1The LORD said to Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.r 2Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai. Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain. 3No one… Continue reading A Second Chance
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Week 38 Ignore Him at Your Own Risk
By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 38 Scripture Readings: Amos 5-9 Key Scriptures: Amos 5:14-15, Amos 8-11-12 (NIV, Life Application Bible) –“’Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps… Continue reading Week 38 Ignore Him at Your Own Risk
Week 27: With A Mighty Hand
Today’s Text: Ezekiel 19-24 Key Text: Ezekiel 20:33 “As I live, says the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out, I will be king over you.” The prophet Ezekiel’s writings are not for the faint of heart. Chapter after chapter, it is fire and brimstone all… Continue reading Week 27: With A Mighty Hand
Gathered Home
Key Text: Psalms 107:1-3 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. It speaks… Continue reading Gathered Home
Week 36 Wednesday
What’s Your Story? Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 105-107 Key verses: Psalm 107:2-3 Slang expressions come and go. I remember how some years ago one way for a person to challenge another’s behavior or attitude was to ask a simple question: “What’s your story?” I don’t hear that expression used much these days – I suppose… Continue reading Week 36 Wednesday
Week 10 Thursday
Knowing Your Redeemer Today’s scripture selection: Job 19-20 Key verses: Job 19:25 Even though he was barely hanging in there – in his own words “by the skin of my teeth,” Job was still a man of faith. Despite the tragedy, the loneliness, the rebuke of his own family and friends, he… Continue reading Week 10 Thursday