Tag: Scripture

Jesus: Love that passes knowledge, and a patience that passes understanding.

December 23, 2025

Here is J.C.Ryle, with some beautiful words of encouragement from John 20:24-31, our reading in John today. Nowhere, perhaps, in all the four Gospels, do we find this part of our Lord’s character so beautifully illustrated as in the story before our eyes. It is hard to imagine anything more tiresome and provoking than the … More Jesus: Love that passes knowledge, and a patience that passes understanding.

Piper: No people or tribe or tongue or nation excluded

December 23, 2025

Today we read Zechariah 6-9 in our Bible reading plan. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!         Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!     Behold, your king is coming to you;         righteous and having salvation is he,     humble and mounted on a donkey,         on a colt, the foal of … More Piper: No people or tribe or tongue or nation excluded

December 23 Job 41:1-11

December 23, 2025

December 23   Job 41:1-11 (ESV) 41:1  [1] “Can you draw out Leviathan [2] with a fishhook or press down his tongue with a cord? 2 Can you put a rope in his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook? 3 Will he make many pleas to you? Will he speak to you soft words? 4 Will he make a … More December 23 Job 41:1-11

December 23 Zechariah 6-9

December 23, 2025

December 23 Zechariah 6-9 (ESV) A Vision of Four Chariots 6:1 Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains. And the mountains were mountains of bronze. 2 The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses, 3 the third white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses—all of them strong. [1] … More December 23 Zechariah 6-9

Worship God!

December 22, 2025

Today in our Bible reading plan, we read Revelation 19. Verse 10, “Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” Here are some insights … More Worship God!

Piper: Guiding principles in applying Zechariah to our lives today

December 22, 2025

As we begin our reading of Zechariah today (chapters 1-5),John Piper explains how promises in Zechariah can help us today: Three of Zechariah’s prophetic messages are dated (1:1; 1:7; 7:1), so we know that Zechariah was a contemporary of Haggai. Both prophets spoke to the Jews in Jerusalem who had recently returned from exile in … More Piper: Guiding principles in applying Zechariah to our lives today