Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 3: Monday Monday’s Bible reading is Genesis 8–11. Chapters 8 and 9 tell the events of Noah’s life as the Flood ends and his family begins life again on land. In 10 and 11, his three sons and their descendants are traced as they separate by families, languages, […]
Read More“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Read MoreIn 2011, I’m writing down some of my thoughts and reflections as I read through the Bible. I’m doing this as a way to encourage you in your own Bible reading. I am giving a small amount of background material, but I’m trying to keep my focus on broad topics and ideas and applications of […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 2: Saturday Matthew 3–4 tells the events of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. As he writes, Matthew continues with his authentication of the identity of Christ. Chapter 1 began with the genealogy of Christ to prove Jesus was descended from David. Within chapter 1 and 2 Matthew cites […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 2: Friday As I was reading through Isaiah 7–11, one thing I immediately noticed were the Messianic prophecies within these chapters: 7:14 (Matthew 1:23), 9:1–2 (Matthew 4:12–16), 9:6–7 (Luke 1:32–33) and 11:1–5 (Luke 1:32, Romans 15:12). These prophecies are mentioned within the context of God’s judgment on sin. […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 2: Thursday Job 3 contains Job’s absolutely gut-wrenching lament. Losses and suffering have piled upon him until his heart splits and sorrow and anguish flow out from him in words of despair. This is a difficult chapter to read as Job finally opens his mouth to give voice […]
Read MoreYou may be wondering why I quote men who lived a century of more before us. It’s certainly not to bore you stiff! There are numerous reasons I could give you about why it’s worth the effort to read authors who use a different language style and unfamiliar words. I could say it’s because I […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 2: Wednesday Mid-week on Wednesday, I turned back to the Psalms. Today’s reading is Psalm 3–5: David asks for deliverance from foes, relief from distress, and he cries for help because of his foes. Within these Psalms he affirms who God is: Psalm 3: “a shield around me, […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 2: Tuesday Today in Joshua 6–10, Israel’s conquest of Canaan begins; however, after their first two victories, they quickly encounter consequences because of their disobedience to God. The remarkable thing is that they had already seen their own parents face the consequences of rebellion against God and lack […]
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Kindling for Candles 