If you are following the read-through-the-Bible plan with us, you have come to the end of Romans today. John Piper closed his sermon series on Romans with a prayer. Here is the conclusion of that prayer, Jesus Christ in the Book of Romans, Embracing Your Gifts Afresh But we turn now, Lord, from thanking you for your … More “To the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ. Amen.”
In Psalm 71, we read the prayer of an older saint, presumably David. He has had a long life, with remarkable experiences and opportunities for his faith to grow. In this prayer, he affirms His trust in God as his refuge and strength. He recalls how God has been his Rock and his Refuge. He … More O God, who is like you?
Two years ago, John piper posted this plea for all of us to be reading God’s Word everyday, and also reading/studying books or materials that will help us to understand more fully what we have read. Here at “Knowing God Through His Word….Day by Day” that is exactly what we are striving to do. Each … More John Piper: A Plea for Heart Devotions and Head Study
Little connecting words are not unimportant! Earlier this month, we read this blessing that Aaron spoke over the people (Numbers 6:25). Now look at Psalm 67:1-4 again- May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah 2 that your way may be known on earth, … More Blessed for What? Why?
The Bible tells us that a believer is like gold or silver that must be tried in a furnace to remove all the impurities in the metal. What is that process of refining silver? Psalm 66:10 For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have … More The Refiner’s Fire
Today, we read Numbers 12-14 in our Bible Reading Plan. John Piper, in a sermon “Can God Spread a Table in the Wilderness?” They arrive at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Paran to the south of Canaan, and in Numbers 13 the 12 spies are sent in to spy out the promised land. After 40 … More God, Grasshoppers and Graduation
Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. Psalm 47:1-2 C. H. Spurgeon in “The Treasury of David:” Our God is no local deity, no petty ruler of a tribe; in infinite majesty he … More Spurgeon: Our God is no local deity, no petty ruler of a tribe
We have come to the FINAL day in Leviticus! Coty Pinckney wraps up our read-through with a challenge to see two big questions in Leviticus 26, “Who is GOD? ….and Who am I?” We have seen that the book of Leviticus is not, as is so commonly thought, a book which lays down the … More Coty Pinckney: Who God is and who we are
Then the LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings (Ex 3:7 ESV, emphasis added) God Knows The final clause is the most important – and also the hardest to translate. English translators have struggled … More God Knows! Coty Pinckney on Exodus 2
Sin is sin. Betrayal is betrayal. Evil is evil. Joseph’s brothers’ evil intentions to kill him shaped his life forever. The consequences from their actions are part of his history. Joseph doesn’t excuse their behavior or act as if it never happened. BUT he sees God’s hand in his brothers’ treachery. He believes that God was working … More God’s sovereignty, purpose, providence and human responsibility
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