Daily Thoughts From God's Word

“The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me” (Romans 7:10). What a strange statement! What does Shedd have to say...

Jesus to the Jews who had believed in him: “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin” (John 8:34). ...

“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red...

“For the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God” (Hebrews 7:19)....

Shedd makes an important observation as he reflects on Jesus’ words: “Sin is not man’s misfortune, but his fault.” Furthermore, “Sin...

Shedd takes the promise of Luke 11:13 – “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the...

In “Sin in the Heart the Source of Error in the Head," W. G. T. Shedd comes back to Romans 1: Paul “shows that no excuse can be urged...

The title of Shedd’s fifth chapter really caught my attention; it’s the perfect title for a sermon based on Romans 1:24 – “When they knew...

David tells us that God knows us, and he is “acquainted with all my ways” (Psalm 139:3). Shed reflects on this truth and observes, “No...

Shedd: “All religion, all holy and reverential fear of God, rises and sets, as in an atmosphere, in the thought: ‘Thou God seest me.’” ...

In his second chapter, W. G. T. Shedd continues to reflect on 1 Corinthians 13:12 and the knowledge that we will possess in heaven: “The...

I have finished with Matthew’s Gospel. I think I will embark on a path that, over the years, I have not followed in my daily reading. ...

It seems appropriate that today’s Bible reading coincides with our kickoff at Baxter (and many other Southern Baptist churches) of a...

“When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. And they bound...

“Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive...