The Ministry of the Word AA Reset "My Word . . . shall not return to Me . . . without accomplishing what I desire" (Isa. 55:11). "Man does not live by bread alone, but . . . by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord" (Deut. 8:3). God’s Word is both productive and nourishing. The Bible contains many precious promises, two of which relate specifically to itself. First, the prophet Isaiah said that the Word is productive: "As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth, and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so shall My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I send it" (Isa. 55:10-11). As you administer the Word, it may encourage a fellow Christian, bring a sinner to repentance, or even confirm an unbeliever in his sin. Whatever the response, be assured that the Word always accomplishes its intended purpose. The Word is like a messenger that runs to do God's work: "He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly. He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes. He casts forth His ice as fragments; who can stand before His cold? He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow. He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel" (Ps. 147:15-19). Just as God sends the natural elements to accomplish His purposes, He also sends His Word. The Word is also nourishing. Moses wrote, "Man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord" (Deut. 8:3). God's Word feeds believers, causing spiritual growth.

"The sufficiency and completeness of the sacrifice of Christ is also seen in the two goats. The blood of the first goat was sprinkled on the ark, ritually appeasing the wrath of God for another year. The second goat removed the sins of the people into the wilderness where they were forgotten and no longer clung to the people. Sin is both propitiated and expiated God’s way—only by the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. Propitiation is the act of appeasing the wrath of God, while expiation is the act of atoning for sin and removing it from the sinner. Both together are achieved eternally by Christ. When He sacrificed Himself on the cross, He appeased God’s wrath against sin, taking that wrath upon Himself: “Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!” (Romans 5:9). The removal of sin by the second goat was a living parable of the promise that God would remove our transgressions from us as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12) and that He would remember them no more (Hebrews 8:12; 10:17)." From Got Questions? article on Yom Kippur

Where is Heaven? Psalms 11:4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

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Day 274 of the Professor Grant Horner Bible Reading Plan Today's readings explore discerning judgments, sacred furnishings, generous givings, contentious pursuits, incomprehensible powers, narrow escapes, foolish behaviors, tribal campaigns, apocalyptic desolations, and defensive testimonies. List 1 (Gospels): Matthew 7 Concludes sermon: avoid judging hypocritically, persistent prayer rewarded, enter narrow gate, beware false prophets as wolves, do Father's will, build on rock foundation against storms. List 2 (Pentateuch): Exodus 37 Bezalel constructs ark with mercy seat, table for showbread, lampstand with branches, incense altar—all from acacia wood overlaid gold, rings, poles included. List 3 (Pauline Epistles): 2 Corinthians 8 Praises Macedonian churches' joyful generosity amid poverty; urges Corinthians complete collection via Titus, excel in grace like Christ who impoverished for others. List 4 (General Epistles): 1 Timothy 6 Instructs slaves honor masters; condemns greedy false teachers; contentment with basics; rich commanded share, store heavenly treasures; guard deposit, avoid profane babble. List 5 (Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon): Job 26 Job sarcastically questions Bildad's help, then lauds God's dominion over dead, waters, pillars, thunder—yet these mere whispers of His vast might. List 6 (Psalms): Psalm 124 Acknowledges Lord's side prevented engulfment by raging foes; praises escape from snare; affirms help from heaven-earth Creator. List 7 (Proverbs): Proverbs 26 Likens honoring fools to snow in summer; warns against meddling quarrels like grabbing dog ears; gossips as madmen flinging firebrands; hatred concealed by deceit. List 8 (Historical Books): Judges 1 After Joshua's death, Judah, Simeon conquer territories, capture Adoni-Bezek, burn Jerusalem; but many tribes fail to fully dislodge Canaanites, leading to forced labor. List 9 (Prophets): Isaiah 24 Depicts Lord's ravaging of earth: inhabitants scattered, joy ceases, city ruined; few survivors amid broken everlasting covenant; yet glorious reign from Mount Zion awaits.