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Meditating on God’s Word

Love, joy, peace … where do they come from?

Originally posted on Learning From God's Word:
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23). Love, joy, peace … – Is this what we find when we look within ourselves? or Do we find something very different? What does Jesus tell us about ourselves? Does he pat us…

God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Originally posted on Learning From God's Word:
“The Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect?complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31?Jesus answered them,?“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.?32?I have not come to call the…

In our own homes – let us rejoice in God’s wonderful love …

Originally posted on Learning From God's Word:
Taste and see ______ Lord, what You have done for us – we could never have done for ourselves! It’s so amazing what You have done for us. We were making plans for ourselves – but our plans didn’t include You! You came to us. You said…

Bible notes by G. Philip

For over forty years, Rev George Philip (11th November 1925 – 16th February 2019) taught God’s Word, faithfully and fruitfully, in Sandyford-Henderson Memorial Church, Glasgow. Today, I attended a thanksgiving service, at which a good number of people gathered together to give thanks to God for George’s ministry. Here’s a link to his Bible reading […]

Words of unbelief – and words of faith … — Learning From God’s Word

Originally posted on quietmomentswithgod:
“Isn’t it enough that you (Moses) have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness?” (Numbers 16:13). These are words of unbelief. The people couldn’t see past Moses – and that’s why they couldn’t see past the wilderness. When we can’t…

God loves us with a faithful love, an everlasting love, a love that will not let us go. — Learning From God’s Word

Originally posted on quietmomentswithgod:
Psalm 115:1-18 ‘Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to Your Name be the glory because of Your love and faithfulness’(Psalm 115:1). God loves us. He loves us with a faithful love, ‘an everlasting love’, a ‘love that will not let us go’. His love ‘never comes to an…

Lord, there are two ways of looking at every situation.

Genesis 35:16-36:43 Lord, there are two ways of looking at every situation. There’s the way of faith – and there’s the way of unbelief. We can look up to You – and be lifted up by You. We can look at our circumstances and fail to see that You are there, waiting to lift us up, […]

Words of unbelief – and words of faith …

Originally posted on Learning From God's Word:
“Isn’t it enough that you (Moses) have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness?” (Numbers 16:13). These are words of unbelief. The people couldn’t see past Moses – and that’s why they couldn’t see past the wilderness.…

Satan is very powerful … but God is in control!

Job 1:1-2:13 – Satan is very busy – ‘going to and fro on the earth…walking up and down on it’. Why is Satan ‘roaming through the earth’? – ‘Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour’ (1:7; 1 Peter 5:8). If, like Job, you ‘fear God and turn […]

God is in control! … (Luke 2-3).

Luke 2:1-20 – God is in control! Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Long before it happened, God had it planned (1-7; Micah 5:2-3). As we approach Christ’s Return, God still has His plan. He is still in control. The birth of Christ is not merely an event from the past. It is also a message […]

More than empty words …

Joshua 16:1-17:18 Compromise is a poor substitute for obedience. Fail to obey God, and you may have to live with the consequences of your disobedience: ‘they did not drive out the Canaanites…so the Canaanites have dwelt in the midst of Ephraim to this day (16:10). Settling for anything less than God’s very best will surely […]

One Year Bible: Day 279 – Jeremiah 14:1-15:21; Colossians 3:1-4:1; Proverbs 24:15-22

Our spiritual warfare is both outward and inward. We have enemies coming at us from without and from within. Concerning the enemies from without, God says, “This people will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to rescue and save you … I will save you from the hands […]

If we refuse to take God seriously, He will continue to take us seriously – in His judgment!

Genesis 19:1-29 In Genesis 3, we read of humanity’s fall into sin. Here, we see the awfulness of human sin and the awesomeness of divine judgment. We must take God with the utmost seriousness. If we refuse to take Him seriously, He will continue to take us seriously – in His judgment! Sin leads to […]

In our own homes – let us rejoice in God’s wonderful love …

via In our own homes – let us rejoice in God’s wonderful love …

Deliverance from Satan’s power – there’s more to come!

2 Kings 19:14-20:21; Acts 28:1-16; Psalm 83:1-18 “Now, O Lord our God, deliver from his hand, so that all kingdoms on earth may know that You alone, O Lord, are God” (2 Kings 19:19). Here and now, we have begun to experience our deliverance from Satan’s power. When Christ returns in the fullness of His power […]

A Solemn Responsibility And A Joyful Privilege

Jeremiah 51:15-64; 2 Timothy 4:1-22; Psalm 119:97-104 The Word of God is to be preached, even if it is a difficult message. In face of the judgment pronounced upon Babylon, God says to His messengers, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud” (Jeremiah 51:61). Paul calls on Timothy to “preach […]

The God of grace is reaching out to us … and He’s calling us to respond to His grace.

Genesis 14:1-16:16; Matthew 5:43-6:24; Psalm 6:1-10 In Genesis 14:18-20, we read about the remarkable appearance of the mysterious figure, Melchizedek. Here, we have the first suggestion of tithing – “Then Abram gave Him a tenth of everything” (Genesis 14:20). This is not a legalistic practice. It is set in the context of grace and worship. […]

One Year Bible: Day 278 – Jeremiah 11:18-13:27; Colossians 2:6-23; Psalm 118:1-16

The life of faith is a life of conflict. We live among “the faithless” – God is “always on their lips, but far from their hearts” (Jeremiah 12:12). We are called to maintain the faith in the face of “hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world’s […]

Words of unbelief – and words of faith … — Learning From God’s Word

via Words of unbelief – and words of faith … — Learning From God’s Word

Don’t be afraid to stand up for your Lord …

Jeremiah 52:1-34; Titus 1:1-16; Psalm 119:105-112 The final chapter of Jeremiah speaks of the fall of Jerusalem, followed by captivity in Babylon. Difficulties face God’s people in every generation: “There are many rebellious people … “ (Titus 1:10). The Lord’s people must not be afraid to stand up for Him (Titus 1:11). Whatever others may […]