We come to Luke 23:44-49 in our read-through-the-Bible plan. John Piper, in a sermon on Luke 23 “Into Thy Hands I Commit My Spirit” We should remember that God’s arms are open and his hands extended to his dying children. “Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit.” Not: into the grave. Not: into the … More God’s arms are open and his hands extended
PROVERBS 27:17 (Today’s Bible reading plan is to read Proverbs 27:15-27.) “As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.” Matthew Westerholm wrote: we cannot study our way to sanctification. We must recognize that most of us know much more about the Christian life than we live. Proverbs 27:17 provides this clue: “Iron … More Sparks that sharpen
Today in our read-through-the-Bible plan, we come to Isaiah 49-50. Here is a helpful article from Marshall Segal of Desiring God: Spiritually, we struggle to make sense of our surroundings. The eyes of our heart squint, searching for even a fragment of the light of Christ. In those days (or weeks, or years), we will … More He knows the words you need to hear
September 19 Hebrews 11:1-16 (ESV) By Faith 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out … More September 19 Hebrews 11:1-16
September 19 Luke 23:44-49 (ESV) The Death of Jesus 44 It was now about the sixth hour, [1] and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, [2] 45 while the sun’s light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, … More September 19 Luke 23:44-49
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?
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