Days of Praise Podcast

“It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.” (

“For I delight in the law of God after the inward man.” (Romans 7:22) To many people, the law of God is harsh and cruel, consisting of an unreasonable list of “thou shalt nots.” B... More...

“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3) The word here for “foundations” is not the usual word for, say, a building foundation. Used rarely, a bet... More...

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” (Hebrews 9:27) One tactic that “the rulers of the darkness of this world” use to entice mankind to ign... More...

“That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel.” (Ephesians 3:6) There are many Christians who regard themselves as alm... More...

“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1) Think back to your youngest childhood days. Do you rem... More...

“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.” (Genesis 17:1) This is the first o... More...

“Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith: who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising th... More...

“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.&r... More...

“Behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not.” (Luke 22:31–32) Satan wanted Peter to fall, and fall he wou... More...

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear.” (Psalm 46:1–2) Martin Luther’s journal entries inform us of his continual battle agai... More...

“Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.” (

“So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.” (Nehemiah 4:6) The ambitious project of rebuilding Jerusalem’s w... More...

“Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.” (Ephesians 5:21) Normally in today’s world we are told to strive for the top. The desire to be number one overshadows the ... More...

“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.” (Psalm 90:2) This verse was written by Moses ... More...

“But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.” (Nehemiah 4:1) The art of mocking God and His peopl... More...

“Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.” (Philippians 2:16) The Bible is always the best comment... More...

“When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favor.” (

“The sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.” (Philippians 2:15) The Hebrew and Greek terms for “so... More...

“And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.” (

“He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.” (Psalm 111:9) It is most interesting that the adjective “reverend” i... More...

“Do all things without murmurings and disputings: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.” (

“Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:12–13) With an unusual play on... More...

“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” (John 15:7) In order for the words of the Lord really to abide in us, it seems clear th... More...

“What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction?” (Romans 9:22) Most of us have met people who... More...

“Seek ye the LORD all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’s anger.” (Zephaniah 2:3)

“And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.” (John 20:26) In His ea... More...

“Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:12–13)

“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.” (1 Corinthians 1:26) For the most part, the rich and famous... More...

“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.” (Romans 8:22) Sometimes we don’t get to see the results of our work or choices soon enough to s... More...

“And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.” (Isaiah 54:13) This verse has its primary fulfillment still in the future. Nevertheless, it ... More...

“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (

“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.” (

“And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” (Philippians 2:8) The only begotten Son of God substituted Himself ... More...

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye ... More...

“Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.” (Phili... More...

“And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:11) Throughout the New Testament, there are three names that are primaril... More...

“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.” (Philippians 2:4) Our responsibility is to think like the Lord Jesus, part of which requires looking (m... More...

“In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.” (Proverbs 10:19) The book of Proverbs has much wise counsel concerning the use of the tongue. It... More...

“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” (Matthew 7:15) There are three Greek words translated “beware,” al... More...

“For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little.” (Isaiah 28:10) The setting of this unusual passage is most soberi... More...

“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.” (Philippians 2:3) In this verse, Paul challenges us to refrain fr... More...

“And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.” (Romans 5:11) The Greek word for “atonement” in this verse is ... More...

“Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God is one LORD: and thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” (Deuteronomy 6:4–5) As stat... More...

“Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.” (Philippians 2:2) This emphatic command, along with the parallel terms, helps us underst... More...

“I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.” (Psalm 138:1) When we sing or testify of our praise to God, it should not be perfunctory or repetitive ... More...

“So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.” (Ezekiel 39:7)... More...

“[God] hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.” (Hebrews 1:2) Hebrews exalts the Lord Jesus’ owne... More...

“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.” (Psalm 25:14) This is an amazing promise. The word for “secret” means the “inner cou... More...

“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” (1 Corinthians 15:55) When we receive word that a loved one has died—even when it’s expected—we gasp. T... More...

“The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.” (Deuteronomy 29:29) ... More...