock To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Of David. 61:1 Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; 2 from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, 3 for you have … More March 14 Psalm 61
March 14 Numbers 33-36 (ESV) Recounting Israel’s Journey 33:1 These are the stages of the people of Israel, when they went out of the land of Egypt by their companies under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. 2 Moses wrote down their starting places, stage by stage, by command of the Lord, and these are their stages according to … More March 14 Numbers 33-36
Romans 8 is such a beautiful, wonderful passage of promise and hope. It was hard to know what part to highlight on our read-through-the-Bible plan. Here are John Piper’s comments: Verse 35 says that there will be tribulation and distress and persecution and sword. Verse 36 says that Christians are being killed all day long, … More O how different we will be if we believe that God is for us and no one can be against us!
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