December 10 John 17:1-5

December 10  John 17:1-5 (ESV) The High Priestly Prayer 17:1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you … More December 10 John 17:1-5

December 10 Job 32

December 10  Job 32 (ESV) Elihu Rebukes Job’s Three Friends 32:1 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 2 Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned with anger. He burned with anger at Job because he justified himself rather than God. … More December 10 Job 32

December 10 Amos 5-6

December 10  Amos 5-6 (ESV) Seek the Lord and Live 5:1 Hear this word that I take up over you in lamentation, O house of Israel: 2 “Fallen, no more to rise, is the virgin Israel; forsaken on her land, with none to raise her up.” 3 For thus says the Lord God: “The city that went out … More December 10 Amos 5-6

“How long, O Lord?”

Horatius Bonar, at Grace Gems: helps us as we read Revelation 6 today: Looking up to God, man breathes the deep-drawn sigh, ‘How long?’ Let me note the chief passages— Psalm 6:3, ‘My soul is sore vexed—but You, O Lord, how long?’ Psalm 13:1, ‘How long will You forget me, and hide Your face? How … More “How long, O Lord?”

5 Times Blocked

Today we come to Amos 3-4 in our Bible reading plan. Here is John Piper, in a sermon from Amos 4:4-13, “Prepare to Meet Your God” In verses 6–11 Amos is done with irony. He reminds the people that God has shouted the truth of his reality to them in five striking ways that they … More 5 Times Blocked

December 9 Revelation 6

December 9  Revelation 6 (ESV) The Seven Seals 6:1 Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given … More December 9 Revelation 6

December 9 Job 31:24-40

December 9  Job 31:24-40 (ESV) 24 “If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence, 25 if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had found much, 26 if I have looked at the sun [1] when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor, 27 and my heart has been … More December 9 Job 31:24-40