Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 122 Q. In Mark 1:15, he proclaims that we are to repent and believe the good news.

Paul provides his own response and summary of God’s work of redemption in Ephesians 1:3–14. The only action attributed to the recipients of this amazing grace is hearing and believing it (1:13) salvation; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will respond to the gospel like Paul in Ephesians 1: Holy Spirit; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Romans 15

Find out how to escape. 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 (NIV) 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 15: The Doctrine of Original Sin original sin, which instills in us a propensity to sin, and the wages of this sin is death (Genesis 2:17 Today: Matthew 19

John 6:25-40 (NIV) CONTEXT: After spending days teaching people, during which He had fed the 5,000, Jesus Today: 1 Thessalonians 3

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 126 Q. 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: your sin; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Revelation 13

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

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 127 Q.

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

John 14:15–17 (NIV) 15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—17 the Spirit of truth. Summary This section of John 14 speaks to the distinct persons of the Trinity. In verse 15, Jesus teaches on the proof of our love for him, which is not a verbal expression, but a In verse 16, we find mention of all three persons of the Trinity.

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