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Daily Readings: Romans 7 and Psalm 103 Romans 7 is a very complicated chapter. In v.1-6, Paul’s argument continues along the same vein as Romans 6 and argues, metaphorically, that by one’s baptism one shares in the death of Christ. Then he adds the metaphor of marriage, and argues that before faith in Christ one
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Daily Readings: Acts 25 and Psalm 93 By the time Felix was replaced as Governor by Festus, Paul had still not offered him a bribe for his release, so he remained imprisoned in Caesarea. Festus, a man of justice and action, immediately got the ball rolling. He investigated Paul’s case and convened the court to
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Daily Readings: Acts 8 and Psalm 76 Acts 8 bears testimony to the fruitfulness of the simple Gospel message. Having been scattered by Saul’s persecution, the early believers couldn’t help sharing the good news of Jesus wherever they went, and the Kingdom-Family of God continued to grow. One highly effective Christian was the deacon Philip
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Daily Readings: Mark 13 and Psalm 66 Now that our remembrance of the Ascension is behind us, we step back into the Gospel of Mark. At this point in the Gospel, Jesus is in Jerusalem, and it’s the final week of His ministry. Betrayal, suffering, crucifixion and death await, and He knows it. Yet somehow,
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Daily Readings: Acts 1 and Psalm 65 The disciples returned to Jerusalem in obedience to Jesus’ command, to await their infilling with the Holy Spirit there. They “joined together constantly in prayer”, eagerly anticipating His arrival and, I suspect, praying fervently for His help in the great mission Jesus had left them to complete. During
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Daily Readings: Mark 8 and Psalm 59 15 ‘Be careful,’ Jesus warned them. ‘Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.’ In rabbinical writings “yeast” was symbolic of the intentions of the human heart. So, although the disciples misunderstood what Jesus was trying to say, we should apply our minds to it. What common
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Daily Readings: Mark 3 and Psalm 54 So much happens in Mark 3, but the unifying theme that seems to surface for me in my devotional time today is this: You either receive Jesus as the Son of God (v.11), submit to His Lordship and obey Him OR resist Him, refuse to accept His Lordship
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Daily Readings: John 8 and Psalm 43 Every human being’s life is in so many ways fashioned by the daily decisions one makes; and one makes those decisions based on certain criteria. One might be guided by one’s desires, one’s needs, one’s ambitions, one’s dreams, one’s principles, or one’s convictions (to name but a few
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Daily Readings: John 12 and Psalm 31 When Jesus entered Jerusalem that final week, His popularity was massive. The Pharisees said of Him: “‘…Look how the whole world has gone after him!” (v.19). To top it all off, the account of His calling Lazarus out of the grave had even reached the ears of some
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