There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: 1 Timothy 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. [1 Timothy 4:15-16] Timothy is a young leader, and…
true godliness
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: 1 Timothy 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory. [1 Timothy 3: 16] True godliness…
submit… to save
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: 1 Timothy 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior,…
especially love
Sorry, today there are two reflections on 1 Timothy, to get us back on track with the schedule. I messed up… SCRIPTURE: 1 Timothy 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: … To devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith. The goal of this command is love, which comes…
the last one’s standing
Oops, I’ve messed up the reading schedule. There were a few double reading days I missed, so we should be on 1 Timothy. Sorry for the mix up, I will have to double up to catch up. SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 52 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But Nebuzaradan left behind the rest of the poorest people of the land to work…
the good news/bad news
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 51 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: He said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud. Then say, ‘LORD, you have said you will destroy this place, so that neither people nor animals will live in it; it will be desolate forever.’ When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone…
the Good Shepherd
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 50 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own resting place. Whoever found them devoured them; their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they sinned against the LORD, their verdant…
rich toward God?
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 49 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Why do you boast of your valleys, boast of your valleys so fruitful? Unfaithful Daughter Ammon, you trust in your riches and say, ‘Who will attack me?’ [Jeremiah 49:4] This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?…
a word of warning
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 48 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh are destroyed; your sons are taken into exile and your daughters into captivity. Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in days to come, declares the LORD. [Jeremiah 48:46-47] Another difficult passage – so much violence and bloodshed, how can God be a part…
for the sake of the elect
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 47 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: ‘Alas, sword of the LORD, how long till you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still.’ But how can it rest when the LORD has commanded it, when he has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the coast?” [Jeremiah 47:6-7] I am watching what is happening in Libya (and elsewhere) with…