#good report

whatever things are noble,

whatever things are just,

whatever things are lovely,

whatever things are of good report,

if there is any virtue and I’d there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things.”

Evening Devotional for January 19

We have turned every one to his own way.

Noah ... planted a vineyard: and he drank of the wine, and was drunken. — Abram ... said unto Sara his wife, ... Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake. — Isaac said unto Jacob, ... Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. — Moses ... spake unadvisedly with his lips. — The men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. And Joshua made peace with them. — David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

These all ... obtained a good report through faith. — Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. — The LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways.

In delving into the biblical narrative, we find that faith is not a static concept but a vibrant, living force that animates the story of God’s people from Genesis to Revelation. It’s a journey that begins with a promise to Abraham and culminates in the enduring hope found in Christ, weaving through the trials and triumphs of the faithful across generations. Let’s explore this narrative, guided…