Saturday, August 20, 2016, 6:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Draw Me Close.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Peter 1:1-11 (ESV).
Equal with Ours (vv. 1-4)
Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing...
Thursday, July 14, 2016, 6:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “You Never Let Go.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5.
Belief in the Truth (vv. 2:13-14 NASB)
But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God...
Saturday, July 9, 2016, 4:47 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Near the Cross.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 (ESV).
Encouraging Others (v. 1)
Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you...
Friday, July 8, 2016, 6:37 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Thessalonians 3 (ESV).
We Are Destined (vv. 1-5)
Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone...
Tuesday, July 5, 2016, 7:24 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Near the Cross.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Thessalonians 1 (ESV).
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace to you and peace...
Monday, June 20, 2016, 8:36 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Have Thine Own Way, Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Ephesians 5:1-21 (ESV).
Imitators of God (vv. 1-2)
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016, 4:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put the song in mind, “Believe Him.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Galatians 1:1-10 (ESV).
Not from Men (vv. 1-2a)
Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from...
Monday, February 15, 2016, 3:54 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Fear Not, Little Flock.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Luke 5:1-11 (ESV).
On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he...
When God says in his Word that we are to be holy as he is holy, he means that we are to be separate from (different, unlike) this sinful world, because we are becoming like Jesus. His idea of worship of him is that we offer our lives to him as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to him, which...
Saturday, July 25, 2015, 8:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I Sing of His Mercy.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Peter 1:13-25 (NASB).
Prepare Your Minds (vv. 13a)
Therefore, prepare your minds for action…
Because Jesus Christ died on the cross to save us from...
Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 11:00 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Broken and Contrite.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Hebrews 12:4-17 (NASB).
Divine Discipline (vv. 4-11)
You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; and you have...
Friday, June 5, 2015, 8:48 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind this song:
Refiner’s Fire / Doerksen, Brian
Purify my heart,
let me be as gold and precious silver…
Refiner's fire,
my heart's one desire
is to be holy;
set apart for You, Lord…
Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Galatians...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 5:48 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Broken and Contrite.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Corinthians 5 (NASB).
In This House
For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 7:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 7-10. I believe the Lord Jesus would have me focus on chapter 10 this morning.
The Rock was Christ
For I do not want you to...
"The iniquity of the holy things." — Exodus 28:38
What a veil is lifted up by these words, and what a disclosure is made! It will be humbling and profitable for us to pause awhile and see this sad sight. The iniquities of our public worship, its hypocrisy, formality, lukewarmness, irreverence...