Psalm 202 from Beyond Psalm 150 Another time King Nebuchadnezzar writes an open letter to everyone. He addresses it to all nations and the people of every language who live on earth. Yes, that’s everyone. This letter is a testimony of what happened to him. This time it’s another dream that has perplexed the king, […]
Psalm 194 from Beyond Psalm 150 As we move from the first psalm of lament to the second, the focus shifts to God’s judgment of the city and his people who live there. From this passage it would be easy to conclude that Yahweh is a mean, vindictive, judgmental deity. Yet if we pull back […]
Standing Before God’s Judgment Seat When you die, will you stand before God’s judgment seat to give an account of your life? Yes. Paul says we’ll all stand before our Lord to give an account of what we did (Romans 14:10-12). God’s Judgment Seat Does this idea of appearing before our Creator fill you with […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 38 Today’s passage: Luke 23:1–43 Focus verse:“Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43) When the Romans execute Jesus, they crucify two criminals with him, one on either side. While we don’t know what these men did to deserve the death penalty, we can assume […]
Delight in the Lord—Even the Parts You Don’t Comprehend Are there parts of God you don’t understand? Does this frustrate you? It shouldn’t. Don’t let what you don’t know weigh you down. We should accept that we can’t fully know our Lord—at least not in this world—that we can’t yet understand God. Yet some people […]
Though the Bible Tells Us to Judge, Who We’re Supposed to Judge May Shock You When Paul writes to his friends in Corinth, he has much to say because they struggle with many things, including judging others. He spends a whole chapter in his first letter addressing sin within their assembly: sexual sin, specifically incest. […]
Revelation Bible Study, Day 34 Today’s passage: Revelation 20 Focus verse: Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. (Revelation 20:6) With the beast and the false prophet thrown into the lake of fire, only the dragon remains. An angel comes down from heaven. He holds the key to the Abyss and carries a […]
Revelation Bible Study, Day 33 Today’s passage: Revelation 19:11–21 Focus verse: His name is the Word of God. (Revelation 19:13) Though the invitations to Jesus’s wedding have been sent, this doesn’t mean the wedding is ready to take place. Not yet. Jesus has more to do first. The next thing John sees in his vision is heaven […]
Revelation Bible Study, Day 32 Today’s passage: Revelation 19:1–10 Focus verse: “For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.” (Revelation 19:7) How many times do you think the word hallelujah appears in the Bible? Like me, you may have guessed many times, even hundreds. Yet hallelujah only shows up […]
Revelation Bible Study, Day 31 Today’s passage: Revelation 18 Focus verse: “‘Come out of her, my people,’ so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues.” (Revelation 18:4) In the fight between the beast and the Lamb, we know that the Lamb is victorious. Now we […]