Reading the Word Psalm 90:1–12 (ESV)1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.3 You … Continue reading Teach Us to Number Our Days
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 9:4–6 (ESV) 4 But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. 5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, … Continue reading A Living Dog Is Better Than a Dead Lion
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 7:23–29 (ESV)23 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.24 That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it … Continue reading The Sinful Heart
Reading the Word “This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, “I have done no wrong.”” (Proverbs 30:20, ESV) Understanding and Applying the Word We read of the adulterous woman who eats and … Continue reading I Have Done No Wrong
Reading the Word “Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.” (Proverbs 28:13, ESV) Understanding and Applying the Word What is the usual response to doing something wrong? We try to … Continue reading Concealing Our Sin
Today’s post is part of our Psalm Saturdays series from guest blogger Robert Chamberlain. You can read his archives at www.roberlain.wordpress.com . Psalm 129:1–8 (ESV)1 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”— let Israel now say—2 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my … Continue reading Affliction
Reading the Word Proverbs 14:34 (ESV)34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. Understanding and Applying the Word Righteousness, or doing what is right, is always important. We often think of doing what is right … Continue reading Righteousness Exalts a Nation
Shaped by the Word is a daily, Bible-reading devotional. I do not publish supplemental material on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading. Be sure to subscribe to this page so you can follow along every day. Thanks … Continue reading Seven Things the Lord Hates
Reading the Word 1 Timothy 1:12–15 (ESV) 12 I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. Understanding and … Continue reading The Chief of Sinners
Reading the Word 1 Corinthians 15:50–58 (ESV) 50 I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. 54 When the perishable … Continue reading We Will All Be Changed
