Philippians 2:12–13 (NIV) CONTEXT: This passage immediately follows the famous passage about Christ that knee shall bow... and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of the Father." 12 The NIV footnote in v13 points to five other examples of the same idea (Ezr 1:5; 1 Co 12:6; 15:10; Gal 2:8; Heb 13:21). Today: Matthew 16

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 108 Q. Summary Leviticus 18 is one of those passages that evokes a host of different responses in people. Sadly, most people simply ignore passages like Leviticus 18. It's just uncomfortable and weird. means to be made holy; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 be made holy; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 Peter 1

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 1 We all believe in our hearts and It's likely that prior to this encounter at the burning bush, Moses had a vague concept of God, but he Since you're made in God's image, you, like Him, have thoughts, emotions and a will, but most of the

the creation, preservation, and government of the universe, since that universe is before our eyes like the invisible things of God: his eternal power and his divinity, as the apostle Paul says in Romans 1: Summary When we looked at the first half of Psalm 19 earlier this week, we saw how the beauty, order Since the Bible requires less interpretation, we're much less likely to misunderstand it. Today: Mark 14

written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” 14 What then shall we say? “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’  love) while not only Esau, but also his descendents after him, would be set apart from it (Malachi 1: Passages like Romans 9 are not put in the Bible just to give you a headache or to provide fodder for Romans 9, like every other chapter in the Bible, is there to build up your comfort and confidence in

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 1 We all believe in our hearts and Difficult topics like this often illicit anger towards God, as people struggle to comprehend how, or that follows this, he's right back in the saddle again (The very next words famously begin chapter 12 because you don't understand what's going on, remember this tremendous doxology at the end of Romans 11 Today: Mark 10

Exodus 20:12–17 (NIV) 12  “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the L ORD  your God is giving you. 13  “You shall not murder. 14  “You shall not commit adultery. 15  “You shall not steal. 16  “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. 17  “You shall not

The guilt and the sin piled up each day like dirty laundry. So even though we add to our guilt every day (Q&A 13), Christ has made the complete and eternal payment sins for “he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).” ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Galatians 1

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 110 Q. An example of this can be found in Exodus 22:1, “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells Not all forms of theft are on the same level as grand theft auto or an Oceans 11 type of heist, however might give you; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - John 1

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 114 Q. Summary Although it's impossible to know for sure, it seems that David wrote Psalm 143 late in life. You would think that King David, whom God Himself described as being "a man after my own heart (1 Samuel 13:14)," would have 'arrived' at a certain point in life. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - John 12