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 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 20 Thursday
Speechless Today’s scripture selection: Job 39-40 Key verse: Job 40:4 Sometimes…there just aren’t any words. Sometimes, either we have Said everything we can think to say or There just aren’t any simple answers or The pain is too deep or The beauty takes our breath away or It just seems best to… Continue reading Week 20 Thursday
Week 20 Monday
The Prompted Heart Today’s scripture selection: Exodus 25-28 Key verse: Exodus 25:2 When God instructed Moses to have the people build a tabernacle – a place of worship – for Him, He said a very interesting thing. He said, “Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me… Continue reading Week 20 Monday
Week 19 Thursday
Where Were You? Today’s scripture selection: Job 37-38 Key verse: Job 38:4 The “discussion/argument” was coming to an end. Job, suffering things he did not understand; confronted by so-called “friends” who only added insult to injury – it had all been very difficult. And through it all, God had remained silent. But… Continue reading Week 19 Thursday
Week 19 Tuesday
Coming Clean Today’s scripture selection: Second Samuel 10-14 Key verse: Second Samuel 12:13 “The David said to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the Lord.’ Nathan replied, ‘The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die.’” We humans are great at rationalizing away our worst behavior. King David had a real talent… Continue reading Week 19 Tuesday
Week 18 Thursday
Understanding God Today’s scripture selection: Job 35-36 Key verses: Job 36:26 When Elihu was busy judging Job (although he probably would have said he was “correcting” Job) – he had this to say: “How great is God – beyond our understanding!” Well, I think he was partially right. I will… Continue reading Week 18 Thursday
Week 18 Wednesday
From the Inside Out Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 51-53 Key verses: Psalm 51:1-10 David – the one known as a man “after God’s own heart,” was far from perfect. He was a puzzle. On the one hand, he could act with great courage; a mighty warrior for God. As a boy he met… Continue reading Week 18 Wednesday
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