The readings for the month of July are 2 Kings 18:13- 2 Chronicles 29:36, Acts 21:1- Romans 14:23, Psalm 149:1-24:10, and Proverbs 18:8-20:12. Questions, comments? What do you think about this month’s readings?
The readings for the month of June are 2 Samuel 18:1 – 2 Kings 18:12, John 20:1 – Acts 20:38, Psalm 119:153 – 148:14, and Proverbs 16:14 – 18:7. Questions, comments? Let us know what you think about what we’re reading!
This weeks readings are Leviticus 22:17-Numbers 9:23, Psalm 44:1-50:23, Mark 9:30-14:37, and Proverbs 10:19-30. Feel free to post any thoughts, comments, questions, etc. about these readings as a comment to this post.
Len did a great job today introducing (or reintroducing) us to the heavy concept of the holiness of God. As we continue to read through Leviticus this week, let’s meditate on that idea of God’s holiness and on His calling on our lives to be holy as He is holy.
“Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy.’ ”
(1 Peter 1:13-16)
“Christ calls men to carry a cross; we call them to have fun in His name. He calls them to forsake the world; we assure them that if they but accept Jesus the world is their oyster. He calls them to suffer; we call them to enjoy all the bourgeois comforts modern civilization affords…He calls them to holiness; we call them to a cheap and tawdry happiness that would have been rejected with scorn by the least of the Stoic philosophers.”
(A.W. Tozer)
“The destined end of man is not happiness, nor health, but holiness. God’s one aim is the production of saints. He is not an eternal blessing machine for men; he did not come to save men out of pity; he came to save men because he had created them to be holy.”
(Oswald Chambers)
“The whole purpose of God in redemption is to make us holy and to restore us to the image of God. To accomplish this He disengages us from earthly ambitions and draws us away from the cheap and unworthy prizes that worldly men set their hearts upon.”
(A.W. Tozer)
It is indeed a sobering reality to see the standard we are being called to. May it not be that we are content with a life of casual indifference or outright disobedience, but that we would actively pursue transformation into the likeness of our great, perfectly just, supremely loving, relentlessly pursuing, completely holy God.
This weeks readings are:
Leviticus 11:1-23:44, Mark 5:21-10:12, Psalm 38:1-44:8, Proverbs 10:8-19.
Feel free to post any thoughts, comments, questions, etc. about these readings as a comment to this post.
We’re finishing up Exodus and Matthew and moving into Leviticus and the Gospel of Mark this week. [The exact readings through February 20? Exodus 38:1-Leviticus 10:20; Matthew 28:1-Mark 5:20; Psalm 34:11-37:40; Proverbs 9:9-10:7]
Leviticus gives us job descriptions (and qualifications) for the Levites and priests of Israel, also instructions for carrying out Israel’s five main offerings, and celebrating its seven annual feasts.
As you read Leviticus, remember the principle of “repetition” in studying and interpreting the Bible, which basically says if we see a word used over and over, God is making a point.
In Leviticus, the word “holy” is found 91 times. Words associated with “cleansing” occur 71 times. References to uncleanness? 128 mentions. Are you getting the picture? God’s a holy God, and he calls his people to “be holy, as I am holy.”
This weeks readings are Exodus 12:14-25:40, Matthew 20:29-24:51, Psalm 25:16-30:12, Proverbs 6:12-7:27. Feel free to post any thoughts, comments, questions, etc. about these readings as a comment to this post.
This weeks readings are Genesis 48:1-Exodus 12:13, Matthew 15:29-20:28, Psalm 20:1-25:15, Proverbs 4:20-6:11. Feel free to post any thoughts, comments, questions, etc. about these readings as a comment to this post.
This weeks readings are Genesis 35:1-47:31, Matthew 12:1-15:28, Psalm 15:1-19:14, Proverbs 3:21-4:19. Feel free to post any thoughts, comments, questions, etc. about these readings as a comment to this post.