Apr 24, 2022
JOSHUA 6-7:
In
yesterday’s reading, Joshua leads the people across the Jordan on
dry ground, and they set up 12 stones in two places to be memorial
reminders for the people of this miracle. All the men were
circumcised, and the angel who is the commander of God's army
revealed himself to Joshua.
PSALM 69:
In
yesterday’s reading, I appreciated that the writer appealed to God
based on the Lord’s ‘constant love’. Let’s continue the reading of
Ps 69 with four verses appropriate to Jesus’ life. Note that verse
22 is quoted by Paul in Romans 11.
ACTS 21a:
Yesterday we heard Paul's speech to the
Ephesian elders. The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that they
would never see him again. He warned them to be faithful in
shepherding the people and to watch out for false teaching. In
Revelation 2 we find out that they did as Paul commanded, but in
their zeal to protect from error, they forgot to be
loving.
GNT Translation note:
Acts 21:4 There we found some believers and stayed with them a week. By the power of the [Holy] Spirit, they told Paul not to go to Jerusalem.