October 1 Ecclesiastes 1 (ESV) All Is Vanity 1:1 The words of the Preacher, [1] the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 Vanity [2] of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. 3 What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? 4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, but … More October 1 Ecclesiastes 1
October 1 Jeremiah 1-2 1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one aof the priests who were in bAnathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of cJosiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in dthe thirteenth year of his reign. 3 It came also … More October 1 Jeremiah 1-2
Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom … More Our Great Shepherd gives us what we need
Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. —Luke 24:45-47 (part of our … More Pray for eyes to see
Today we read Proverbs 31 in our reading plan. “Charm is deceitful, beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30 John Piper tells a story to illustrate “the fear of the Lord:” Noël and the boys and I went out to Dick and Irene Tiegen’s place last … More What does it mean to “fear the Lord?”
So that he who blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of truth, and he who takes an oath in the land shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten and are hidden from my eyes. —Isaiah … More The God of the Amen
September 25 Hebrews 13:9-25 Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the … More September 25 Hebrews 13:9-25
September 25 Luke 24:45-53 (ESV) 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. … More September 25 Luke 24:45-53
September 25 Proverbs 31 (ESV) The Words of King Lemuel 31:1 The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: 2 What are you doing, my son? [1] What are you doing, son of my womb? What are you doing, son of my vows? 3 Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those … More September 25 Proverbs 31
September 25 Isaiah 65-66 I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that was not called by my name. I spread out my hands all … More September 25 Isaiah 65-66
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