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Open My Ears

Psalm 40:6-8

Sacrifice and meal offering Thou hast not desired; my ears Thou hast opened; burnt offering and sin offering Thou hast not required. Then I said, “Behold, I come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me; I delight to do Thy will, O my God.” NIV

    

 When the psalmist speaks there about burnt…

Exodus 8:28

 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go , that may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away; intreat for me..” - 

 This is a crafty word from the lip of the arch-tyrant Pharaoh. If the poor bondaged Israelites must needs go out of Egypt, then he bargains with them that it shall not be very far away; not too far for them to escape the terror of his arms, and the…

2 Peter 1:4

Whereby are givenunto us exceeding great and precious promises;that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Vanish for ever all thought of indulging the flesh if you would live in the power of your risen Lord. It were ill that a man who is alive in Christ should dwell in the corruption of sin. “Why seek…

Every day millions of people throughout the world worry about one thing or another. Christians also worry about their situations in life such as finances, sickness, death, families, love ones, children and their status in life.

 As Christians we should not worry, but have faith in God and trust in His words. Worry is the worst thief of all. When we worry it robs us of peace and fulfillment, and we face physical…

Earthly Father

(Exodus 20:12) Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. (Deuteronomy 5:16) Honour the father and thy mother , as the Lord thy God hath command thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth…

Revelation 17

New King James Version (NKJV)

The Scarlet Woman and the Scarlet Beast

 ¹ Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me,^[…

Thou art weighed in the balances and art found wanting.” - Daniel 5:27

It is well frequently to weigh ourselves in the scale of God’s Word. You will find it a holy exercise to read some psalm of David, and, as you meditate upon each verse, to ask yourself, “Can I say this? Have I felt as David felt? Has my heart ever been broken on account of sin, as his was when he penned his penitential psalms? Has my soul been full of true confidence…

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Joel 2:28-3:8 (Good News Translation)

God’s Word Goes Forth: Be Filled with the Holy Spirit

Introduction

Joel 2:28-3:8: Joel is a prophet who warns the people of Israel that the day of the Lord is near. In this passage, he tells how the Holy Spirit will empower the people, saving the faithful.…

And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

“The Lord shut him in.” - Genesis 7:16 Noah was shut in away from all the world by the hand of divine love. The door of electing purpose interposes between us and the world which lieth in the wicked one. We are not of the world even as our Lord Jesus was not of the world. Into the sin, the gaiety, the pursuits of the multitude we cannot enter; we…

Psalm 66 (Good News Translation)

Embodying Hope and Giving Thanks and Praise to God

Introduction

Psalm 66: Today’s psalm celebrates the ways in which God challenges people to grow. It commemorates the Israelites’ liberation from slavery into freedom and abundance. Then it offers a model for worship, prayer and praise.

Today’s Scripture: Psalm 66:20

I praise God, because he did not reject my prayer or keep back…

Jeremiah 29:1-23 (Good News Translation)

God’s Word Goes Forth: Rejoice in Hope

Introduction

Jeremiah 29:1-23: Jeremiah brings a message from the Lord. He reminds the Jewish exiles that they are living in Babylon because the Lord brought them there. He says that rather than pining to leave, they should settle there, build houses, and create a life for themselves.

Today’s Scripture:…

The Life of the New Man:

(Colossians 3:1-11)

1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3For ye…

Matthew 28:1-20 (Good News Translation)

God’s Word Goes Forth: Trust in God’s Promises

Introduction

Matthew 28:1-20: An angel rolls the stone from the tomb, revealing that Jesus has been raised! The women rush to tell the disciples, and on the way, they encounter the risen Christ. Later, Christ appears to the disciples on a mountain in Galilee, calling them to go forth and make disciples of all people.

Today’s Scripture: Matthew 28:5, 6

“You must not be…