Septemeber 19 Proverbs 27:15-27 (ESV) 15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike; 16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp [1] oil in one’s right hand. 17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. [2] 18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat … More September 19 Proverbs 27:15-27
September 19 Isaiah 49-50 (ESV) The Servant of the Lord 49:1 Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name. 2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he hid … More September 19 Isaiah 49-50
For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. Hebrews 10:34 (10:19-39 is in our read-through-the-Bible plan.) John Piper, in a sermon, “The Present Power of a Future Possession” So Hebrews 10:34 is … More Piper: The KEY to Joy
J.C. Ryle comments on our passage in Luke 23:38-43: We are told that two malefactors were crucified together with our Lord, one on His right hand and the other on His left. Both were equally near to Christ. Both saw and heard all that happened, during the six hours that He hung on the cross. … More Saved from despair and presumption
Like a pendulum, when we think about our future, many of us tend to swing between two opposite and wrong ends. Sometimes we worry over the future and what it holds…will we have a job? Will we have enough to eat? Will I get cancer? We fret as if we do not remember that we … More Swinging like a pendulum or trusting in God’s purpose?
Today we come to Isaiah 46-48 in our read-through-the-Bible plan. Here are helpful words from John Piper in an article, “Biblical Texts to Show God’s Zeal for His Own Glory” Probably no text in the Bible reveals the passion of God for his own glory more clearly and bluntly as Isaiah 48:9-11 where God says, … More God’s Passion for His Own Glory
September 18 Hebrews 10:19-39 (ESV) The Full Assurance of Faith 19 Therefore, brothers, [1] since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house … More September 18 Hebrews 10:19-39
September 18 Luke 23:38-43 (ESV) 38 There was also an inscription over him, [1] “This is the King of the Jews.” 39 One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, [2] saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” 40 But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the … More September 18 Luke 23:38-43
September 18 Proverbs 27:1-14 (ESV) 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. 3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. 4 Wrath is cruel, … More September 18 Proverbs 27:1-14
September 18 Isaiah 46-48 (ESV) The Idols of Babylon and the One True God 46:1 Bel bows down; Nebo stoops; their idols are on beasts and livestock; these things you carry are borne as burdens on weary beasts. 2 They stoop; they bow down together; they cannot save the burden, but themselves go into captivity. 3 “Listen to … More September 18 Isaiah 46-48
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