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A Plan for Reading the Bible in Chunks. This reading schedule will take you through the Bible one book at a time during the year.
Ezekiel shows us the stunning contrast of spiritual death and God's power. His life-giving power overcomes even hopeless death....
Isaiah challenges us, but we can learn to relish this prophecy. Here's why and how to glean much from the prophet Jesus quoted frequently....
If we consider that the writer of the gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles was not Jewish but a Gentile and not a fisherman but a physician who never met Jesus in person (Colossians 4:14), we might expect his gospel to have a somewhat different flavor from the others. Our expectations will not be disappointed...
Kingdoms fall. So what should we do? Wring our hands and weep? It happened to Israel and Judah. What can we learn from their history?...
Our readings this week show that nothing in this world will ever completely satisfy us. But there is One who does fill our souls....
Ever wonder why we read about the failed kings of Israel and Judah? Are there good lessons from bad kingdoms? Yes, indeed! Read on and see....
It is hard to exaggerate all the joy of life in Christ. Do you know what it means to be in Him? This theme runs through Paul's letters....
Mary and I recently took a drive through a scenic part of our rural Virginia county on a beautiful late Spring afternoon. We drove as slowly as was prudent in order to drink in the sights and smells of newly mowed hay fields, wildflowers and honeysuckle, cows and calves, sheep and goats, rolling hills and mountain peaks....
The Bible gives us a rather in depth look at the life of David. We are fortunate in this because there are many great lessons to learn from one whose life would otherwise be an enigma....
Our emotions can be troublesome leading us down paths we later regret, but should we attempt to escape them? Or can they be redeemed by God for a good purpose?...
I hope you were able to complete our scheduled reading for last week in 1 Samuel 21-31 and Psalms 16-30....
Many ask why certain occurrences happen. The Bible doesn't answer all our questions, but it does teach us what we need to know--that God is in control of the most personal details of human life as well as of the events at the highest levels of nations and empires....
God, who is unchanging, gives His people strength to do His will today and hope that someday our struggles and burdens will end when we see Him....
Keep ReadingGod in His Providence is able to surprise people by a switch in places either actually or figuratively for their growth in faith and godliness....
Keep ReadingGod has appointed His people to be His ambassadors to those who do not know Him. The gospel goes out by word of mouth from those who have believed....
Keep ReadingBelievers are not automatically sheltered from suffering, but God is sovereign, good, and trustworthy whether or not He reveals His purpose for it....
Keep ReadingThe dilemma of fallen man since the Garden of Eden is to learn how to be right before God. Job called in agony for a celestial mediator. And God answered....
Keep ReadingWhen people lose their reverent fear of God, they are capable of all manner of atrocities toward other human beings made in His image....
Keep ReadingRC Sproul says, “Everyone’s a theologian, but not all are good theologians.” See how speech under great stress revealed two men to be excellent theologians....
Keep ReadingThose whom God chooses and uses for His purposes need not hold high standing in their society. Here we meet two ordinary men--nobodies until God used them....
Keep ReadingQueen Esther risked her life to obey God. So did the apostles. We applaud them now, but at the time they had to practice obedience by faith....
Keep ReadingThe presence of God’s people within an unbelieving culture impacts that society. But will we learn from history and stand firm for the truth in our day?...
Keep ReadingHow a person prays reflects much about his or her faith in and knowledge of God. Today we get a look at the prayer lives of three great men of God....
Keep ReadingGod’s people understand that our secular rulers are servants of God who must be obeyed except when they command disobedience to the Lord....
Keep ReadingGood preaching is modeled in the Bible. But it is too scarce in pulpits today. Are you hearing sound preaching as the Bible commands and demonstrates?...
Keep ReadingFaith alone saves, but since it is invisible how do we know we are saved? Here are two concrete evidences....
Keep ReadingThe life of faith is not a cold, intellectual exercise. The presence of God manifested by His mighty works brings deep emotional engagement to the believer....
Keep ReadingWhat is the relationship of the Christian to the world? God prohibits marriage to unbelievers, but sends us to evangelize them to the end of the earth....
Keep ReadingGod calls people to avoid distractions and focus on following Christ through careful study and applying of His Word. But when we fail is there any hope?...
Keep ReadingThe temple was glorious but when God took on flesh and dwelt among us in His Son, He gave us more than a building. He gave us Himself. He gave us life....
Keep ReadingGod providentially and sovereignly rules over every event of history, whether the participants recognize it or not. Here we meet two examples of this truth....
Keep ReadingWho would flee to Satan? If you think no one would ever consciously do that, read on. It is done every day by those who reject the Incarnate Son of God....
Keep ReadingOur hope is not in the triumph of an earthly kingdom, but in the coming of the Kingdom of God. Meanwhile, we serve Him with confidence. ...
Keep ReadingThe price of obedience to God can be extremely high. Obedience must be by faith, because it does not always bring instant positive reinforcement....
Keep ReadingGod sends us into a hostile place, and He preserves us in it by the means of grace: His word, the sacraments, and prayer....
Keep ReadingHere we meet the contrasting examples of the fickle King Joash and the triumphant King Jesus. We can trust in the One who overcame the world....
Keep ReadingGod will be glorified and His and our enemies will self-destruct as we maintain our focus on Him, our confidence in Him, and our praise toward Him....
Keep ReadingThe disciple of Jesus Christ walks carefully proclaiming the gospel to the lost but avoiding alliances with those who hate God....
Keep ReadingGod gives His people productive work and He supports them in it. Paul understood this when he wrote, “We are God’s fellow workers” I Corinthians 3:9....
Keep ReadingEvil men take God’s resources and attempt to use them to oppose Him. Rehoboam and Judas exemplify this principle. But in the end, they die....
Keep ReadingToday we meet two kings: Solomon and Jesus. Though kings they could not be more different in their lives and in their deaths....
Keep ReadingEveryone must choose which glory to seek: the glory that comes from other people or the glory that comes from God. We cannot remain ambivalent....
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