Oct 13 2024

Today's Bible Verse

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

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In this morning's verse from Deuteronomy, Moses pronounces a blessing over Asher, one of Jacob's sons. Let's take a look at the very first phrase of this verse, "The eternal God is thy refuge." What exactly does that mean?

The first adjective, eternal, means that God will always be with us. There is never a time when He will not exist; He has always existed and will always exist. So, we never have to feel alone or unheard… we know that He is always here.

God is our refuge means that He provides with safety, peace, comfort, and a place of rest—security where there is none. We can be anywhere in the world and still be sustained by the Lord. We will never be out of His reach or care.

Think about the challenges that you are facing in the coming days. Do they make you nervous or afraid? Sometimes circumstances are challenging. Yet we can broaden our perspectives, take a step back, and remember who God is… eternal and our refuge.

The Lord is in control of every circumstance; nothing happens unless He allows it. Even if something terrible happens to us, God does not change. He is always good, present, and loving, even if our circumstances cause us to lose sight of that. Make the decision to count on God, even in your suffering, and you will experience Him as your eternal, everlasting refuge.

Today's Prayer

Dear Lord, thank you for being our refuge in all circumstances. Thank you for always being with us, and for protecting us wherever we go. Help us to serve you well and love you as you have loved us. In Jesus' name, amen.

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Oct 12 2024

Yesterday's Bible Verse

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. :

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Yesterday's Bible study

Today's verse comes from the Final Discourse: the last message that Jesus gave His disciples before the crucifixion. When He said today's verse, Jesus knew that He was about to lay down His life for His disciples. He was about to live out what He instructed them to do. When He went to the cross and died an innocent death, He was thinking of you and me. We could not have had a relationship with God with sin in our lives, and there was no way for us to atone for our sin. Jesus made both possible: His death wiped out our sin and made our relationship with God possible because it paid the price in full.

Jesus' resurrection, which we celebrate, was the final victory over sin and death. Because of what He did for us, we are no longer enslaved by sin and we have the promise of eternal life with God.

We can live in light of it every day. When we begin to feel discouraged or upset, we can remember that the greatest victory of all time happened on a cross more than two thousand years ago… and we are the unmerited, deeply blessed beneficiaries of it today and for all eternity.

Yesterday's Prayer

Dear Lord, we celebrate the priceless gift of Jesus' resurrection. We may not be worthy of the life that Jesus has made possible, but you have blessed us with it anyway. We are so grateful for that, and for all that you do for us. Thank you, Lord. In Jesus' name, amen.
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