In Genesis 15, God assures Abram (before he is known as Abraham) that his reward will be greater than devastating nature and condemnation of sin before a completely Holy God (see yesterday’s passage Eph. 2:1– 10). Yes, faith includes knowledge, but as we see in Genesis 15, it also takes wholehearted trust that God is for you; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Ephesians 1

ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Luke 18

God's name for Himself may seem simple, but it's amazingly profound. Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 25 Q. Since there is but one God, why do you speak of three: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? A. Because that is how God has revealed himself in his Word: these three distinct persons are one, true, eternal God. Summary We come to the famous story of the burning bush in the context of understanding our Triune (three in one) God. Moses arrived at the burning bush from a far different context: he'd been keeping his head down, doing his job and hoping that the Egyptians wouldn't find and prosecute him for a murder he'd committed 40 years earlier. He's lived a quiet, peaceful life as a shepherd, when out of nowhere a bush erupts into a flame that doesn't fizzle out. As he approaches the burning bush, he hears: Do not come near... the place on which you are standing is holy ground! (v5) The voice proceeds to tell Moses he's been drafted to lead the massive community of Hebrews from their slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land, flowing with milk & honey. Dig Deeper It's customary for a royal figure to be announced with what's known as a heraldry, which is often a long and complicated recitation of all of that person's titles. Each of the names read off has meaning, and the more names a royal has, the more important he is. The official heraldry God gives for Himself is neither long nor complicated, yet it is immensely profound: I AM who I AM In other words, GOD IS. God is His attributes; that is, He isn't just good, rather He defines goodness. He doesn't just act lovingly, love exists because God exists. God exists in and of Himself. He had no beginning and will never end. Time itself is one of His creations, and He lives outside of and above it. He always was, is now and always will be. The concept of God being both three and one doesn't easily harmonize with our understanding of logic. But remember, logic, just like time, is God's creation. He wrote the laws of logic, but He's not obligated to conform to them as we are. None of us will ever full comprehend who and what God is. Many people reject God because they can't understand Him. But let these incomprehensible aspects of God comfort you rather than push you away. Afterall, if our God controls rather than conforms to logic, what is there that He can't control? AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Father in heaven, your name is holy and you are above all things; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will be able to fully trust God even though you don't fully understand Him. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Acts 24

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 118 Q. We might expect Jesus' answer here would end up making Psalm 119 look short. This is what makes it possible for you to fulfill the Bible's command to pray constantly (1 Thessalonians 5:17, Colossians 4:2, Ephesians 6:18).

Summary In Ephesians 2:1–10, Paul rehashes what we have covered so far in following the structure of As Jesus himself said from the cross, “it is finished” (John 19:30). ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Romans 16

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 124 Q. Summary Some consider this passage to be controversial, alleging that the 19th century American church

Numbers 16:1-32 (NIV) Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan 10  He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too. 11  It is against the LORD that you and all your followers have banded together. -- 19  When Korah had gathered all his followers in opposition to them at the entrance to the tent of Today: 2 Corinthians 12

Acts 1:4-9 (NIV) CONTEXT: Jesus is speaking with his disciples for the last time on earth before He ascends Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 13: The Doctrine of God’s Providence a bit to them about the Holy Spirit the night before He'd been arrested (we read about this in John 14 responds you your questions with the gentle reminder to just "be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 122 Q.

Genesis 1:26–27 (NIV) 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they In Genesis 1:26, God says “let us make mankind in our image”.