features of this earth and created the humans who rule above other earthly creatures in their own creative feats what he has done in creation and in your life ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year

Summary Imagine how terrified Mary, probably 11 or 12 years old here, felt when Gabriel, one of God's Mary would bear a child - but not just an ordinary child - one who would be called 'the Son of the Most Mary's resolve seems to strengthen upon hearing the last thing Gabriel said to her: For no word from God will ever fail (v37) Look at how Mary aligns her life with God's will after hearing this. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - James 3

A psalm of David. 1 Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament. 2 Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. 3 In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests very just— sent his Son to assume the nature in which the disobedience had been committed, in order to bear It's interesting to see that even 463 years ago when the Belgic Confession was written, this concept in reverence towards God's holy temple (v7); ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year

Prophets tell us what we don't want to hear to point us to what we desperately need to know. the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 2 Listen, O heavens, and hear , O earth; For the Lord speaks, “Sons I have reared and brought up, But they have revolted against Me Summary The book of Isaiah represents a big genre shift as we read through the Bible this year. So far we've spent this year working our way through Old Testament narratives, recounting the history

It's as he reads the prophet Jeremiah that Daniel sees the good news: "When seventy years are completed (Jeremiah 29:10-11)" Daniel realized that the seventy years were up, and that the time had come for God Daniel is assured of the promise God made to free His people after 70 years because Daniel knows he can Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your people bear your Name (v19). Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - John 18

prince of this world now stands condemned. 12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year! Today: Hebrews 12

, from ancient times.” 3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears It's this King, writes Micah, hundreds of years before that still morning when the skies surrounding Certainly Micah's prophecy is about much more than a particular geo-political situation in the ancient near His greatness reaches the ends of the earth;" ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year

enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear The church may certainly read these books and learn from them as far as they agree with the canonical After one bloody battle, when the fallen Hebrew soldiers were gathered, they were found to be wearing sanctified in your thoughts, words and deeds; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year

Slightly less so, but still very plain, are his coveting and bearing false witness, in that his ploy Dig Deeper   As we've studied the Canons of Dordt together this year, our theme has been demonstrating that you may not be led into temptations; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year

after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan. 13  Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. 5  When you hear Dig Deeper   Upon hearing this, Joshua immediately recognized that this was no ordinary man, so he fell It's reasonable to assume here that Joshua hoped this sword bearing Man would now relay some detailed