August 22 Luke 19:39-48

August 22  Luke 19:39-48 (ESV) 39 And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem 41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, “Would that … More August 22 Luke 19:39-48

August 22 Esther 3-4

August 22  Esther 3-4 (ESV) Haman Plots Against the Jews 3:1 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him. 2 And all the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to … More August 22 Esther 3-4

Our blessed hope

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,  training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us … More Our blessed hope

Courting public notice

In our Bible reading in Luke 19:28-38 today, we learn of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. In our day of instant news and events being spread across the world like wildfire through social media such as “X” and Facebook, it might be hard to remember that in the time of Jesus, no one was tweeting … More Courting public notice

The sauce of humility

The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor. —Proverbs 15:33 (in our Bible reading plan for today) C.H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening: When a man is sincerely humble, and never ventures to touch so much as a grain of the praise, there is scarcely any limit to what God … More The sauce of humility

August 21 Titus 2:11-15

August 21  Titus 2:11-15 (ESV) 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, … More August 21 Titus 2:11-15