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.
Today´s reading:
OT: I Kings 14, I Kings 15:1-24
NT: Acts 10:1-23
Ps: Psalm 133
Pr: Proverbs 17:7-8
Today´s notable verse:
The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
Acts 10:15 (NIV)
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Today´s reading:
OT: I Kings 12:20-33, I Kings 13
NT: Acts 9:26-43
Ps: Psalm 132
Pr: Proverbs 17:6
Today´s notable verse:
Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
Proverbs 17:6 (NIV)
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Today´s reading:
OT: I Kings 11-12
NT: Acts 9:1-25
Ps: Psalm 131
Pr: Proverbs 17:4-5
Today´s notable verse:
“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.
Acts 9:5 (NIV)
Note, Jesus does not say “Jesus, whose servants you are persecuting”, but rather, “Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Jesus bore the burden of our sins and the pain of the atonement for our sins on the cross, and even still today, He Himself is persecuted personally when we are persecuted for His Name. He is not merely our High Priest, who empathizes with us in our struggle; He personally and intimately identifies with our suffering on His behalf. What an amazing Lord and God we serve!
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Today´s reading:
OT: I Kings 9-10
NT: Acts 8:14-40
Ps: Psalm 130
Pr: Proverbs 17:2-3
Today´s notable verse:
30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. 31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Acts 8:30-31 (NIV)
“How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” – What better reason for us to know the Word (both the Word recorded in Scripture as well as the Living Word), than to be able to help someone else who has ears to listen, but cannot understand what he hears?
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Today´s reading:
OT: I Kings 8
NT: Acts 7:51-60, Acts 8:1-13
Ps: Psalm 129
Pr: Proverbs 17:1
Today´s notable verse:
59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 7:59-60 (NIV)
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Today´s reading:
OT: I Kings 7
NT: Acts 7:30-50
Ps: Psalm 128
Pr: Proverbs 16:31-33
Today´s notable verse:
Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:32 (NIV)
The One Year Bible Blog asks:
I have heard it said before – “If you are in relationship with God through his son Jesus, you are God’s temple.” Do you believe this is true? Do you believe that your body is a temple that God can live in?
Well, according to Paul, it is true:
19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
I Corinthians 6:19-20
Today´s reading:
OT: I Kings 5-6
NT: Acts 7:1-29
Ps: Psalm 127
Pr: Proverbs 16:28-30
Today´s notable verse:
3 Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him. 4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one’s youth. 5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate.
Psalm 127:3-5 (NIV)
One of the two greatest desires of my heart is to have a family (the other is to be released into full-time mission work). I pray for the day that I am blessed by the Lord with the reward and heritage of children.
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Today´s reading:
OT: I Kings 3:3-28, I Kings 4
NT: Acts 6:1-15
Ps: Psalm 126
Pr: Proverbs 16:26-27
Today´s notable verse:
8 Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people. 9 Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. These men began to argue with Stephen, 10 but they could not stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
Acts 6:8-10 (NIV)
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Today´s reading:
OT: I Kings 2, I Kings 3:1-2
NT: Acts 5
Ps: Psalm 125
Pr: Proverbs 16:25
Today´s notable verse:
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.
Acts 5:39 (NIV)
These are wise words from Gamaliel! When our motivations are of our own origin, for our own purposes, then our efforts will ultimately fail. But if our motivation is the compulsion of and love for our Lord, in order to fulfill His purposes, then our efforts cannot fail. In such case, those who would try to hinder or resist those efforts are not working against us alone, but against God – and God fights such battles for us. He calls us first to be obedient and to stand firm in the faith; when we do so, He works all things for our good and for His glory.
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Today´s reading:
OT: I Kings 1
NT: Acts 4
Ps: Psalm 124
Pr: Proverbs 16:24
Today´s notable verse:
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
Acts 4:12 (NIV)
The One Year Bible Blog asks:
Comments from you & Question of the Day – We read about the boldness of Peter and John in Acts chapter 4 today. Do you think we are called to be bold in our faith? Why? What are some ways that we should be bold in our faith? What are some ways in which you are bold in your faith today? What are some ways you want to become bolder in your faith?
Everywhere in Scripture where a person is filled with the Holy Spirit, boldness – and no other alternative – follows.
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
II Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
We are called to be bold in – and through – our faith because the Holy Spirit is bold; truth is bold. Therefore, that same boldness is borne in us through the working of that same Spirit, to proclaim that same truth.