Established by God Today’s scripture selection: First Chronicles 10-14 Key verse: First Chronicles 14:2 “And David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.” How do you know when you’ve “made it” to the top? What are… Continue reading Week 34 Tuesday
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Week 34 Monday
The Blessing Today’s scripture selection: Numbers 5-8 Key verses: Numbers 6:24-26 It’s funny the things that you remember; that stick in your mind as you grow older. My father was a minister; a hospital chaplain for most of his career. I don’t remember when I first heard him say it; or how often – but… Continue reading Week 34 Monday
Week 33 Wednesday
A Brand New Tune Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 96-98 Key verses: Psalm 96:1-2 “Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.” Life can be fun and exciting; frightening and difficult; and sometimes – a little boring.… Continue reading Week 33 Wednesday
Week 33 Tuesday
Consequences Today’s scripture selection: First Chronicles 5-9 Key verses: First Chronicles 9:1 “All Israel was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. They were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.” Life has consequences – sometimes very serious ones. While it makes for difficult reading,… Continue reading Week 33 Tuesday
Week 33
Work, Work, Work Today’s scripture selection: John 5-6 Key Verses: John 5:16-17 It was the Sabbath. And the law was clear: no work, period. So, first, they went after the man whom Jesus had healed, because he was no longer an invalid. Why? Because he was up walking and carrying the mat on which he… Continue reading Week 33
Week 32 Thursday
Good Planning Today’s scripture selection: Proverbs 16 Key verse: Proverbs 16:3 There are a few “free spirits” among us – you know, the ones who fly by the seat of their pants and can’t ever be pegged down to exactly what they are going to do or when they are going to do it.… Continue reading Week 32 Thursday
Week 32 Tuesday
All in the Family Today’s scripture selection: First Chronicles 1-5 Key verses: First Chronicles 1:34 Do you know very much about your heritage? Have you ever done much with genealogy? Who were the heroes and the “black sheep” in your family? Are you related to kings, horse thieves, or both? These are the… Continue reading Week 32 Tuesday
Week 32 Monday
Jubilee Today’s scripture selection: Leviticus 25-27 Key verses: Leviticus 25:11-12 It was called the year of Jubilee. A great festival, lasting the entire year, held every fifty years – it was a sort of Sabbath for the entire nation. According to Easton’s Bible Dictionary, during this year “The land was to be fallow, and the… Continue reading Week 32 Monday
Week 31 Wednesday
A Place to Dwell Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 90-92 Key verses: Psalm 90:1-2 One of my favorite Psalms is the one that begins this way: “Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” There’s… Continue reading Week 31 Wednesday
Week 30 Friday
Dry Bones Today’s scripture selection: Ezekiel 37-42 Key verse: Ezekiel 37:3 Dry; dusty; and very definitely dead – that described the vision of bones that the prophet saw before him. There is nothing quite so final; so void of hope than death – especially when it is graphically represented by not just one or two… Continue reading Week 30 Friday