Tag: Scripture

What do you call the insanity of forsaking the pursuit of your pleasure in God?

October 1, 2010

John Piper, in a conference message: “Passion for the Supremacy of God, Part 2” Sin is the insanity of forsaking the pursuit of your pleasure in God. Here’s the text: Jeremiah 2:12-13: “Be appalled O heavens, be shocked. Be utterly desolate, says the Lord. For my people have committed two great evils. They have forsaken … More What do you call the insanity of forsaking the pursuit of your pleasure in God?

October 1 Jeremiah 1-2

October 1, 2010

October 1  Jeremiah 1-2 (ESV) 1:1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 3 It came … More October 1 Jeremiah 1-2

I Got Mine

September 29, 2010

In these last few days of September, we are catching up on our Bible reading, reflecting on what we have read and praising God for what He is teaching us about Himself.  Here is a post by a fellow Bible-reader named Joe, who has his own blog and comments on Isaiah and Hezekiah at “count … More I Got Mine

Amazing Love!

September 28, 2010

And Can It Be That I Should Gain? Acts 12:7  And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. Long my imprisoned spirit lay, Fast bound … More Amazing Love!