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Daily Bible Readings and Devotional Commentaries

September ? October ? November 2021

"For I know that my redeemer liveth, and... in my flesh shall I see God." (Job 19:25-26)

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Introduction to

Days of Praise

"Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk." (Acts 3:6)

Dear Christian friend,

Thank you for once again joining us in united praise of our matchless Creator and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. As you meditate on the Scriptures and thoughts in these daily devotionals, we trust that every day you will gain new insights into the beauty of Christ.

When Peter said to the man who was lame "such as I have," he knew he possessed an unseen, but priceless, treasure. In the passage it's as if the Holy Spirit delights in using a huge understatement--"such as I have"--and contrasts it with riches to dramatize the immense value of what Peter and all Christians have. We have Jesus! We trust the lame man found Him, too.

At the Institute for Creation Research we truly strive to honor the Lord Jesus who is our life (Colossians 3:1-4) and, therefore, our all sufficiency. So, we pray "in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth" that the Holy Spirit will use each of these short devotionals to help you fall deeper in love with the Lord Jesus and our wonderful heavenly Father.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Randy J. Guliuzza, President

Contributors: HMM HMM III JDM JPT

Henry M. Morris, Ph.D. Henry M. Morris III, D.Min. John D. Morris, Ph.D. Jeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D.

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Wednesday, September 1

Stand Ye Still

"Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem...to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you." (2 Chronicles 20:17)

The Ammonites and Moabites and Edomites had organized "a great multitude" seeking to destroy Judah under King Jehoshaphat. But the king and his people came together to "seek the Lord" in prayer for deliverance, and God answered. "The Spirit of the Lord" spoke through Jahaziel, assuring them that "the battle is not yours, but God's" (see 2 Chronicles 20:2, 4, 14-15).

Then the Lord sent what may have seemed a strange instruction. "Stand ye still," He said. Just watch God do it! And He did. All their enemies were constrained by the Lord to fight and destroy each other, without the Israelites having to fight at all. Similarly, at the Red Sea when everything looked hopeless, "Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord" (Exodus 14:13). So, they did, and all Pharaoh's armies were overthrown in the midst of the sea.

In Isaiah's day, when Israel was tempted to call on pagan Egypt for help against pagan Assyria, God said concerning Israel's armies, "Their strength is to sit still" (Isaiah 30:7). As the ship was being buffeted in the storm, and the sailors in panic were about to flee in the lifeboat, Paul said, "Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved" (Acts 27:31). So, they stayed, and God spared every man.

There are times for action, of course, but the principle is this. When we have done all we can, and the situation seems hopeless, this is the time to sit still and trust God to work it out in His own good way. "Be still, and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10). Got any rivers you think are uncrossable? God specializes in things thought impossible! HMM

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