Double Trouble Today’s scripture selection: First Kings 14-16 Key verses: First Kings 16:30-32 Ahab and Jezebel – their names are associated with the worst kind of evil. Ahab is listed among a long list of evil kings and all the scripture can say about him is that “he did more evil in the eyes… Continue reading Week 25 Tuesday
Month: January 2014
Week 25 Monday
Atonement Today’s scripture selection: Leviticus 4-6 Key verses: Leviticus 6:7 “In this way the priest will make atonement for them before the LORD, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.” The idea of atonement makes some people very uncomfortable. They don’t like the thought… Continue reading Week 25 Monday
Week 25 Sunday
Best Seat in the House Today’s scripture selection: Luke 13-14 Key Verse: Luke 14:11 Jesus had been invited to dinner, presumably quite a fancy dinner. Luke tells us, “When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable…” The scripture goes on to describe… Continue reading Week 25 Sunday
Week 24 Saturday
Divine Handiwork Today’s scripture selection: Ephesians 1-3 Key verse: Ephesians 2:10 Some years ago I came across a small hand-tatted cross – as in “made by typing knots in thread and using a small shuttle to form lace” – not as in “getting’ all tatted up” tattooing. It was in a small drawer… Continue reading Week 24 Saturday
Week 24 Friday
Listen or Not Today’s scripture selection: Ezekiel 1-6 Key verse: Ezekiel 2:4-5 The job of a prophet in Israel was anything but easy. But I suppose no prophet’s job is easy. After all, he or she is usually saying things people don’t really want to hear. No wonder God had a little “on-the-job” training for… Continue reading Week 24 Friday
Week 24 Thursday
Just Words Today’s scripture selection: Proverbs 4 Key verse: Proverbs 4:24 “Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk from your lips.” It’s interesting that in the middle of a long section extolling the value of wisdom – the writer of Proverbs inserts a little advice about what comes out of our mouths, or… Continue reading Week 24 Thursday
Week 24 Wednesday
A Life Full of Praise Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 69-71 Key verses: Psalm 71:17-18 Over the years I have come to appreciate the difference between religious people and people of faith. While it may seem like they are one and the same, in my experience, often they aren’t. Religious piety and adherence to… Continue reading Week 24 Wednesday
Week 24 Tuesday
Even the Wise Can Be Fools Today’s scripture selection: First Kings 10-13 Key verse: First Kings 11:4 “As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been.” Nobody’s perfect. That old adage… Continue reading Week 24 Tuesday
Week 24 Monday
A Life of Sacrifice Today’s scripture selection: Leviticus 1-3 Key verses: Leviticus 1:2 If you are a sensitive soul, it makes for difficult reading: chapter after chapter, book after book, about bloody sacrifice. Although scholars disagree about the exact meaning and purpose of all the various sacrifices in the religion of the Hebrew… Continue reading Week 24 Monday
Week 24 Sunday
When You Pray Today’s scripture selection: Luke 11-12 Key Verse: Luke 11:2 I’ve always loved the fact that it is recorded in the scriptures that Jesus’ disciples came to Him and made a simple but profound request: “Lord, teach us to pray.” In response, we have what has long been known as… Continue reading Week 24 Sunday
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