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Victorious — Revelation 7-9
We’re still plowing through the book of Revelation. Hopefully, you’re seeing the big picture, grasping the main ideas of the book: the need to avenge the martyr’s blood, the suffering God will bring to the sinful world, the unrepentance of … Continue reading
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The Grand Scene of God’s Throne — Revelation 4-6
Today’s reading continues with the book of Revelation, but the easy part is over. The next several chapters are heavily cloaked in apocalyptic language which is intended, as I mentioned yesterday, to reveal only the outlines of what God has … Continue reading
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Letters to the churches of Asia — Revelation 1-3
Today’s reading begins the last book of the Bible, Revelation. It is written by the apostle John toward the end of his life on the island of Patmos, where he was being detained as punishment for being a Christian leader. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, church, courage, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, fear, Gospel, hope, idols, judgment, love, meaning of life, obedience, persecution, purpose, sacrifice, sin, suffering
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Greater is He who is in you — 1 John 4-5
Yesterday we looked at John as he spoke the importance of love for one another, obedience to the Lord, and a clear faith in Jesus as God’s Son coming in the flesh. He’ll continue with these themes — and a … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, Christ, church, courage, division, evangelism, faith, false prophecy, false teaching, fear, forgiveness, love, meaning of life, persecution
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Joyful giving — 2 Corinthians 7-9
Today’s reading takes us into the dangerous territory of giving. Are you brave enough? 🙂 Let’s dive right in. Repentance without regret — 2 Cor. 7:8-13 It is never easy to confront, correct, or discipline. There are fears that the … Continue reading
Set for the defense of the Gospel — Acts 22-24
Before Paul was converted, when God was commanding Ananias to go tell Saul of Tarsus what he must do to be saved, the Lord had told Ananias, Acts 9:15 “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear … Continue reading
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Tagged courage, doves, fear, innocent, judgment, meaning, mission, purpose, serpents, sin, wise
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Anarchy in the wake of the conquest — Jeremiah 40-42
I hope you’re getting as much out of these readings as I am. I’ve always liked Jeremiah, but I’m impressed over and over again by his long-suffering persistence in pleading with a sometimes fearful, sometimes hard-headed and hard-hearted, and sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting with God, fear, obedience
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No other God — Isaiah 44-46
The main thrust of today’s reading, you may have noticed, is the uniqueness and only-ness of God. Although we assume monotheism in our culture, this section has great value to us because 1) it reminds how foolish the world of … Continue reading
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Behold My servant — Isaiah 41-43
Well, we continue with one of my favorite sections of Isaiah. There’s so much in these chapters that deal with not only God’s mercy on Israel returning from exile (the remnant) but also (by means of double fulfillment of prophecy) … Continue reading
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The Destructive Nature of Negative Attitudes
“Do all things without grumbling or disputing;” Philippians 2:14 Did you ever consider the strategy that Satan employed in the first temptation and sin? Oh sure, there was the lure of how delicious the forbidden fruit looked, there was the … Continue reading →