Monthly ArchivesSeptember 2020

Psalm 28 28:1 By David.To you, O Lord, I cry out!My Protector, do not ignore me. If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave. 2 Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple. 3 Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbours, while they plan to harm them. 4 Pay them back for their evil deeds.Pay them back for what they do.Punish them. 5 For they do not understand the Lord’s actions, or the way he carries out justice. The Lord will permanently demolish them. ...

Psalm 27 27:1 By David. The Lord is my light and my salvation.I fear no one. The Lord protects my life. I am afraid of no one. 2 When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall. 3 Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident. 4 I have asked the Lord for one thing—this is what I desire!I want to live in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendour of the Lord and contemplate in his temple. 5 He will surely give me shelter in the day ...

Psalm 26 26:1 By David.Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have integrity, and I trust in the Lord without wavering. 2 Examine me, O Lord, and test me.Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives. 3 For I am ever aware of your faithfulness, and your loyalty continually motivates me. 4 I do not associate with deceitful men, or consort with those who are dishonest. 5 I hate the mob of evil men, and do not associate with the wicked. 6 I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O Lord, 7 to give you thanks, and to tell about all your amazing deeds. 8 O Lord, I love the temple where you live, the place where your ...

Rev 21:1–7 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had ceased to exist, and the sea existed no more. 2 And I saw the holy city—the new Jerusalem—descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Look! The residence of God is among human beings. He will live among them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more—or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist.” ...

Rev 22:1–5 22:1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life—water as clear as crystal—pouring out from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 flowing down the middle of the city’s main street. On each side of the river is the tree of life producing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month of the year. Its leaves are for the healing of the nations. 3 And there will no longer be any curse, and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him, 4 and they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 Night will be no more, ...

2 Tim 2:8–13 2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; such is my gospel, 9 for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but God’s message is not imprisoned! 10 So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, that they, too, may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory. 11 This saying is trustworthy: If we died with him, we will also live with him. 12 If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us. 13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself. One thought: For thousands of years ...

Phil 3:20–21 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven—and we also eagerly await a saviour from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform these humble bodies of ours into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself. One thought: One day there will be no more worrying about how our bodies look or feel – praise God. Three questions: What will heaven be like? Check out this – https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/looking-forward-to-a-heaven-we-can-imagine/ How do you feel about your body? What aspect of your body do you need to worry about less – pray that God would help you to look forward. Prayer: Praise God for His wonderful ...

Acts 17:22–31 17:22 So Paul stood before the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that you are very religious in all respects. 23 For as I went around and observed closely your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: ‘To an unknown god.’ Therefore what you worship without knowing it, this I proclaim to you. 24 The God who made the world and everything in it, who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands, 25 nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone. 26 From one man he made every nation ...

1 Cor 15:20–23 15:20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also came through a man. 22 For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ, the first fruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him. One thought: The resurrection soil is so rich that it can raise Christ and millions who are in Him from the dead. Three questions: When will we be raised from death? How do you feel about death? What is one decision you are ...

2 Pet 3:8–13 3:8 Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that a single day is like a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years are like a single day. 9 The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare. 11 Since ...