‘Place the incense altar just outside the inner curtain, opposite the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. I will meet with you there.’ Exodus 30:6. Our eyes may glaze over and the geography of the temple just doesn’t seem to mean much. But what IF the position of the … More God: I will meet with you there
February 11 Acts 20:13-38 (ESV) 13 But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land. 14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene. 15 And sailing from there we came the following … More February 11 Acts 20:13-38
February 11 Matthew 14:22-36 (ESV) Jesus Walks on the Water 22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24 but … More February 11 Matthew 14:22-36
February 11 Psalm 34 (ESV) Taste and See That the Lord Is Good [1] Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. 34:1 I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear … More February 11 Psalm 34
February 11 Exodus 30-31 (ESV) The Altar of Incense 30:1 “You shall make an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood. 2 A cubit [1] shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth. It shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. 3 You … More February 11 Exodus 30-31
As we read Acts 20:1-12 today in our reading plan, here is help from Steven Cole, in a sermon “HOW ONE MAN CHANGED THE WORLD” The apostle Paul changed the world as few other men have ever done. He lived in a day before jet airplanes or cars and paved highways. He had to go … More Paul changed the world through his commitment to establish and strengthen local churches.
Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. … More J.C. Ryle: A supernatural multiplication
Psalm 33 is our reading for today. For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. —Psalm 33:4 ESV Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we … More Spurgeon: The more we know of him, the more our better natures approve his surpassing excellence
J. Ligon Duncan helped me to read Exodus 27-29, our passage for today, with new appreciation for the detail and the beauty of holiness. Now, the minutiae of this passage may lull a reader into thinking that nothing of great importance is being recorded; or, the minutiae may be so overwhelming to you that it … More God takes His worship very seriously
February 10 Acts 20:1-12 (ESV) Paul in Macedonia and Greece 20:1 After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. 2 When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. 3 There he spent three months, and when a plot was … More February 10 Acts 20:1-12
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