The promised kingdom did not come all at once: there were 1,000 years from Abraham to Solomon. Firstly, we meet God’s people (Gen. 12 - Exo. 18). God’s promise begins to unfold as we meet Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and the Israelites. Through it all, we are reminded that nothing canprevent God from fulfilling … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt5
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From before the creation, God has had a plan to put the world right by re-establishing His kingdom through His Son, the Lord Jesus, so that once more He is glorified! Ephesians 1:3-6, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt4
Genesis 3:13, "Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”" The first of the eight sections in which Scripture is divided is, the perished kingdom. Though the kingdom pattern was set in Genesis 1-2, the crafty serpent shows … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt3
Proverbs 30:5a, "Every word of God is flawless." This portion of the text reminds me of the importance of God's word in context. See there are three rules for Bible study: context, context, context. We need to have a biblical theology of God's Word if we want to interpret it. The opposite of this, poor … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt3
Luke 24:27, "And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He (Jesus) interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself." There are two dangers for interpreters of Scripture: 1, Getting to Jesus without the proper context. 2, Missing Jesus altogether. These dangers are directly opposed, yet they are very similar to one another. The whole … Continue reading A Brief Devotion, Scripture’s Picture, pt2
2 Timothy 3:16-17, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." The Bible is one single story broken up over 66 books, two testaments, and thousands of years of history. The … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Scripture’s Picture, pt1
The following thoughts were shared by Koos Basson: Thoughts from Wiersbe: Balance. Acts 6:4, "But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." You’ve got to keep things balanced.If all you have in church is bible and no prayer you have lots of light and no heat. You have a … Continue reading A Brief Devotion, Acts 6:4
Mark 8:35-37, "For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37 For what can a man give in return for his soul?" In … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Basic Christianity, pt7
1 Peter 2:18-25, "Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. v19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. v20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? … Continue reading A Brief Devotion, Basic Christianity, pt6
Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." In order to appreciate what exactly it was that Jesus achieved, we need to understand who we are as well as who He was. The person and work of Christ ultimately make … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Basic Christianity, pt5
Acts 17:24-25, "The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything." These words tell us that the … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Basic Christianity, pt4
Luke 14:26-33, "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Basic Christianity, pt3
1 Peter 1:3-5, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Basic Christianity, pt2
John 14:6, "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Jesus made many remarkable claims about His identity. Firstly, Jesus regularly talked about Himself. In fact, one might say that the most striking feature of the teaching of Jesus is … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Basic Christianity, pt1
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." Even when fasting, our minds often drift away from giving attention to our heavenly Father. Therefore, we need to understand and accept that prayer is more a 15 minute task in the … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Prayer Pursued, pt7
