Indeed we see language like that in this passage from Deuteronomy that every Israelite would have known Having given the Israelites plenty of time to get their act together, it might seem like God finally ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Luke 18

Micah 5:1–5 (NIV) 5  Marshal your troops now, city of troops, for a siege is laid against us. Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 10: The Deity of Christ We believe the exact image of the person of the Father and the “reflection of his glory,” being in all things like Like David, King Jesus could trace his lineage all the way back to the beginning, but unlike David, King Today: Hebrews 10

Colossians 1:15–20 (NIV) 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation . 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17  He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19

John 17:1–5 (NIV) CONTEXT: As His crucifixion draws near, Jesus prays to His Father. 1 After Jesus said Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 10: The Deity of Christ We believe the exact image of the person of the Father and the “reflection of his glory,” being in all things like He, like the other two members of the Godhead, exist eternally, or as Jesus puts it, "before the world With many things we can explain the process the thing went through in order to be what it now is, like

We've all, like David, felt distant from and even ignored by God, but none of us have come close to experiencing No, David, just like you, was a child of God, chosen by the King of kings, even before the universe was created (Ephesians 1:4). the earliest age (v9); ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Luke

1 Thessalonians 2:13 (ESV) 13 And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word You'd likely politely listen, but it's not likely you'd change your thinking about the subject based They had heard the Gospel proclaimed, but they had likely heard all sorts of religious ideas proclaimed They likely had developed a very strong skepticism about any religious claims because they heard so many Today: Acts 10

Find out how to "silence the ignorant talk of foolish people." 1 Peter 2:11-17 (NIV) ¹¹ Dear friends bomb or meme on social media, but rather by producing tangible evidence of what a godly life looks like fact that this is listed third doesn't change the fact that it's still the top priority - Ecclesiastes 12 :13) Honor government.

Christianity's thorniest mystery is trying to define 'is.' 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (NIV) 23  For I received body of Christ our Lord and of the whole substance of the wine into the substance of his blood" ( CCC 1376 They don't like the term consubstantiation , but it's how the rest of us describe their understanding -12, 19, 32-33 ). Today: 1 Thessalonians 5

Lest you think that such pre-planning on God's part is only reserved for super important prophets like the nations, but He has grafted you into the One to whom all authority has been given to (Matthew 28:18 Today: Acts 1

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 126 Q. It's certainly not wrong to say this, for the Bible often equates Jesus with forgiveness (Matt. 26:28, Luke 24:47, Acts 2:38, Acts 10:43, Acts 13:38, Eph. 1:7, Col. 1:13-14, 1 John 2:12, just to name a few). those who cross His good and perfect will, making forgiveness possible, as Paul writes in Ephesians 1: This is an important distinction to keep in mind because otherwise it seems like God the Father is just