Take refuge in the LORD - He will keep you safe. alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. 6   The boundary lines have fallen for me in will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. 11  You make That not even the slightest thought or desire contrary to any one of God’s commandments should ever arise AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, who makes known the paths of life and fills

is before our eyes like a beautiful book in which all creatures, great and small, are as letters to make Second, he makes himself known to us more openly [clearly and fully] by his holy and divine Word, as of important concepts like His covenant love or unchanging faithfulness by just looking at what He's made As the Belgic Confession puts it, God "makes himself known to us more openly by his holy and divine Word

In other words, John, inspired by the Holy Spirit, wants you to experience this certain assurance in every

Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take He did this to testify to us that just as truly as we take and hold the sacraments in our hands and eat Summary Our practice in Reformed churches is to participate in communion usually every 4-6 weeks. We also, like Jesus, warn those who would pretend to sit at the table on Sunday while denying Christ every as magnificent as what it is, isn't a very accurate representation of the actual scene).

But what makes the Bible different is that its message didn't originate with the authors. What makes us different as Reformed Christians is that we subscribe to Confessions, like the Heidelberg gives us His Words which accurately and authoritatively give rule to our lives and point us to the Word made

CONTEXT: If you've not yet read yesterday's post, read it first to understand why today's passage makes Verse 9 makes marriage seem like it's merely an institution for those who lack sexual self control, as the instruction for both husbands and wives to yield control of their own bodies to the other only makes Some selfishly see it as a mechanism to make themselves happy, so it's easy to see how such a person sexual abuse when one partner continually gives up more bodily autonomy than the other in order to make

Sacraments are the two -and only two- God has commanded His Word be made visible. We are to go and make disciples. It is an imperative; a command given to all believers. When we make these disciples of Jesus Christ, they are to be baptized. WHO GOD IS: The God of all truth; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that the Holy Spirit would make

were attentive to the Book of the Law. 4 And Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that they had made not be grieved.” 12 And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make when we forget our lunch at home, or when we smell a delicious roast in the oven throughout the day, making They take it all in, including the parts that lead them to weep over their sin.

enjoying a long life in which things "go well" and in which "you may increase greatly" clearly are made Normally, blessings will follow obedience, but not in every specific situation. be on the cusp of settling into a new land, but we are beginning a new year, so it's a good time to take

Joshua 5:2–6:5 (NIV) 2  At that time the L ORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the the plains of Jericho, the Israelites celebrated the Passover. 11  The day after the Passover, that very Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly doubt and mistrust are deeply woven by sin into our very nature. So it makes sense, then, to consider Joshua's next words as prayer, and like so many other Biblical prayers