De·vo·tions: an act of religious observance or prayer, especially when private. Often used in the plural. Posts in this category pertain to my observations and commentary regarding Bible study and devotions.
Posted 8 July 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: I Chronicles 1, I Chronicles 2:1-17
NT: Acts 23:11-35
Ps: Psalm 3
Pr: Proverbs 18:14-15
Today´s notable verse:
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge;
the ears of the wise seek it out.Proverbs 18:15 (NIV)
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Posted 8 July 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: II Kings 23:31-, II Kings 24-25
NT: Acts 22:17-, Acts 23:1-10
Ps: Psalm 2
Pr: Proverbs 18:13
Today´s notable verse:
Serve the LORD with fear
and rejoice with trembling.Psalm 2:11 (NIV)
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Posted 8 July 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: II Kings 22:3-30, II Kings 23:1-30
NT: Acts 21:37-40, Acts 22:1-16
Ps: Psalm 1
Pr: Proverbs 18:11-12
Today´s notable verse:
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.
Acts 22:16 (NIV)
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Posted 8 July 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: II Kings 20, II Kings 21:1-2
NT: Acts 21:18-36
Ps: Psalm 150
Pr: Proverbs 18:9-10
Today´s notable verse:
The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.Proverbs 18:10 (NIV)
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Posted 8 July 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: II Kings 18:13-37, II Kings 19
NT: Acts 21:1-7
Ps: Psalm 149
Pr: Proverbs 18:8
Today´s notable verse:
Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Acts 21:13 (NIV)
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Today´s reading:
OT: II Kings 17, II Kings 18:1-12
NT: Acts 20
Ps: Psalm 148
Pr: Proverbs 18:6-7
Today´s notable verse:
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.
Acts 20:24 (NIV)
This word of Paul to the elders of Ephesus encapsulates his heart, and represents why Paul is such an inspiration for my life. My desire and goal is to have this one-minded focus on and devotion to completing God’s purpose for my life.
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Posted 8 July 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: II Kings 15-16
NT: Acts 19:13-41
Ps: Psalm 147
Pr: Proverbs 18:4-5
Today´s notable verse:
Praise the LORD.
How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!Psalm 147:1 (NIV)
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Posted 8 July 2006, back-dated.
Today´s reading:
OT: II Kings 13-14
NT: Acts 18:23-28, Acts 19:1-12
Ps: Psalm 146
Pr: Proverbs 18:2-3
Today´s notable verse:
A fool finds no pleasure in understanding
but delights in airing his own opinions.Proverbs 18:2 (NIV)
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Today´s reading:
OT: II Kings 10:32-, II Kings 11-12
NT: Acts 18:1-22
Ps: Psalm 145
Pr: Proverbs 18:1
Today´s notable verse:
8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.
9 The LORD is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has made.Psalm 145:8-9 (NIV)
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Today´s reading:
OT: II Kings 9:14-37, II Kings 10:1-31
NT: Acts 17
Ps: Psalm 144
Pr: Proverbs 17:27-28
Today´s notable verse:
22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you.
Acts 17:22-23 (NIV)
I love this example of how Paul uses everything available to him in order to reach the lost. As we will read in the coming weeks (I Corinthians 9:19-22), Paul became “all things to all men, so that by all possible means [he] might save some”. To the Jews, Paul spoke in the synagogues on the Sabbath, reasoning from the Scriptures. Yet, to the Gentile men of the Areopagus of Athens, Paul used the altar to an “Unknown God” – and later in the same speech, references to contemporary secular poetry. It is obvious that Paul was well-versed in the “pop culture” of his day – though at the same time, he was not influenced by that culture. While Paul used an altar as a starting point, “he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols” (v.16).
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