56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, both the price of sin and the demands of the Law have been fulfilled in His life, death and resurrection. That isContinue reading “16June2010 1Cor 15:56-57”
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14June2010 Ex 32:33
33 The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. The Lord is not indiscriminate in punishment. He is just. As we learned in yesterday’s text, the Israelites have sinned greatly against the Lord. At a most critical time, when the Lord is passing on the termsContinue reading “14June2010 Ex 32:33”
13June2010 Ex 32:32
32 But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.” This is one of the great verses in the Scripture. Moses is willing to give up his place in heaven in order to save the nation the Lord has delivered out of Egypt. Moses has comeContinue reading “13June2010 Ex 32:32”
15June2010 Ex 33:3
3 Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way.” Sometimes we can get so stubborn that we suffer from that stubbornness. The Lord wants to bless His people. He is providing themContinue reading “15June2010 Ex 33:3”
12June2010 Ex 32:24
24 So I told them, ‘Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.’ Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!” This is one of the great lies of all times. I doubt it even got out of his mouth before he hung his headContinue reading “12June2010 Ex 32:24”
11June2010 1Cor 15:14 & 19
14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. Without the resurrection, the Gospel is empty. Jesus was not about a new approach to life or aContinue reading “11June2010 1Cor 15:14 & 19”
10June2010 Matt 14:17
17 “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. When Jesus gets involved, our little is enough. The disciples are worried about the gathered crowd’s hunger. It has been a long day in a remote place, and they are concerned. The concern is a real concern. In a desert climate,Continue reading “10June2010 Matt 14:17”
9June2010 Matt 14:13
13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. When Jesus hears that John the Baptist has been killed by Herod the King, he pulls away from the crowds. He finds a place by himself. HeContinue reading “9June2010 Matt 14:13”
8June2010 Matt 14:10
9 The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted Sometimes our hasty decisions can get us in a bind. We make a decision on the spur of a moment, or in the middle of an emotional whirlwind, and then when cooler heads prevail,Continue reading “8June2010 Matt 14:10”
7June2010 Ex 31:18
18 When the LORD finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God. Can you imagine what would happen if these stone tablets were found today? There would be such a controversy about their authenticity, and then theyContinue reading “7June2010 Ex 31:18”