September 28 Psalm 114 Ephesians 6 Nahum 1-3
Please read the suggested passages, prayerfully consider them, and the questions below. My comments here may be helpful after those moments. The suggested daily reading is for the purpose of reading through the whole Bible within a year.
Reading the Bible is helpful in taking next steps to follow Jesus. It may not be easy and yet it can be rewarding. Digging into Scripture alongside people you know is a life-giving way to pursue answers together. We discover the love that God has for us has been expressed through Jesus.
- What’s the plain simple truth of the verses you read?
- Based on today’s reading, what is one thing God is saying to you?
- What should you do about that truth?
September 28 Psalm 114 Ephesians 6 Nahum 1-3
Psalm 114
We hear a playful description of the mountains, rivers, and seas responding to the power of God. These grand features of our natural environment are beyond the control of any human. Yet they are subject to God. The Israelites witnessed such power for the purpose of their protection and provision. Psalm 114 recounts specific ways that God had done miracles with physical objects to take care of His people. In exodus from Egypt God had provided a dry path for them through the Red Sea. God did the same thing with the Jordan River. God brought drinking water out of rock. People of faith remembered these events. They told the stories of God revealing Himself to be the One who would take care of them.
Ephesians 6
Paul and the Ephesian believers found new life in Jesus Christ. It was now shaping their identity, purpose, and values. Paul continues with guidance on how we should live. This is informed by the first three chapters of truth on how God’s love for us transforms our lives. Family relationships, work relationships, and all relationships can be approached with the loving peace of Jesus as a priority. We are called to stand in faith through the spiritual struggle of life on this earth. We can access help from God through alert, persistent Spirit-led prayer. The spiritual strength discussed in Ephesians 3:14-21 includes the believer walking in the truth, righteousness, salvation, peace, faith, and spiritual power available through Jesus Christ.
Nahum 1-3
The people of Nineveh, Assyria’s capital, had received mercy from God when they repented of sin in response to God’s message through Jonah. 150 years later the people of Nineveh had rebelled against God and their current sin was worse than it was before. Nahum is sent to declare that God will punish the unrepentant guilty. Stubborn proud people will recognize that God is in control, one way or another. God is close to those who trust Him.