March 5 Romans 4 (ESV) Abraham Justified by Faith 4:1 What then shall we say was gained by [1] Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” 4 Now … More March 5 Romans 4
March 5 Matthew 22:34-46 (ESV) The Great Commandment 34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your … More March 5 Matthew 22:34-46
March 5 Psalm 52 (ESV) The Steadfast Love of God Endures To the choirmaster. A Maskil [1] of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.” 52:1 Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day. 2 Your tongue plots destruction, … More March 5 Psalm 52
March 5 Numbers 9-11 (ESV) The Passover Celebrated 9:1 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2 “Let the people of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. 3 On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, … More March 5 Numbers 9-11
Dr. John Piper preached through a sermon series on the book of Romans that spanned eight and a half years, and preached 15 messages just from Chapter 3 of Romans! Here is a portion of one, “God Vindicated His Righteousness in the Death of Christ” that relates directly to Psalm 51 which we read today also, … More Vindication of God’s righteousness
According to Dr. Sam Storms of Enjoying God Ministries, Psalm 51, our passage to read today, has a special message for several groups of people. He introduces his article, When Mercy Scrubs Clean the Soul, like this: First, Psalm 51 is for those who have never come to grips with the horror of human sin and … More Psalm 51: The reality of sin and the breath-taking glory of forgiving grace
In our read-through-the-Bible passage for today, we read in Numbers 8 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “This applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall come to do duty in the service of the tent of meeting. And from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw from … More Not a time to collect sea shells
March 4 Romans 3 (ESV) God’s Righteousness Upheld 3:1 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2 Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. 3 What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? 4 By no means! Let God be true though … More March 4 Romans 3
March 4 Matthew 22:15-33 (ESV) Paying Taxes to Caesar 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. 16 And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, … More March 4 Matthew 22:15-33
March 4 Psalm 51 (ESV) Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 51:1 Have mercy on me, [1] O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me … More March 4 Psalm 51
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