Today we read Zechariah 6-9 in our Bible reading plan. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of … More Piper: No people or tribe or tongue or nation excluded
Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine. —Job 41:11 ESV (in our reading plan for today) Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid? —Romans 11:35 Answer: Nobody. In other words, you can’t give to God anything … More We can never give God anything that is not already his
December 23 Revelation 20 (ESV) The Thousand Years 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit [1] and a great chain. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him … More December 23 Revelation 20
December 23 John 20:24-31 (ESV) Jesus and Thomas 24 Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, [1] was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger … More December 23 John 20:24-31
December 23 Job 41:1-11 (ESV) 41:1 [1] “Can you draw out Leviathan [2] with a fishhook or press down his tongue with a cord? 2 Can you put a rope in his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook? 3 Will he make many pleas to you? Will he speak to you soft words? 4 Will he make a … More December 23 Job 41:1-11
December 23 Zechariah 6-9 (ESV) A Vision of Four Chariots 6:1 Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains. And the mountains were mountains of bronze. 2 The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses, 3 the third white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses—all of them strong. [1] … More December 23 Zechariah 6-9
Today in our Bible reading plan, we read Revelation 19. Verse 10, “Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” Here are some insights … More Worship God!
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples … More J.C.Ryle: First words from the Master’s lips
As we begin our reading of Zechariah today (chapters 1-5),John Piper explains how promises in Zechariah can help us today: Three of Zechariah’s prophetic messages are dated (1:1; 1:7; 7:1), so we know that Zechariah was a contemporary of Haggai. Both prophets spoke to the Jews in Jerusalem who had recently returned from exile in … More Piper: Guiding principles in applying Zechariah to our lives today
As we come to Job 40 in our BIble reading plan, Dr. Kim Riddlebarger has helpful comments: Throughout the opening verses of chapter 40, the focus is on God’s sovereign work in redemption, often depicted throughout the Old Testament as YHWH’s outstretched hand. Job has no reason whatsoever to complain about how God does things. Yet in … More Think your own right hand can save you?
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