Scripture Reading for June 8, 2013
Torah: Numbers 16:1 – 18:32, “Korach” (Korah …) Haftorah: Isaiah 66:1 – 24 New Testament: Romans 13:1 – 7 Gospel: Matthew 22: 15 – 22, “Hacul Haperusim” (Then the Pharisees … )
Torah: Numbers 16:1 – 18:32, “Korach” (Korah …) Haftorah: Isaiah 66:1 – 24 New Testament: Romans 13:1 – 7 Gospel: Matthew 22: 15 – 22, “Hacul Haperusim” (Then the Pharisees … )
Think on this: “Surely the Sovereign Yahweh does nothing without revealing his plans to his servants the prophets.” (Amos 3:7) Pray on this: Father you have said “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you and watch over you.” It’s with confidence in your promises that…
“If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child…