Right hand of the Father

We are doing a chronological study on the Apostle Paul,  reading Acts and the letters in the sequence in which they occurred.

It starts with the story of Stephen in Acts 6, and of particular note was that he saw Jesus *standing* at the right hand of the Father.  Made me think of the crowd at a baseball game standing up when a home run is hit.

Wondered how many reference there were to "the right hand of the Father".  Just got one in today's 'random'.   Psalm 80

At the end of the book

Today was the 'random' day to read the end of the book.

Interesting how "I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you" got started.  That is the story of the OT today.  It actually was first spoken to Abram in Haran - here it is getting passed on to the third generation under somewhat shady circumstances.

light and darkness

Proverbs 4 and Revelation 14

¹⁸ But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
    which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
    they do not know over what they stumble.

¹² Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.

Philosophic Sanctification

Philosophic Sanctification

Colossians 2:8 in light of John 15:

The Hatred of the World

¹⁸ “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. ¹⁹ If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. ²⁰ Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. ²¹ But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. ²² If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. ²³ Whoever hates me hates my Father also. ²⁴ If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. ²⁵ But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’
²⁶ “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. ²⁷ And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.

God Fearing Leadership

From today's 'random' -

Nehemiah 7

English Standard Version (ESV)

7 Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, ² I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. ³ And I said to them, “Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. And while they are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their own homes.” ⁴ The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt.

also Acts 14

The double David

Psalm 70 is a psalm of David.

Romans 4 refers to David.

I love 'random' links.

What happened?

Today's random is Numbers 31

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers%2031&version=ESV

and

1 Thessalonians 2

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians%202&version=ESV

I wondered what happend in 16b?

"But wrath has come upon them at last!"