Welcome to all of you that may visit this blog site and are encouraged. Please read the Bible and believe God's word. Today 14 March I want to recap some of the highlights rom our reading of the New Testament Books of Matthew, Mark and Luke starting back at 1 March.
Looking for God's attributes, traits, names, promises, and warnings in the New Testament that have been demonstrated in the Old Testament is a good work. I hope you will use the One Year Bible available at the blog site and develop a sense of unity and connectivity as you read that God is the author of the entire Bible.
Mark 10:13- was led to pen that even young children need to hear the word of God. Pay attention to verse 10:15 and do not misunderstand the truth, it is saying that we, even as adults, must believe the Bible Truth as a young child, trusting and eager to be taught. Continue to read this chapter and see how it fits your personal status as a believer or not. Read, believe, trust and respond to God today.
Read Mark 11 and be amazed at the demonstrated foreknowledge of Jesus in this chapter concerning a multitude of events and circumstances, do you see his Omniscience? Pay attention about your prayer life and learn the lesson about faith, forgiveness and obedience. We need to Get right so to be right, read the Bible to know right, obey the leadership of the Holy Spirit to do right and by The Lord's presence we don't quit.
Perhaps it will be good for you to pause and look at Matthew 25:31-26:13, dated 8 February, and read to see how Jesus is portrayed as Prophet, Priest and King. Attend to his warnings and predictions about the service of men unto God. Look for the attributes of Omnipresence, Omnipotent, Holy, True, Just and triune. There is nothing hid from God. All sins will be accounted for either by the forgiveness unto salvation according to the gospel or punishable unto eternal hell from unbelief.
In Mark 13, 6 March, we are able to see the wisdom of Jesus' words for his disciples to prepare them for his upcoming trial, crucifixion, death, burial, resurrection, appearances and ascension into heaven. The warning for his disciples that apply to us today is given at verse 6 concerning false christs. You may know the true from the false by reading and believing the word of God as recorded in the KJV Bible.
Mark 14:1-72 and Matthew 26:47-75 & 27:1-66 are records of the plans of men to kill Jesus. It is good to read these again so that we not forget how much God so loved the world. God is not willing that any perish. Consider John 1:1-14 and relook verse 9 to see that every man born of woman has the potential to be saved. Jesus first sermon in Matthew 4:17 dealt with repentance. In Matthew 5 are the details involved in living in obedience to Jesus' teachings that apply to us today.
As we begin Luke's account of The miracles relating to the birth of John the Baptist and Jesus
we need to read slowly so as to appreciate The LORD. Note the Trinity's presence and develop a respect and fear of God. There is nothing too hard for God. Let this chapter serve as a launching pad for your search for God's attributes and names.
Attend unto the upcoming warnings about ignorance and disobedience. APPRECIATE THE GOSPEL. Hear the Truth, believe the Truth, act upon the Truth, Jesus saves. Read John 3:1-16. I hope to see you in heaven one day, perhaps today.
Read my personal testimony on how God used the Word of God to convict me and then to forgive and save me. Jesus said at John 14:6 "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." This is for you.
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Friday, March 13, 2020
Welcome to this blog Friday 13 March 20020. Hope you have been faithful reading your Bible, The One Year Bible, to know the words, ways, commandments, statures, will and heart of the most high God whose name is Jehovah.
I've copied the following from reading 8 March, In GOD WE Still TRUST, a 365-Day Devotional by Dr. Richard G. Lee. "John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) served as the sixth president of the United States. Hear his exhortation to the American people:
I speak as a man of the world to men of the world; and I say to you, Search the Scriptures! The Bible is the book of all others, to be read at all ages, and in all conditions of human life; not to be read once or twice or thrice through, and then laid aside, but to be read in small portions of one or two chapters every day, and never to be intermitted, unless by some overruling necessity."
I hope you are challenged to strive and discipline yourself to be consistent in reading the Bible. As of today we are at Numbers 21, Luke 1, Psalm 57 and Proverbs 11:9-11.
Do you recall reading 4 February Exodus 20 spake the Law to the Hebrews? God gave Moses the plan for the Tabernacle at Exodus 26, and made provisions for all the building materials so that it was modular and mobile.
We read on 3 March In Numbers 1 where the 12 tribes identified their leaders and all men that were 20 years were 603,550 fit for war but did not include the Levites. Of all the men fit for war ONLY TWO entered the promise land, Joshua and Caleb. Did you learn why these two were so blessed?
The attributes of God have been demonstrated many times by God's intervention of meeting needs by his miracles, Omnipotent. When people were rebellious God would destroy, even the Levites that offered strange fire, Omniscience.
The LORD, He is Holy, holy, holy and expects obedience to all of his commandments, He is just. Faith is hearing God's word, believing and doing. All of the traits, promises, warnings and miracles that we have read this year are for all of us to fear and trust God.
Every person is responsible for their own salvation and obedience unto eternal life, but the soul that will not, he will die for his sin. The sin of unbelief.
We read on 9 March Numbers 13 were the twelve men were sent to spy out the land of Canaan. We get to see that 10 of the 12 were men of unbelief and focused on the circumstance and were fearful. Did you see who were the two men of faith?
Do you see the handiwork of God at Numbers 19 concerning the red heifer? Read and understand that all of the special requirements given to the Levites to worship, God had already provided in the special cattle of the Hebrews, they had to search and find in order to obey.
Note the impact of hearing and disobeying when God instructed Moses to speak in Numbers 20:7-12. God is Just, True, Holy and to be heard and believed. His commandments are not grievous.
I will discuss the reading in the New Testament next of the Books of Matthew, Mark and Luke. AS you read daily the Old Testament and follow on in the New Testament you will see the attributes, traits and names of God more plainly.
Read Hebrews 1:1-14 for clarity. Read, read and then as a little child believe what God has said. Note John 3:12 for encouragement that God wants you to know the way. Trust and obey for there is no other way, but to trust and obey.
I've copied the following from reading 8 March, In GOD WE Still TRUST, a 365-Day Devotional by Dr. Richard G. Lee. "John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) served as the sixth president of the United States. Hear his exhortation to the American people:
I speak as a man of the world to men of the world; and I say to you, Search the Scriptures! The Bible is the book of all others, to be read at all ages, and in all conditions of human life; not to be read once or twice or thrice through, and then laid aside, but to be read in small portions of one or two chapters every day, and never to be intermitted, unless by some overruling necessity."
I hope you are challenged to strive and discipline yourself to be consistent in reading the Bible. As of today we are at Numbers 21, Luke 1, Psalm 57 and Proverbs 11:9-11.
Do you recall reading 4 February Exodus 20 spake the Law to the Hebrews? God gave Moses the plan for the Tabernacle at Exodus 26, and made provisions for all the building materials so that it was modular and mobile.
We read on 3 March In Numbers 1 where the 12 tribes identified their leaders and all men that were 20 years were 603,550 fit for war but did not include the Levites. Of all the men fit for war ONLY TWO entered the promise land, Joshua and Caleb. Did you learn why these two were so blessed?
The attributes of God have been demonstrated many times by God's intervention of meeting needs by his miracles, Omnipotent. When people were rebellious God would destroy, even the Levites that offered strange fire, Omniscience.
The LORD, He is Holy, holy, holy and expects obedience to all of his commandments, He is just. Faith is hearing God's word, believing and doing. All of the traits, promises, warnings and miracles that we have read this year are for all of us to fear and trust God.
Every person is responsible for their own salvation and obedience unto eternal life, but the soul that will not, he will die for his sin. The sin of unbelief.
We read on 9 March Numbers 13 were the twelve men were sent to spy out the land of Canaan. We get to see that 10 of the 12 were men of unbelief and focused on the circumstance and were fearful. Did you see who were the two men of faith?
Do you see the handiwork of God at Numbers 19 concerning the red heifer? Read and understand that all of the special requirements given to the Levites to worship, God had already provided in the special cattle of the Hebrews, they had to search and find in order to obey.
Note the impact of hearing and disobeying when God instructed Moses to speak in Numbers 20:7-12. God is Just, True, Holy and to be heard and believed. His commandments are not grievous.
I will discuss the reading in the New Testament next of the Books of Matthew, Mark and Luke. AS you read daily the Old Testament and follow on in the New Testament you will see the attributes, traits and names of God more plainly.
Read Hebrews 1:1-14 for clarity. Read, read and then as a little child believe what God has said. Note John 3:12 for encouragement that God wants you to know the way. Trust and obey for there is no other way, but to trust and obey.
Saturday, February 29, 2020
29 February 2020. It has been a long time since posting and the only excuse I offer is that my treatments have overtaken my attitude. I've finished my treatments and we are waiting for labs in March and Petscan in April to determine if we have a cure or not. So let us make the most of the time we have today. Read your Bible every day to know God.
As you read, be disciplined, take time to seek The LORD, allow The Holy Spirit to have control, seek to be holy. Read and apply 1ST John 1:9 and follow the instructions.
25th How do you apply the truth of Lev 16:29-30 today? Why does v16:34 not apply to you? What attribute did you find in chap 17:11? What judgment did you learn in chap 18? What truth did you learn from the woman in Mark7:27? What wonder did you see in chap 8? In Psalm 41 did you see how to know your friends? Why is the fruit of the wicked sin?
26th Lev 19 dictates what lifestyle? Why does God hate Molech? What is unusual about v20:14 & 20? Did you notice Jesus repent in MK 8:12? How is John 3:12 shown in 8:14-21? How does v8:34-38 impact your concept of God? What compound name of God did you see in Psalm 42? How do you err?
**Can you separate Faith from the Word of God? How is obedience like love?
27th Lev 20 prescribes what lifestyle? What restrictions given in chap21 to the priest have an application to you today? What truth concerning offerings did you see in chap22? How does MK 9:1 apply to you today? How may you pray back Psalm 43:3-4? What does a fool do according to Proverbs ?
28th How is the peace offering described in Lev 22? How may we profane God's Holy Name? What is unusual at v23:16-18? Did God "really" expect the Jews to do no work as described in v28-31? Did Jesus give the Gospel to His disciples in chap 9? What object lesson did Jesus use in 9:35-50? How is marriage descried in chap 10? Does Palm 44 show reverence to God? How can we be wise?
February 29 is a day for worship. Enjoy the liberty you have been given and be grateful.
1 Mar Lev 24 declares what in v15-17? How does this link with Matt Matthew 12:30-37. Verse 31 "Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men." How did Jesus use children as an object lesson? What promise did Jesus give to His disciples concerning giving and following Him? What does God not know? How does Proverbs 10:20-21 affect your prayers?
2nd What truth did you gain at Lev 25:55? How does God use "if" and "then" to make His point concerning obedience? What truth did Jesus give the disciples in Mark 10? How did the blind man adore Jesus before he was healed? How did the psalmist adore God in chap 45? What truth is given in Prov 10?
3rd Have you sanctified your house/field/things as was described in Lev 27? When did the Book of Numbers begin? Did God originate the draft for soldiers? Does God keep records of all people? Why is God orderly in the encampment and marching routines? What power was demonstrated by Jesus in Mark 11? What is the difference between doctrine and tradition? If Psalm 46 is True, why should the believer have ANY fears?
Did you note the Names and attributes of God? Do you have and exercise the wisdom God has given you? What "Truth" have you learned that has changed your life? Read to know Him.
As you read, be disciplined, take time to seek The LORD, allow The Holy Spirit to have control, seek to be holy. Read and apply 1ST John 1:9 and follow the instructions.
25th How do you apply the truth of Lev 16:29-30 today? Why does v16:34 not apply to you? What attribute did you find in chap 17:11? What judgment did you learn in chap 18? What truth did you learn from the woman in Mark7:27? What wonder did you see in chap 8? In Psalm 41 did you see how to know your friends? Why is the fruit of the wicked sin?
26th Lev 19 dictates what lifestyle? Why does God hate Molech? What is unusual about v20:14 & 20? Did you notice Jesus repent in MK 8:12? How is John 3:12 shown in 8:14-21? How does v8:34-38 impact your concept of God? What compound name of God did you see in Psalm 42? How do you err?
**Can you separate Faith from the Word of God? How is obedience like love?
27th Lev 20 prescribes what lifestyle? What restrictions given in chap21 to the priest have an application to you today? What truth concerning offerings did you see in chap22? How does MK 9:1 apply to you today? How may you pray back Psalm 43:3-4? What does a fool do according to Proverbs ?
28th How is the peace offering described in Lev 22? How may we profane God's Holy Name? What is unusual at v23:16-18? Did God "really" expect the Jews to do no work as described in v28-31? Did Jesus give the Gospel to His disciples in chap 9? What object lesson did Jesus use in 9:35-50? How is marriage descried in chap 10? Does Palm 44 show reverence to God? How can we be wise?
February 29 is a day for worship. Enjoy the liberty you have been given and be grateful.
1 Mar Lev 24 declares what in v15-17? How does this link with Matt Matthew 12:30-37. Verse 31 "Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men." How did Jesus use children as an object lesson? What promise did Jesus give to His disciples concerning giving and following Him? What does God not know? How does Proverbs 10:20-21 affect your prayers?
2nd What truth did you gain at Lev 25:55? How does God use "if" and "then" to make His point concerning obedience? What truth did Jesus give the disciples in Mark 10? How did the blind man adore Jesus before he was healed? How did the psalmist adore God in chap 45? What truth is given in Prov 10?
3rd Have you sanctified your house/field/things as was described in Lev 27? When did the Book of Numbers begin? Did God originate the draft for soldiers? Does God keep records of all people? Why is God orderly in the encampment and marching routines? What power was demonstrated by Jesus in Mark 11? What is the difference between doctrine and tradition? If Psalm 46 is True, why should the believer have ANY fears?
Did you note the Names and attributes of God? Do you have and exercise the wisdom God has given you? What "Truth" have you learned that has changed your life? Read to know Him.
Thursday, February 6, 2020
6 February 2020 with greetings to all that love to read The Book.
I want to share with you an article I read the other day during my devotional time.
John McLean (1785-1861), a US Postmaster General and justice of the US Supreme Court, wrote this:
No one can estimate or describe the salutary influence of the Bible. What would the world be without it? Compare the dark places of the earth, where the light of the gospel has not penetrated, with those where it has been proclaimed and embraced in all its purity. Life and immorality are brought to light by the scriptures. Aside from Revelation, darkness rests upon the world and upon the future. There is no ray of light to shine upon our pathway; there is no star of hope. We begin our speculations as to our destiny in conjecture, and they end in uncertainty. We know not that there is a God, a heaven, a hell, or any day of general account, when the wicked and the righteous shall be judged. The Bible has shed a glorious light upon the world. It shows us that in the coming day we must answer for the deeds done in the body. It has opened us to a new and living way, so plainly marked out that no one can mistake it.
I hope you will consider these comments by Mr McLean to be applicable to your life and future. When we all realize Hebrews 9:27 is looming over us and John 3:36 is true, a sane person would flee from the world and run to God. The Bible tells and shares the Truth.
Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this judgment:
John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
I want to share with you an article I read the other day during my devotional time.
John McLean (1785-1861), a US Postmaster General and justice of the US Supreme Court, wrote this:
No one can estimate or describe the salutary influence of the Bible. What would the world be without it? Compare the dark places of the earth, where the light of the gospel has not penetrated, with those where it has been proclaimed and embraced in all its purity. Life and immorality are brought to light by the scriptures. Aside from Revelation, darkness rests upon the world and upon the future. There is no ray of light to shine upon our pathway; there is no star of hope. We begin our speculations as to our destiny in conjecture, and they end in uncertainty. We know not that there is a God, a heaven, a hell, or any day of general account, when the wicked and the righteous shall be judged. The Bible has shed a glorious light upon the world. It shows us that in the coming day we must answer for the deeds done in the body. It has opened us to a new and living way, so plainly marked out that no one can mistake it.
I hope you will consider these comments by Mr McLean to be applicable to your life and future. When we all realize Hebrews 9:27 is looming over us and John 3:36 is true, a sane person would flee from the world and run to God. The Bible tells and shares the Truth.
Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this judgment:
John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
I hope your Wednesday, 29 January, is going well and you
have enjoyed reading the Bible to know God. Thanks for being one of those that
is known as a reader of The Word of God, a Book Lover.
As we read today Exodus 8:1-9:35, it was exciting following the conflict between Moses and Pharaoh while The LORD dictated what to say and to do because we believe that God created everything as recorded in Genesis and is now demonstrating His Omnipotence, power, overall circumstances.
Reading Exodus 8:18-19 records the magicians wonder that lice were being created by "the finger of God". Stop and consider the wonder of The LORD. The confession of Pharaoh at 9:27is true and real, but without remorse. O that all men would admit their SIN. The sin of UNBELIEF is unto death.
As we read the record of Jesus leading his disciples we are better able to understand our present-day responsibility. If you are a born again son of God that has been forgiven of ALL your sins and have received the free gift of salvation, act like it, be perfect. Humility as a little child stresses humility and not age. What do you treasure most?
Who then can be saved? What have you forsaken to follow and serve God? There is a difference between faith and foreskin for the Hebrew. If one believes that family genealogy is sufficient for eternal life and forgiveness of all sins, why did Almighty God sacrifice his only begotten Son at Calvary? Why was Genesis 3:15 declared? Why is Exodus 6 the record of why God Almighty wanted him by his name Jehovah? John 3 makes this plain, and you must be born again.
Faith is reading or hearing God's Word, known as the gospel. When you believe your sinfulness is against God and worthy of eternal death so that you confess your need for salvation, this is repentance. God offers you the gift of eternal life and it is up to you receive it. God, The father, provides redemption by reconciling you to Himself by the life, death, burial, resurrection of His Son from the grave according to the Scriptures. Jesus paid yours and my sin debt.
Read John 1:1-14 and trust God.
As we read today Exodus 8:1-9:35, it was exciting following the conflict between Moses and Pharaoh while The LORD dictated what to say and to do because we believe that God created everything as recorded in Genesis and is now demonstrating His Omnipotence, power, overall circumstances.
Reading Exodus 8:18-19 records the magicians wonder that lice were being created by "the finger of God". Stop and consider the wonder of The LORD. The confession of Pharaoh at 9:27is true and real, but without remorse. O that all men would admit their SIN. The sin of UNBELIEF is unto death.
As we read the record of Jesus leading his disciples we are better able to understand our present-day responsibility. If you are a born again son of God that has been forgiven of ALL your sins and have received the free gift of salvation, act like it, be perfect. Humility as a little child stresses humility and not age. What do you treasure most?
Who then can be saved? What have you forsaken to follow and serve God? There is a difference between faith and foreskin for the Hebrew. If one believes that family genealogy is sufficient for eternal life and forgiveness of all sins, why did Almighty God sacrifice his only begotten Son at Calvary? Why was Genesis 3:15 declared? Why is Exodus 6 the record of why God Almighty wanted him by his name Jehovah? John 3 makes this plain, and you must be born again.
Faith is reading or hearing God's Word, known as the gospel. When you believe your sinfulness is against God and worthy of eternal death so that you confess your need for salvation, this is repentance. God offers you the gift of eternal life and it is up to you receive it. God, The father, provides redemption by reconciling you to Himself by the life, death, burial, resurrection of His Son from the grave according to the Scriptures. Jesus paid yours and my sin debt.
Read John 1:1-14 and trust God.
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