Isaiah 11:1-9 (NIV) A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 18: The Incarnation So then we confess when Christ will return with a "sharp sword coming out of His mouth striking down the nations (Rev. 19 :15)." Today: Romans 14

Romans 10:1-4 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they In Romans 11:11b Paul writes: “Rather, through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so Today: John 16

Galatians 4:1-7 (NIV) ...As long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 17: The Recovery of Fallen Man We shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time" (1 Peter 1:3-5). Jesus was made like us in every way, but since He was born of a woman, yet had no earthly father - no

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 104 Q. these boxes, rather the point here is to be praying often - continually, even, as Paul mentions in 1 Thes. 5:17. It's quite likely that even though you are under the authority of far more people than you like, you will know salvation; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1

1 Corinthians 14:26-33 (NIV) 26  What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? Here he describes their worship services, which sound like a free for all; whatever happened to spring a matter of years, and the various epistles span decades (this first letter to the Corinthians was likely moving from extraordinary acts of the Spirit, such as tongues and healings, to more ordinary means like

Both you and the Church must be continually reformed to align with God's Word. 1 Timothy 3:14-16 (NIV ) 14  Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, 15  if I in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. 16 After all, Paul had founded his Ephesian church and then left Timothy in charge, but like everything You have the blessing of (likely) having multiple copies of the Bible in your home, not to mention a

Ephesians 1:3-6 (NIV) 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 16: The Doctrine of Election We believe Today: Romans 1

1 Corinthians 12:27-31 (NIV) CONTEXT: Paul just introduced the body as an analogy for the Church. Dig Deeper You're likely reading this in the midst of another election season, both politically and

Ephesians 2:1–5 (NIV) 2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 15: The Doctrine of Original Sin It certainly is "a lamp for our feet, and a light on our path (Psalm 119:105)" providing endless wisdom

God sovereignly puts new life into dead sticks like you. John 15:1-8 (NIV): “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 14: The Creation and Fall of Man it so plainly, "you were dead in your transgressions and sins" before being made alive (Ephesians 2:1) Today: Matthew 17