October 27: Psalm 75:6–7; Psalm 99:1; Jeremiah 5:22; Daniel 2:21; Matthew 10:29–31; Matthew 24:6; Romans 8:31; Numbers 11:27–29; Malachi 2:15; Luke 9:49–50; Luke 9:54–55; Galatians 5:22–26 - a podcast by Crossway

The Lord reigns.

“Do you not fear me? declares the Lord; do you not tremble before me? I placed the sand as the boundary for the sea, a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass; though the waves toss, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot pass over it.”—Not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up, but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another.

He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.—“You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed.”

If God is for us, who can be against us?—“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.”

Psalm 75:6–7 (Listen)

6   For not from the east or from the west
    and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,
7   but it is God who executes judgment,
    putting down one and lifting up another.

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Psalm 99:1 (Listen)

The Lord Our God Is Holy

99   The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble!
    He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!

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Jeremiah 5:22 (Listen)

22   Do you not fear me? declares the LORD.
    Do you not tremble before me?
  I placed the sand as the boundary for the sea,
    a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass;
  though the waves toss, they cannot prevail;
    though they roar, they cannot pass over it.

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Daniel 2:21 (Listen)

21   He changes times and seasons;
    he removes kings and sets up kings;
  he gives wisdom to the wise
    and knowledge to those who have understanding;

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Matthew 10:29–31 (Listen)

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?¹ And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

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Matthew 24:6 (Listen)

6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.

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Romans 8:31 (Listen)

God’s Everlasting Love

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be¹ against us?

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Guard yourselves in your spirit.

“Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you.”… “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” But he turned and rebuked them.

“Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” And Joshua the son of Nun… said, “My lord Moses, stop them.” But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!”

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control…. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Numbers 11:27–29 (Listen)

27 And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said, “My lord Moses, stop them.” 29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the LORD’s people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!”

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Malachi 2:15 (Listen)

15 Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union?¹ And what was the one God² seeking?³ Godly offspring. So guard yourselves⁴ in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth.

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Luke 9:49–50 (Listen)

Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us

49 John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” 50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you.”

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Luke 9:54–55 (Listen)

54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”¹ 55 But he turned and rebuked them.²

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Galatians 5:22–26 (Listen)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

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