Reading Time: 4 minutes
Psalm 1, in typical Wisdom Literature fashion, contrasts the way of the wicked with the way of the righteous. . . . Three contrasts exist in this psalm for those who are rooted in righteousness.
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October 2 | Application (‘Giving You a Piece of My Mind’)
Reading Time: 3 minutes
If you think about things like food, frustrations, family, finances, and the future, you are not alone. It’s natural and necessary to ponder subjects like these. But let’s not forget about faith!
October 2 | Discovery
Reading Time: 2 minutes
What types of things (positive or negative) do you tend to fret about, obsess over, continue to work through, or otherwise revisit again and again?
September 25 | God’s Glory Returns
Reading Time: 4 minutes
In the Aug. 28 lesson, God’s glory departed from the people (left the temple) due to their sin. With the temple cleansed and restored (chapters 41-42), God’s glory can return, and the people can enjoy the new Promised Land (chapters 43-48).
September 25 | Application (‘Finally!’)
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Before leaving on the mission trip, Candy and I wrote a list of goals: “Trust God. Love well. Encourage others. . . .” We should have added another goal: “Watch for what God teaches in unexpected ways.”
September 25 | Discovery
Reading Time: 2 minutes
How do we defile what is holy by bringing what is detestable and worldly into our temples?
September 18 | Dry Bones
Reading Time: 4 minutes
The vision of the valley of dry bones that Ezekiel was given pictured this new life and restoration of Israel to their homeland.
September 18 | Application (‘Can These Bones Live?’)
Reading Time: 4 minutes
I gazed at my weary listeners—mothers with young children, a scared-looking teenage boy, and some tired-looking old men and women with despair on their faces. How could I possibly help them?
September 18 | Discovery
Reading Time: 2 minutes
Looking at the entire passage (Ezekiel 37:1-14) what does the valley of dry bones and their reanimation represent . . . for Israel? For God’s church today?