May 31, 2022
1SAMUEL 21-22:
Yesterday we heard the touching story of David
and Jonathan's deep friendship, and how Jonathan realized at last
the secret plot that his father, Saul, had against David. Jonathan
seems to have been a prophet, for he realized that he would not
succeed his father as king.
PSALM 104a:
This
is a companion with Psalm 103. This psalm also starts and ends with
the same refrain as the one in Psalm 103. This poem expounds on the
majesty of God.
ROMANS 8a:
Paul
said something in 7:5 that he felt needed to be explained from
verse 7 to the end of chapter 7. (Of course there were no chapters
or verses when Paul wrote it.) He said that the Law “aroused evil
desires.” How could something good seemingly do something evil? Be
sure to always link what Paul was saying before this explanation
with what comes after it. Give the part after that explanation
(chapter 8) priority. Keep in mind that the explanation that Paul
makes (a long parenthesis (after 7:7) about how evil desires work)
is not supposed to be our pattern for living now. Our pattern for
living is explained in this chapter!
NLT Translation
notes:
Ps.
104:21 Then the young lions roar for their prey,
stalking the food provided by [You, O]
God.
34 May all my thoughts be pleasing to [You, O
God//him],
for
I rejoice in [in You, O Lord//the LORD].
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Rom.
8:5 Those who are dominated by the sinful nature [just] think about
sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit
think about things that please the Spirit.
9
But you are not controlled by your sinful nature [any longer]. You
are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living
in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of
Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)
10 [0/And] Christ lives within you, so even
though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life
because you have been made right with God.
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