April 15 Judges 8 (ESV) Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna 8:1 Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they accused him fiercely. 2 And he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with … More April 15 Judges 8
Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 10 (in our reading plan today) that we are to take heed of the examples of the Old Testament, because we should learn from them and not repeat their mistakes. In verse 12 he warns: Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. C. H. … More Faith and confidence in Jesus alone
J.C. Ryle on Mark 6:5-6 (today’s reading is Mark 6:1-13) And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. And he marveled because of their unbelief. Two remarkable expressions are used in teaching this lesson. One is, that our Lord “could do no mighty … More Ryle: Let us watch our own hearts
Sam Storms comments on Psalm 84 (our passage for today) and Psalm 63: Some people are terrified of appearing needy. Obsessed with their public image and how they are perceived, they put on a false front of self-sufficiency and self-reliance. Not David! That’s one of the things I admire most in the author of so many … More A relentless and chronic ache for joy
April 14 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 (ESV) Warning Against Idolatry 10:1 For I want you to know, brothers, [1] that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they … More April 14 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
April 14 Mark 6:1-13 (ESV) esus Rejected at Nazareth 6:1 He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to … More April 14 Mark 6:1-13
April 14 Psalm 84 (ESV) My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. [1] A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 84:1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. … More April 14 Psalm 84
April 14 Judges 6-7 (ESV) Midian Oppresses Israel 6:1 The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Midian seven years. 2 And the hand of Midian overpowered Israel, and because of Midian the people of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains … More April 14 Judges 6-7
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as … More “Life is not a game with no lasting consequences.”
Today in Mark 5:21-43 we read that Jesus healed two different women, one a young girl and one who had suffered for years with a disease that doctors could not cure. And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” J.C. Ryle’s insightful … More Ryle: Just the Savior that human nature needs
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