A Noble and Good Heart Today’s scripture selection: Luke 7-8 Key Verse: Luke 8:15 What kind of person is the type to receive God’s guidance when it comes? According to Jesus it is the one with a “noble and good heart.” He compared such persons to good soil in which valuable seed is planted. The… Continue reading Week 22 Sunday
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Week 21 Saturday
Strength Through Weakness Today’s scripture selection: Second Corinthians 11-13 Key verse: Second Corinthians 12:9 When the apostle Paul spoke about his desire to be free of some affliction that burdened him, he revealed a message he had received from God. Here’s how the King James translation puts it: “And he said unto… Continue reading Week 21 Saturday
Week 21 Friday
A Distant Place Today’s scripture selection: Jeremiah 42-46 Key verses: Jeremiah 46:27 There are some Christians who would just as soon do away with the “Old” Testament. It’s filled with stories from a time and place that seem so distant; so unapproachable. Stories of ancient Babylon and Egypt swooping down on Israel; entire… Continue reading Week 21 Friday
Week 21 Thursday
The Rest of the Story Today’s scripture selection: Job 41-42 Key verse: Job 42:2 For many years radio commentator Paul Harvey had a program which featured something he called “the rest of the story.” He would tell a tale about some interesting situation; some historical event, then, just about when you thought you understood it’s… Continue reading Week 21 Thursday
Week 21 Wednesday
The Rock Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 60-62 Key verses: Psalm 62:1 In the course of my ministry, now spanning over thirty years, I have known of two, great “mega-churches” that each called themselves “The Rock.” They were impressive – as institutions at least. They both, at one point in their history had… Continue reading Week 21 Wednesday
Week 21 Tuesday
Leaving a Worthy Legacy Today’s scripture selection: Second Samuel 20-23 Key verse: Second Samuel 23:3b-5 Without question, David had lived a long, turbulent, but ultimately fruitful life. His last words are recorded in scripture, which begin: “’When one rules over people in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, he… Continue reading Week 21 Tuesday
Week 21 Monday
Glitter and Gold Today’s scripture selection: Exodus 29-32 Key verse: Exodus 32:1 Talk about ungrateful. After Moses went to the mountaintop to commune with God on behalf of the people he had helped free from slavery… “When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron… Continue reading Week 21 Monday
Luke 21 Sunday
Letting Down Our Nets Today’s scripture selection: Luke 5-6 Key Verse: Luke 5:4 When Jesus called his first disciples to follow him he had to first give them a little fishing lesson. This was unusual because, after all, they were professional fisherman. Nevertheless, Jesus pressed on – urging them to “let down… Continue reading Luke 21 Sunday
Week 20 Saturday
A Different Kind of War Today’s scripture selection: Second Corinthians 9-10 Key verse: Second Corinthians 10:3 It’s a sad reality of our world that war is relentless. At any given time; any given season; in a hundred hot spots all over the globe – war wages on. And even the hopeful pacifist among us reluctantly… Continue reading Week 20 Saturday
Week 20 Friday
Deaf Ears Today’s scripture selection: Jeremiah 37-41 Key verses: Jeremiah 37:1-2 If there was one thing the prophet Jeremiah deeply understood it was what it’s like to have your message fall on “deaf” ears. The short passage at the beginning of chapter 37 of Jeremiah’s historical record says it all: “Zedekiah… Continue reading Week 20 Friday
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