No Final Evil Can Befall You (Psalm 91:3-4)
For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. ⁴He will cover you with his pinions, and under his...
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Jul 13, 2012
Persevere Through the Hidden Attacks of the Devil (Psalm 91:1-2)
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. ²I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my...
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Jul 7, 2012
God Is Enough (Proverbs 18:10)
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe. —Proverbs 18:10 Proverbs 18:10 tells us something...
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Jun 27, 2012
A Simple Prayer for Bible Reading
We need God to do a miraculous work when we read the Bible. So we must pray. In chapter nine of When I Don’t Desire God, John Piper...
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Jun 15, 2012
A Little Faith Strengthened by Christ (2 Timothy 1:7)
[For] God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. —2 Timothy 1:7 Richard Sibbes wrote: [I]f the wicked...
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Jun 8, 2012
Seven Reasons to Hold Fast to the Word (Philippians 4:11-13)
...I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. ¹²I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every...
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Jun 1, 2012
What Is Wisdom? (Proverbs 6:22-23)
When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you. ²³For the...
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May 25, 2012
Jesus and the Book of Proverbs
In his helpful article on the Book of Proverbs, Anthony Selvaggio gives four legitimate connections between Proverbs and the Earthly...
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May 18, 2012
Driving Our Waiting and Fueling Our Hope (Galatians 5:24-25)
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. ²⁵If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep...
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May 14, 2012
Spirit-Living Is Not “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots” (Galatians 5:24-25)
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. ²⁵If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep...
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May 11, 2012
The Cosmic Undercurrent of Your Fruit (Galatians 5:22-23)
[But] the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness, self-control; against such...
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May 7, 2012
The Fruit of a Coming New and Better World (Galatians 5:22-23)
[But] the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness, self-control; against such...
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May 4, 2012
Eternal Authority on Behalf of His Flock (Luke 12:32-34)
"Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ³³Sell your possessions, and give to the needy....
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Apr 27, 2012
Here Now: A New Creature In a New World (2 Corinthians 5:17)
[Therefore,] if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. —2 Corinthians 5:17 There...
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Apr 18, 2012
Word, Truth, and Who Jesus Is (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
"And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. ⁷You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of...
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Apr 6, 2012
The Means and End of God’s Purpose in the Universe (Ephesians 4:31-32)
What did the death of Christ accomplish? John Piper says, . . . in that accomplishment on the cross, as he died for sinners, Christ...
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Apr 2, 2012
The Demeanor of His Workmanship (Ephesians 4:31-32)
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. ³²Be kind to one another,...
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Mar 30, 2012
Grasping Paul’s Thought (Ephesians 4:29)
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to...
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Mar 12, 2012
Wherever God Is God (Psalm 103:20-22)
Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word! ²¹Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his...
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Feb 27, 2012
Here and Gone: Why God Tells Us Man Is Finite (Psalm 103:15-16)
As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; ¹⁶ for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its...
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