“…when God calls us to do something, he provides all the necessary direction, ability, and resources to accomplish it.”

John Bloom wrote an article relating Exodus 35 to previous chapters that I found helpful for our reading today:  Then in Exodus 35 God commands anyone “of a generous heart” (v. 5) to contribute to the needs of constructing all these things. And the people were so stirred that they had to be “restrained” from continuing … More “…when God calls us to do something, he provides all the necessary direction, ability, and resources to accomplish it.”

Covenant Commitment

Pastor John Piper comments on Exodus 19-20, our Bible reading passage for today, where God makes a covenant with Israel and gives the 10 commandments.  Piper asks, “what are the divine promises and human conditions of this covenant? What does God commit himself to do? And what does he require of his covenant partner?”   Here … More Covenant Commitment

Bad news. Best news.

“The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things.” Acts 17:24-25 (read … More Bad news. Best news.

Our God is free

Our Bible reading plan takes us through the story of the plagues and the exodus.  Here is a hymn from John Piper at Desiring God: In connection with John Piper’s sermon on the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart (Feb. 9, 2003), he wrote the following hymn in order that we might publicly proclaim the glory and freedom and … More Our God is free