Apr 9, 2022
DEUTERONOMY 13-14:
In
yesterday's reading Moses continued to stress the need for
faithfulness to God and all his commands. It is clear that Moses
loves the people and is marshaling every argument possible to
convince them to keep on obeying God.
PSALM 56:
This
is another psalm from the experiences of David. This is a good
psalm for us to pray when we feel that our lives are out of control
and that people are against us.
ACTS 11:
In
yesterday's reading, Peter didn't even get to finish his speech
before the Holy Spirit took control of the Gentile listeners. The
new believers were baptized by the astonished Jewish-background
believers from Joppa.
GNT Translation
notes:
Ps.
56:4 [CEV I praise [You for] your promises! I trust you and am not
afraid. No [mere human//one] can harm me.//I trust in God and am
not afraid; I praise him for what he has promised. What can a mere
human being do to me?]
9
[CEV When I pray, Lord God, my enemies will retreat, because I know
for certain that you are with me.//The day I call to you, my
enemies will be turned back. I know this: God is on my side—
10
[NLT 0 O God, I praise your word. Yes, Lord, I praise your
word.//the Lord, whose promises I praise.]
11
[CEV 11 I trust you and am not afraid. No [mere human//one] can
harm me.//In him I trust, and I will not be afraid. What can a mere
human being do to me?]
13
[NLT For you have rescued me from death;
you
have kept my feet from slipping.
So
now I can walk in your presence, O God,
in
your life-giving light.//because you have rescued me from
death
and kept me from defeat.
And
so I walk in the presence of God,
in
the light that shines on the living.]
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Acts
11:13 He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house,
who said to him, ‘Send someone to Joppa for a man [named Simon who
is also called Peter//whose full name is Simon Peter].