All Scripture citations are taken from New Living Translation, Second Edition (NLT).
Bible Reading Reflections:
- Psalms 66
- You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver. (v.10)
- In order to purify gold and silver, as the latter is mentioned for this verse, it must be subjected to heat. The impurities will then be removed, and pure material comes out. The psalmist compared us to silver as God tested us. Similarly, impurities will be removed from us, and we will come clean, pure and without blemish before Him.
- In order to purify gold and silver, as the latter is mentioned for this verse, it must be subjected to heat. The impurities will then be removed, and pure material comes out. The psalmist compared us to silver as God tested us. Similarly, impurities will be removed from us, and we will come clean, pure and without blemish before Him.
- Proverbs 16
- Better to have little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest. (v.8)
- This verse meant it as it is, that it is better to have godliness than being dishonest whether you are rich or poor. It does not mean that poverty is favoured than having a rich life.
- This verse meant it as it is, that it is better to have godliness than being dishonest whether you are rich or poor. It does not mean that poverty is favoured than having a rich life.
- Luke 9
- He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival. But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem. When James and John saw this, they said to Jesus, "Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to burn them up?" But Jesus turned and rebuked them. (vv. 52-55)
- Jesus rebuked his own apostles for doing what they should not be doing. In contrast to Elijah's case, God had made a leading for the prophet to bring down the fire. It is clearly not God's will at that time for them to do this. But this is not to imply that we should not be doing this. Rather, God has His own purposes why and why not some things are not happening that we expect it to. He had His will, and His must be done for the fact that the LORD is God and He knows best.
- Jesus rebuked his own apostles for doing what they should not be doing. In contrast to Elijah's case, God had made a leading for the prophet to bring down the fire. It is clearly not God's will at that time for them to do this. But this is not to imply that we should not be doing this. Rather, God has His own purposes why and why not some things are not happening that we expect it to. He had His will, and His must be done for the fact that the LORD is God and He knows best.
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