July 4 Psalm 127 (ESV) Unless the Lord Builds the House A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. 127:1 Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of … More July 4 Psalm 127
For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! Psalm 57:10-11 ESV Spurgeon comments: Imagination fails to guess the height of heaven, and even thus the riches of mercy exceed our highest thoughts. The psalmist, … More God’s goodness is more vast and more sublime than even the vaulted skies.
As we begin our reading of Numbers, here’s some helpful information from David Guzik’s Commentaries on the Bible: A. Background to the Book of Numbers. 1. Israel has come out of Egypt, God setting them free in spectacular fashion; they have come through the Red Sea, and saw God provide through the desert wilderness. They have … More Numbers helps give us a big vision: Where is God taking us? What will it take of us to get there?
January 18 Matthew 7:15-29 (ESV) A Tree and Its Fruit 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.18 A healthy … More January 18 Matthew 7:15-29
John Piper, at Desiring God: At the heart of this mission is the connection between the supremacy of God and joy. We believe that because God is supremely great—in power and wisdom and justice and goodness and truth and love—because he is supremely great and glorious, therefore to know him and have fellowship with him … More John Piper on Psalm 95
