08/14

August 14

Romans 13

To please God, there is a question that we can ask ourselves in any given situation, “What would love do?” If we love God, would we do anything to put ourselves in opposition against God? No. If we love people, would we do anything to harm, take away, or stop supporting that person? No. The rules and regulations of the religious Law were based on performance and control. The law of love is based on faith and grace. If we love God and love people, we won’t sin against them. This is why all the commandments are wrapped up in this one single command, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Psalm 99-102

Have we ever been in circumstances where we questioned God’s goodness? Maybe we’ve asked, “God, why did you lead me here?” Maybe we’ve questioned, “God, why am I dealing with this difficulty?” In Psalm 100:5 it says, “For the Lord is good.” This psalm is about knowing His goodness, mercy, lovingkindness, faithfulness, and truth; and being thankful for Him being our God. Sure, this life has its hardships, but God is good. Sin has distorted the way the world operates, but God is good. We have an enemy that is working against us, but God is good! He is for us. He is ready to forgive us when we fall at His feet. He is ready to embrace us when we run into His arms. God loves us and He is good! That’s something to be glad about! That’s something for which we can be thankful!

#covertocoverwithmelanie #covertocover #growchurches #bible #biblecommentary #melaniestone #readthebible #readingthroughthebible #biblereadingplan

Cover-to-Cover

Cover

May 19

John 7:1-31 Jesus celebrates the Feast of Tabernacles, which is celebrated at the end of September and the beginning of October. It is a festival of thanksgiving for the harvest. This festival also is thanksgiving...
Read More

May 18

John 6:41-71 Starting in verse 41, we continue to see Jesus speaking about Himself as the bread of life. He speaks of eating His flesh and drinking His blood – well, you can imagine the...
Read More

May 17

John 6:22-40 The next day the people came looking for him, noticing there was only one boat and Jesus had not gotten on it. They asked when he got to the other side, obviously perplexed...
Read More