Posts Tagged “devotional”
It's Kinda Like When…
Behold, Razorclown Ministries.
Pew, Pew, Pew
Read through 3 John this evening, then played some Modern Warfare 2 online. As the Scripture was settling in my mind, I saw that my brother-in-law was online. We joined up and promptly started shooting at each other.
In All Its Truth
One of my deepest fears is that, no matter what I do or how hard I try, my actions just won’t be enough. I’m afraid of my own inadequacy.
The Divine Conspiracy
[this is the last lesson in my Acts series, and when i presented this lesson in Sunday School this morning at my church, i could tell i was going out on a good note. i’ll explain at the bottom.]
Zealots
Acts 5:12-5:42
Death by Dishonesty
Acts 4:32-5:11
Why Connection is Everything
Acts 3:1-4:31
The Fellowship
Acts 2:42-47
The Harvest
Acts 2:22-41
Simon and the Spirit
Acts 2:14-21
Signs and Wonders
Acts 2:1-13
Replacing Judas
Acts 1:12-26
From the Ground Up
Acts 1:1-11
Longsuffering
If God weren’t as patient as He is, I’d be so screwed.
Later You Will Understand
This is where the story begins to take a turn for the worst.
Friday's Coming.
John 12:20-36 is intense. It’s a piece of the New Testament I haven’t spent much time studying, but I looked over it tonight in honor of Holy Week. Easter is coming, and in this passage, no one is more aware of it than Jesus.
When As Yet There Were None
For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there were none of them.
—Psalms 139:13-16 (ESV)
Sloth: Not the Mammal
My entry tonight is just my notes from tonight’s Bible study. Ashley’s lesson could have been written specifically for me.
The Scatterer
“Hear then the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”
—Matthew 13:18-23 (ESV)
Overcome
There are a few stories in the Bible I can hardly finish telling without choking up.
Cheering section
A little personal insight: I have very low expectations of myself.
God > everything
This morning, I was hit by Daniel 6:5. A little background: at this point in his life, Daniel has seen at least two Babylonian kings on the throne, having himself been exiled from his homeland and sent to the royal palace to be trained as an advisor. He’s now been at this for a while, and his name is well-known in the court. In fact, Daniel is the third highest official in Babylon, and Darius the Mede, the current king, is so impressed with him that he’s thinking of promoting him even higher.
Wretch.
Sometimes, I seriously hate myself.
Here's the Difference
Here’s the difference.
Destruction is Certain
Destruction is certain for those who say that evil is good and good is evil; that dark is light and light is dark; that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.
—Isaiah 5:20 (New Living Translation)