March 19 Deuteronomy 13-17 (ESV) 13:1 “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,’ 3 you … More March 19 Deuteronomy 13-17
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! We come to a doxology at the end of Romans 11 today, and to help us unpack these verses is an excerpt from John Piper’s sermon, “The Deep Riches and Wisdom and Knowledge … More Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
Matthew 26:69-75, part of our passage for today, tells of Peter’s betrayal of Jesus. J.C. Ryle writes of a series of steps that he believes are recorded for our benefit and learning: The first step to Peter’s fall was SELF-CONFIDENCE. He said, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will.” The second step was … More “The tree falls with a great crash, but the secret decay which accounts for it, is often not discovered until it is down on the ground.”
From our reading plan today, Psalm 65:2,5 O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come….. By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas; Charles Spurgeon commented on this passage, in Morning and Evening: … More Psalm 65: O You who hear prayer…
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
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