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51. The Lord Has Saved His People

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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Alton F. Wedel

... ashes, when your little world becomes a deep, dark forest in the gloom of night with specters lurking all about you, and when you, who always wanted to insist that you could manage your own life, can manage it no longer, can you hang onto that "The Lord has saved his people"? I read somewhere not long ago that a person cannot really know the faithfulness of God unless one sees it in the faithfulness of people. Too bad, then about the faithfulness of God, for where, indeed, are faithful people? How could one ...

52. The Lord Thwarts a Curse

2 Sam 16:1-14

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... Saul’s family (2 Sam. 16:5–13). In fact, as he has done on one occasion with Saul, he prohibits Abishai from killing his perceived enemy (16:9–10; cf. 1 Sam. 26:8–11). These literary links with 1 Samuel 25–26 bode well for David: the Lord delivered him earlier, and he will do so again. David’s eventual vindication in the face of Shimei’s curse also contributes to the narrator’s apology for David, a theme that has not been as prominent in the story since the account of David’s sin, but one ...

53. Ruling in the Fear of the Lord

2 Samuel 23:1-7

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... s being guaranteed by the divine promise. Elsewhere to “keep a covenant” means to observe its terms and be faithful to the commitment it demands. Here the covenant is “secured” by God, the one who made it (cf. the previous line, which speaks of the Lord as the initiator of the covenant). 23:6 evil men. The term used here (beliya‘al) carries the primary meaning of “worthless” and by extension “wicked, evil.” David uses the term as a title for Death in the previous song (2 Sam. 22:5). The ...

54. You Need A Point Of Contact With The Lord

Jeremiah 1:1-19

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James McLemore

... Sometimes God has to reestablish contact with his people. This is what God did with Jeremiah in this text. God reached forth his hand and placed his hand on Jeremiah's mouth, and Jeremiah discovered that he was in contact with the Lord. God told Jeremiah, "You don't have to worry about what you are going to say; I have put my words in your mouth." God told Jeremiah, "You don't have to worry about where you are going to go; I have placed you over nations, and put you in ...

55. Baptism of The Lord

Mt 3:13-17 ·Acts 10:34-48 · Is 42:1-9

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Russell F. Anderson

... cognizant of God's favor. Baptism is a window through which we see the God of grace. The difference here between Jesus' baptism and our own is that Jesus had earned God's favor and we have not. A second point, baptism was the launching pad of our Lord's ministry and so is our baptism. We are commissioned to be God's servant people. A third similarity is that in Christ's baptism as well as our own the Holy Spirit is imparted. We are empowered to carry out our divine commission. In baptism, we are accepted ...

56. At Table With The Lord

Drama

... back here. It's dangerous. And he knows it. Have you noticed how somber and subdued he has become since Sunday? Oh, how proud I was then to see him acclaimed by the people, how happy to hear them shout, "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" They hailed him as their King and their Deliverer. But King, Deliverer, Messiah, and Savior are words that stir up violent feelings in the hearts of the authorities. His life is in peril. Oh, how I wish I could carry him away in my arms as Joseph and I did ...

57. The Apostle's Creed: Jesus Christ...Our Lord

Matthew 16:13-20

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David E. Leininger

... put the rest of us down? No. Exactly the opposite, in fact. The very idea that Jesus would take on flesh and blood and become one of us is incredible, and elevates US beyond measure. "I believe in...Jesus Christ, [God's] only Son, our Lord, conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary..." One last aside on this virgin birth question - for myself, I prefer to believe the traditional understanding about Jesus' miraculous birth - "conceived by the HOLY GHOST, born of the VIRGIN Mary" - that feels more ...

58. The Lord Needs You

Jeremiah 1:4-10

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Leonard Sweet

... curse thee, or abuse thee in any way. But mule," he continued, "what thee doesn't know is that I can sell thee to an Episcopalian." 2. The Lord Needs: Paul taught us never to say to one another, "I have no need of you" (1 Cor.12:21). But to say that God needs us is ... the perfect servant. Zechariah 4:6 says it all, "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord." 4. The Lord Needs You Now!!! Gore Vidal, one of my most favorite writers and one of my least favorite persons, admits, "I generalize ...

59. The Shepherd Lord

Psalm 23:1-6

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Maxie Dunnam

... face of the evil system, but our power from God is greater than the system. It is no wonder she could laugh her eyes danced - there was an uncommon joy that you could feel just by sitting beside her and listening to her. She was saying in it all “The Lord is MY Shepherd.” We can learn from Joy even though our lot will never be so painfully tragic. Jesus will not be content to be a shepherd, or even a good Shepherd. He wants you to say of Him, “My Shepherd.” You jay do that when you will. Nothing can ...

60. “The Lord Is Great!”

Psalm 70:1-5

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C. Hassell Bullock

... life. When God is exalted, the world is right side up. When man is exalted, the world is upside down. “God is great!” is a mighty force toward uprighting the upside-down world of any age. All of us have personal moments when we want to pray, “Come quickly, Lord, to help me.” And as we look at our desperate world, we want to pray that prayer of hurry that is prayed at the end of the canonical Scriptures with new zest and urgency. It is not a coincidence that at the end of John’s book about Christ ...

61. The Baptism Of Our Lord

Mk 1:4-11 · Act 19:1-7 · Acts 10:34-38 · Isa 42:1-9 · Gen 1:1-5 · Ps 29

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Russell F. Anderson

... 10:34-38 · Mark 1:7-11 COMMENTARY Lesson 1: Genesis 1:1-5 The text describes creation in its earliest stages; the earth was a formless, watery void. The Spirit of God acted on the waters and created life. This text was selected for The Baptism Of Our Lord because of the association of the Spirit of God with water. Light issued as the first act of God's creation. Lesson 1: Isaiah 42:1-9 This is the first servant song. Opinions vary as to the identity of the Servant. Many identify the Servant as the nation ...

62. The Passion of Our Lord

2 Corinthians 5:21

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... realize is this: what God went through in His love for us. For as we more deeply realize this, we will more deeply realize the love that God has for us. So for the next few moments, let us do this: let us examine Our Lord's Passion. Let us examine what Our Lord went through even physically in His love for us: in His suffering, His Passion, and His crucifixion: in His agony in the Garden, in His scourging at the pillar, in His crowning with thorns, in His carrying the cross to Calvary, in His crucifixion and ...

63. The Day of the Lord

Joel 2:1-11

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

... show of fasting in Lent, evident acts of piety are not enough. God wants our inner turning with all our heart. We should not be misled, however. It is not because we clean up our lives that God forgives us. Rather, our text says that it is because the Lord “is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love” (2:13). We can never coerce God’s love for us by something we do. But in contrast to our hearts, God’s is a heart of pure love, finally revealed to us in the cross of ...

64. The Day of the Lord

2 Peter 3:1-18

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Norman Hillyer

... the present age Christ will reign on earth for one thousand years (Rev. 20:1–10); see NIDNTT, vol. 1, pp. 52–53. 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise about the second coming. The delay in the Parousia worried Paul’s friends at Thessalonica (1 Thess. 4:13 ... –13; Jon. 4:2; Rom. 2:4; Shepherd of Hermas, Similitudes 8.11.1; Clementine Homilies 11.7.2. 3:10 The day of the Lord: Similar expressions in this letter are: day of judgment (2:9; 3:7); day of God (3:12); cf. day of visitation, 1 Pet. 2 ...

65. Jonah Flees from the Lord

Jonah 1:1-17

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

... 9:1–3) Perhaps Psalm 139 was familiar to him: Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. (vv. 7–8) The Lord of Israel is an inescapable God, and Jonah probably knew that. But Jonah can flee to a distant city where Yahweh of Israel is unknown, where the society knows nothing of God’s word spoken through his prophets and psalmists, where the covenant with Israel is not acknowledged, and ...

66. “I Waited Patiently for the Lord; He Turned to Me and Heard My Cry”

Psalm 40:1-17

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C. Hassell Bullock

... Some, however, would limit the “new song” to 40:5–10 (e.g., Waltner).7 1. The psalmist’s reflection on the past, concluding with a benediction (40:1–4) a. A reflection on deliverance (40:1–3) b. A benediction on the one who trusts in the Lord (40:4) 2. The “new song” and lament (40:5–17) a. The “new song”: An individual prayer of thanksgiving (40:5–10) i. A declaration of God’s “wonders” (40:5) ii. Gratitude expressed not by sacrifices but by observance of the Torah (40:6–10 ...

67. “Cast Your Cares on the Lord and He Will Sustain You”

Psalm 55:1-23

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C. Hassell Bullock

... the city of this secular world finds a place of security in the ark of God’s rest (55:6). Although David has been betrayed by his close friend and finds no respite for his pain in the city he loves, he nevertheless finds it in the Lord: “Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken” (55:22). This invitation is a welcome to grow deeper into God’s grace, an equivalent summons to enter into Christ’s rest, for in his own words, “my yoke is easy and ...

68. Lord of the Harvest

Matthew 9:35-38, Luke 10:1-24

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Lori Wagner

... disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” Image Exegesis: The Power of Prayer / Lord of the Harvest Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that ...

69. Baptism of our Lord

Acts 8:9-25, Psalm 29:1-11, Luke 3:21-38, Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 43:1-13

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B. David Hostetter

... of strife; through Jesus, Prince of peace. Amen. PSALM 29 Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory of his name; worship the LORD in holy splendor. The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD, over mighty waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and ...

70. For the Baptism of Our Lord

Mark 1:1-8

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B. David Hostetter

... may be advanced in every generation. Amen. PSALM 29:1-11 Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory of his name; worship the LORD in holy splendor. The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD, over mighty waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,and ...

71. The Master Has Come - To Be Lord of Life

Luke 24:1-12

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... . Have you anything to eat?" (Luke 24:1-11, 36-44) He went on to show them how the words of the prophets had been fulfilled, and to tell them that they would be his witnesses when they received the power from on high. The Master has come - to be Lord of life. Because of this, nothing has ever been the same since, nor will it ever be. The Easter message is truly good news, Gospel for us. It is good news about the power of God, the power of good over evil, of life over death, of hope over despair ...

72. Being the Lord's Instrument

Exodus 17:1-7

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Maxie Dunnam

... she promoted love and caring. Erie Street was a better and more beautiful place because Mrs. Dominic Salvino made a difference. She saw herself as God’s instrument, unique and useful. So it must be with you and me. So, there are two essentials. To be the Lord’s instruments, we have to have a sense of uniqueness and a sense of usefulness. I want now to make another big point. To be the instrument of God of us will have to radically break our life-pattern, while others will simply intentionally add on to ...

73. Jesus Defines Himself as Lord in Contrast to the Leaders of Israel

Mark 12:41-44, Mark 12:35-40

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Grant R. Osborne

... (not just at his parousia but also in his victory over the Jewish leaders in 11:27–12:34). 12:37 David himself calls him “Lord.” How then can he be his Son? It cannot be that Jesus is rejecting his “Son of David” status, for he accepted it in 10 ... descent.”3He is not just Messiah, but the Son of God (1:1, 11; 3:11; 5:7; 9:7; 14:61–62; 15:39) and Lord (this title is undefined in Mark). The result is the crowd’s “delight”; the contrast with the leaders continues (11:18; 12:12) as the ...

74. “The Lord . . . Rules the World in Righteousness”

Psalm 10:1-18, Psalm 9:1-20

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C. Hassell Bullock

... for mercy in order to praise God. If our great purpose is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever, what should this mean for us as we live our lives? Certainly it means we are to engage in meaningful worship and to have time alone with the Lord as an overriding priority of our lives. What’s in a name? Applying the Text: As noted in the comments on Psalm 9:5, one’s name was connected to one’s very existence. This makes the names, titles, and descriptions assigned to God in the Bible very significant ...

75. “Some Trust in Chariots . . . , but We Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God”

Psalm 20:1-9

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C. Hassell Bullock

... . Goldingay has pointed out the verbal links of Psalm 20 to Psalm 18 (see table 1), the latter being David’s psalm of lament and victory (18:43–50).[4] Psalm 19, as the middle psalm in this triad, may be considered a hymn of praise to the Lord of the Torah, with Psalm 20 pointing to David’s obedience to the military policy that the Torah imposed upon Israel’s kings. Compositionally, if Psalm 19, celebrating the Torah, is the crown of an early collection of psalms, then Psalm 20 may be viewed as the ...

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