June 6

Deuteronomy 10; Psalm 94; Isaiah 38; Revelation 8

Daily Catechism

QUESTION 101: TO WHOM IS BAPTISM TO BE ADMINISTERED?
Answer: Baptism is to be administered to all those who actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ; and to no other.
Scripture: Acts 2:38; 8:12, 36; 10:47, 48; Matthew 3:6; Mark 16:16.

Deuteronomy 10

Circumcise your heart (Deut 10:16)…I will circumcise their hearts (Deut 30:6; Rom 2:29).  I will harden Pharoah’s heart (Ex 4:21, 7:3, 9:12, 10:1, 10:20, 27, 11:10, 14:4, 8)…Pharaoh sinfully hardened his own heart (Ex 8:15, 32, 9:34; 1 Sam 6:6).  Your ways are higher than my ways O God.  The antinomy of your sovereignty and human responsibility is surely hidden from me and is beyond my comprehension to reconcile, but I trust that both are true and that you are just and the justifier! 

Psalm 94

v 12-15.  The LORD will not forsake his people and his law will serve its purpose for us.  He will discipline us and train us according to his perfect law.  Note that the law is not cast aside in order to not abandon us...but it is righteousness and justice that indeed has accomplished our salvation.  Because Jesus was utterly forsaken on the cross, we who trust in Jesus will never be forsaken.  Thank you Lord for your holy law and for your Son's perfect fulfillment of this law on our behalf!  Make us more like Jesus each day O God.

Isaiah 38

I focus on verses 18-19 and I notice that God is indeed the God of the living!  Compare to Rom 13:7-12 and Matthew 22:31-32.

Revelation 8

The 30 minutes of silence stands out to me.  The worship stops.  The living creatures and elders and the church and the angels are silent for 30 minutes…wow.  The judgment of God being poured out upon the earth is serious.  Serious enough to bring darkness and an earthquake upon the earth at Calvary.


Soli Deo Gloria!