Closer Than You Think Today’s scripture selection: Deuteronomy 29-31 Key verse: Deuteronomy 30:11-14 “Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach….No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.” When Moses reminded his people of… Continue reading Week 51 Monday
Month: July 2014
Week 51 Sunday
The Witness Today’s scripture selection: Acts 25-26 Key Verse: Acts 26:28-29 When the apostle Paul was witnessing to his faith – this time in front of King Agrippa – the ruler asked: “Do you think in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?” Paul calmly replied, “Short time or long… Continue reading Week 51 Sunday
Week 50 Saturday
From the Beginning Today’s scripture selection: Second John Key verses: Second John 4-6 The New Testament letter of Second John helps me get back to basics. When so many different philosophical; political; religious; social ideas compete for our attention and allegiance – John keeps things simple. Writing to his “dear children” in the faith he… Continue reading Week 50 Saturday
Week 50 Friday
The Faithful Multitude Today’s scripture selection: Revelation 7-11 Key verses: Revelation 7:9-10 “After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in… Continue reading Week 50 Friday
Week 50 Thursday
Flawless Today’s scripture selection: Song of Solomon 3-4 Key verse: Song of Solomon 4:7 “All beautiful you are; my darling; there is no flaw in you.” Nobody’s perfect – everybody knows that, right? Ah, but if you are in love, you may choose to argue with that. When love is fresh and young, it’s easy… Continue reading Week 50 Thursday
Week 50 Wednesday
Level Ground Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 143-145 Key verse: Psalm 143:10 It’s a cry for help. And it comes from one who was well acquainted with danger: a shepherd named David. He was A courageous warrior A confident king A man of deep faith And he wasn’t afraid to ask God for help. When he… Continue reading Week 50 Wednesday
Week 50 Tuesday
The Lost Sabbath Today’s scripture selection: Nehemiah 10-13 Key verses: Nehemiah 13:17-22 “I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them, “What is this wicked thing you are doing—desecrating the Sabbath day? Didn’t your ancestors do the same things, so that our God brought all this calamity on us and on this city? Now… Continue reading Week 50 Tuesday
Week 50 Monday
No Longer Wandering Today’s scripture selection: Deuteronomy 26-28 Key verse: Deuteronomy 26:5-8 “Then you shall declare before the LORD your God: “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation, powerful and numerous. But the Egyptians mistreated us and made… Continue reading Week 50 Monday
Week 50 Sunday
Take Courage! Today’s scripture selection: Acts 23-24 Key Verse: Acts 23:11 The turmoil was only intensifying. Paul, the former Pharisee turned Christian evangelist, was stirring up trouble wherever he went. Or, to put it more appropriately, the dark forces that would destroy the work God had begun, were stirring up trouble wherever he went. Under… Continue reading Week 50 Sunday
Week 49 Saturday
The Real Deal Today’s scripture selection: First John 4-5 Key verses: First John 4:1 Every now and then I catch myself saying that someone or something is “the real deal.” I suppose that dates me. I don’t know that people under a certain age would even get what that means – or at the very… Continue reading Week 49 Saturday
IGW3 - In God's Word, In God's Will, In God's Work 