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
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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
Week 23 Saturday
A Light Burden Today’s scripture selection: Galatians 4-6 Key verse: Galatians 6:2 A long time ago; what seems a hundred years ago, really – I learned to play a piece on the piano. It was about a long, winding road, leading to who knows where…and about how the one I might carry “ain’t heavy, he’s… Continue reading Week 23 Saturday
Week 23 Friday
Fallen Jewels Today’s scripture selection: Lamentations Key verse: Lamentations 4:1 It seemed it was all over except for the tears. As one commentator in the LIFE APPLICATION BIBLE puts it: “Jeremiah’s two books focus on one event – the destruction of Jerusalem. The book of Jeremiah predicts it, and Lamentations looks back on… Continue reading Week 23 Friday
Week 23 Thursday
Written on the Heart Today’s scripture selection: Proverbs 2-3 Key verse: Proverbs 3:3 Love and faithfulness; written on the tablet of the heart. That’s what the book of Proverbs advises. It’s good advice. There are many ways in life to build a reputation, good or otherwise. When young, some want to be… Continue reading Week 23 Thursday
Week 23 Wednesday
A Gracious and Known God Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 66-69 Key verses: Psalm 67:1-2 There is a lovely benediction of sorts at the beginning of Psalm 67: “May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us – so that your ways may be known on earth,… Continue reading Week 23 Wednesday
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