Protected: Journal – August 5, 2020
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Fulfillment of one of Jerimah’s prophecies
6 The chief priests took the silver and said, “It’s not permitted to put it into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.” 7 They conferred together and bought the potter’s field with it as a burial place for foreigners. 8 Therefore that field has been called “Field of Blood” to this day. 9 …
The Good Life
Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile. He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears attend to their prayer, but the face …
Eric Liddell
Liddell was a man of focus and passion because he pursued a growing sense of God’s purpose for his life. “When I run, I feel His pleasure”— In the film Chariots of Fire, there is a significant scene when Eric Liddell takes his sister Jennie for a walk in the hills of Scotland to explain …
Purpose in Life
Sharpening the Focus Man, made in the image of God, has a purpose—to be in relationship to God, who is there. Francis Schaeffer Each person was created for a particular purpose For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 Because …
The Beginning of Wisdom
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Proverbs 9:10 We would be wise to cultivate a holy fear, awe, and wonder before the magnificence, might, glory, and greatness of the Creator and Ruler of heaven and earth. Handbook to Wisdom: Praise, Promises, Wisdom and …
Great is the Lord
4 For the Lord is great and is highly praised;he is feared above all gods.5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,but the Lord made the heavens.6 Splendor and majesty are before him;strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 7 Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples,ascribe to the Lord …
8 Key Takeaways from the Psalms
The psalms represent a priceless treasure trove of resources for relating to God in all circumstances. They instruct us in how to live, and they teach us great truths about God the great King, his sovereign rule over all things, and his plan for reconciling the world to himself through his Son Jesus, the Christ. …
The God of Justice: A Study of Justice and Mercy Verses Found Throughout the Bible
The theme of justice in the Bible reveals God’s loving and upright character, our own failure to act justly, the means by which we can be justified, and the need for God’s people to love justice. We find in the Old Testament that the terms for judge, justice, and (civil) laws all derive from the …