What is the Need

Paul Washer gives a brief explanation of the need for missions today.

 

Look at the bir…

Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into bars, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?… And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Matthew 6:26, 28-30
Why worry? God is able to provide and as a loving Father He certainly will.

 

The Place of Writing in Bible Study

I occasionally get the time to listen to a few Ask Pastor John podcasts. Such was the case yesterday. In the podcast, John Piper was asked for one way to help read the Bible better. His answer (which he had to narrow… apparently he has a lot of advice to give concerning Bible study 😉 ) was to write out the passage you are studying in a journal. Writing causes you to slow down, to think more about the individual words being used, to see the connection between phrases in the verses. I have in some small measure followed this advice before, however not really knowing the benefit or using it to the fullest extent. Once you have written the verses out that you are studying, you can go back and underline, circle, write out questions and comments, etc. I am just now starting to use this method in my study of Romans, and it is proving extremely helpful for Romans in particular. The book has so many inter-related verses and phrases that it is almost necessary to write out the passages to fully see the connections. Perhaps you too can benefit from this type of Bible study, but whether you write out Scripture or not, I pray that you are reading, studying, meditating and memorizing the Bible for your growth in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.