Monday, January 13, 2014

Ignite 365: 15 of 365



"Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path." -Psalm 119:105

Psalms and Wisdom Literature: Psalm 14


The Fool Says, There Is No God
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." As Matthew Henry commented on it,

"If we apply our hearts as Solomon did (Ecclesiastes 7:25) to search out the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness, these verses will assist us in the search and will show us that sin is exceedingly sinful. Sin is the disease of mankind, and it appears here to be malignant and epidemic."

It must be noticed that the fool tries so hard to convince himself that there is no God. Furthermore, it says of man's corruption in his core.

"They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.

The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
 

They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one."

David further cries out the consequences of the wickedness of man,

"...all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the Lord?"

But in the end, David still hopes in the salvation that comes from the Lord.

"Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad."

This is a foreshadow of the coming Savior that would grant salvation, Jesus Christ!


Pentateuch and History of Israel: Genesis 15

God's Covenant with Abram
God fist made his promise to Abram when Abram was called by God in Genesis 12:1-3. In this chapter, God made it clear that the great nation will be coming from Abram's own son, though at that time Abram and Sarai were childless. Abram believed God's words and it is interesting that God counted that as Abram's righteousness; indeed, righteousness is by faith on the living God!

"And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness."

God promised not just a son, but also the land unto where his generations would live.


Chronicles and Prophets: 1 Chronicles 15:1–16:3

The Ark Brought to Jerusalem and Placed in a Tent
Here King David commanded that the Ark be brought back to Jerusalem. It must be noticed that during the time of Saul, the Ark was not even sought. This means that in the reign of David, he made it sure to seek God first in everything and anything.

Also, this chapter described how David assigned back the proper designated works to the proper people (like assigning the work for the Ark to the Levites, etc.) He made sure that the proper order was brought back, for the Lord is a God of order. (1 Corinthians 14:33)
 

Gospels and Epistles: Luke 9:1–50


This is where Jesus performed a great miracle. After giving thanks to the Lord, Jesus fed 5,000 men from the initial 5 loaves and 2 fish. At the end of the day, 12 baskets full of food were left. How great is the Lord, indeed!



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