Ps. 48-50 I wonder what was / is special about Jerusalem that made God choose it as His eternal dwelling place? The Psalms talk a lot about Jerusalem, The City of David, and Mount Zion, ...
Tag: 1 Corinthians
Day 229 – Ps 45-47; 1 Cor 10:19-33Day 229 – Ps 45-47; 1 Cor 10:19-33
Ps. 45-47 Psalm 46 is such a great Psalm! No matter what disasters take place around us, we need not fear. We have a safe place in God, who is mighty above all. God is ...
Day 228 – 1 Chron 16; Ps 42, 44; 1 Cor 10:1-18Day 228 – 1 Chron 16; Ps 42, 44; 1 Cor 10:1-18
1 Chron. 16 Music is a big part of worshiping God. Music speaks to our souls, somehow; it is a gift from God and we worship Him by offering it back to Him. It is ...
Day 227 – 1 Chron 13-15; 1 Cor 9Day 227 – 1 Chron 13-15; 1 Cor 9
1 Chron. 13-15 The first time David attempted to move the Ark of the Covenant, he did it wrong. He did not follow the instructions that God had given back when the Ark was first ...
Day 226 – 1 Chron 10-12; 1 Cor 8Day 226 – 1 Chron 10-12; 1 Cor 8
1 Chron. 10-12 When the Philistines found Saul and his sons dead, they “sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to carry the good news to their idols…”. (1 Chron 10:9). I am so ...
Day 225 – 1 Chron 7-9; 1 Cor 7:20-5Day 225 – 1 Chron 7-9; 1 Cor 7:20-5
1 Chron. 7-9 Lost in lists of names again today! Among the odd comments inserted into today’s text is 1 Chronicles 7:24. “His daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheera”. ...
Day 224 – 1 Chron 4-6; 1 Cor 7:1-19Day 224 – 1 Chron 4-6; 1 Cor 7:1-19
1 Chron. 4-6 Ugh! The genealogies are hard to follow! Names crop up out of nowhere, maybe because they sometimes use two different names for the same person but don’t make that clear (might have ...
Day 223 – 1 Chron 1-3; 1 Cor 6Day 223 – 1 Chron 1-3; 1 Cor 6
1 Chron. 1-3 Boy, the genealogies are tough to read! So many names!! But they must be important, because the Bible includes them multiple times. I know that being able to follow the line from ...
Day 222 – Ps 149-150; 1 Cor 5Day 222 – Ps 149-150; 1 Cor 5
Ps. 149-150 There are several Psalms, as well as a couple of other books in the Bible, that tell us to “sing to the LORD a new song”. It does so here in Psalm 149:1. ...
Day 221 – Ps 147-148; 1 Cor 4Day 221 – Ps 147-148; 1 Cor 4
Ps. 147-148 Psalm 147 is yet another Psalm that declares that the same God who numbers the stars binds up the wounds of the brokenhearted. This Psalm declares God’s great care for His creation and ...
Day 220 – Ps 136, 146; 1 Cor 3Day 220 – Ps 136, 146; 1 Cor 3
Ps. 136, 146 It’s very repetitive, but I like the structure and the message of Psalm 136. It is basically a list of reasons to give thanks to God, starting with the simple fact that ...
Day 219 – Ps 133-135; 1 Cor 2Day 219 – Ps 133-135; 1 Cor 2
Ps. 133-135 “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” (Ps 133:1). We just read Paul’s exhortation to the Corinthian church for this very thing yesterday. But unity is hard, isn’t ...
Day 218 – Ps 130-132; 1 Cor 1Day 218 – Ps 130-132; 1 Cor 1
Ps. 130-132 Reading today’s first two Psalms really impressed me with God’s greatness. “If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be ...