Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 1 We all believe in our hearts and bringing salvation to those "far from [His] righteousness" by "bringing [His] righteousness near" (v12-13

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 122 Q. Summary Chances are you have Jeremiah 29:11 inscribed on something in your house, whether it's a piece your heart; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 2 Peter 1

Daniel 3:16–25 (NIV) CONTEXT: King Nebuchadnezzar has ordered his entire kingdom to bow down and worship young men refuse to do so, so the king threatens to throw them in a blazing furnace unless they comply. 16 replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 Here are some excerpts, but the whole thing is worth reading: 1 And they walked about in the midst of Today: Acts 16

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

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 106 Q. violent language to describe this ongoing process: you are to put to death the misdeeds of the body (Romans 8:13).

In James 5:12, James is restating this same teaching for the recipients of his letter. While these types of oaths are not as common as they were in the 1st century, there are still remnants ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who answers every promise He's made with "YES" in Christ (2 Cor. 1: integrity; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 2 Corinthians 11

The New Testament makes clear (Rom. 5 & 1 Cor. 15) that Adam wasn't just an independent contractor, but "In Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive (1 Cor. 15:22)." ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Matthew 14

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 102 Q. So David's question here in Psalm 15 ought to interest you greatly. God's holy requirements listed here in Psalm 15. The good news is that Psalm 15 is not about you. increasingly blameless; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1

light of Christ in you; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1

Dig Deeper We saw earlier this week how the apocryphal books of 1 & 2 Maccabees give tremendous insight fallen Hebrew soldiers were gathered, they were found to be wearing some idolatrous jewelry. 2 Maccabees 12 It's apocryphal passages like this one that the Roman Catholic Church bases its doctrine of purgatory Today: Acts 19