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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Nahum 1:1 A difficult word
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU Click to listen N A H U M Most of a man’s lifetime– perhaps sixty years or more– had come and gone since Jonah the prophet had risen from his perch east of Nineveh after God scolded him, reminding him of his compassion for all of his creation (John 4:6-11). At […]
God’s Word for You – Philippians 4:23 Grace
GOD’S WORD FOR YOUPHILIPPIANS 4:23 Click to listen 23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. There is a question here about the text, whether “Amen” belongs or not. A great many good witnesses have it, and as many do not. I have included the “Amen” here although I see […]
God’s Word for You – Philippians 4:21-22 Greetings
GOD’S WORD FOR YOUPHILIPPIANS 4:21-22 Click to listen 21 Greet each saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you. 22 All the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar’s household. Sometimes our understanding of Greek sinks a little, and we stumble the way I sometimes do in my preaching robe as […]
God’s Word for You – Philippians 4:19-20 God will supply every need
GOD’S WORD FOR YOUPHILIPPIANS 4:19-20 Click to listen 19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. 20 To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. Another application of Gerhard’s “pious dexterity” is to consider examples throughout the Scriptures, and especially in the […]
God’s Word for You – Philippians 4:17-18 A royal priesthood
GOD’S WORD FOR YOUPHILIPPIANS 4:17-18 Click to listen 17 Not that I am looking for a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account. 18 I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a […]
God’s Word for You – Philippians 4:14-16 CORRECTED
GOD’S WORD FOR YOUPHILIPPIANS 4:14-16 Click to listen (file corrected) 14 Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble. 15 And you Philippians know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in giving and receiving, except you alone. 16 Even in Thessalonica you sent […]
God’s Word for You – Philippians 4:14-16 Joy in Fellowship
GOD’S WORD FOR YOUPHILIPPIANS 4:14-16 Click to listen 14 Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble. 15 And you Philippians know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in giving and receiving, except you alone. 16 Even in Thessalonica you sent me help […]
God’s Word for You – Philippians 4:12-13 Strengthen me
GOD’S WORD FOR YOUPHILIPPIANS 4:12-13 Click to listen 12 I know how to live in humble circumstances, and I know what it’s like to have more than enough. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every circumstance, whether well fed or hungry, whether in abundance or in need. 13 In respect […]
God’s Word for You – Philippians 4:11 Be content
GOD’S WORD FOR YOUPHILIPPIANS 4:11 Click to listen 11 It isn’t on account of poverty that I am saying this, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. To learn to be content is the goal of the Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Commandments. God shows us in his Law that his will is […]
God’s Word for You – Philippians 4:10 A gift
GOD’S WORD FOR YOUPHILIPPIANS 4:10 Click to listen 10 I rejoice greatly in the Lord that now at last you have revived your concern for me. Indeed, you have been concerned, but without any opportunity to show it. In the final thirteen verses, we come at last to the main reason that Paul was writing […]
God’s Word for You – Philippians 4:8-9 Praiseworthy
GOD’S WORD FOR YOUPHILIPPIANS 4:8-9 Click to listen 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable– if anything is excellent or praiseworthy– think about these things. 9 Whatever you learned or received or heard from me, or saw in me– put it […]
God’s Word for You – Philippians 4:7 The peace of God
GOD’S WORD FOR YOUPHILIPPIANS 4:7 Click to listen 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. First we must identify what kind of phrase Paul is speaking when he says “the peace of God.” This isn’t “peace with God,” because in Greek the […]
