Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 3: Thursday “You see a terror and are afraid.” Job 6:21b Last week I read Job’s lament of anguish in chapter 3 and began Eliphaz’ reply in chapter 4. Today’s Bible reading is Job 5–6. Eliphaz finishes his reply in chapter 5, and Job begins his rejoinder in […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 3: Wednesday Lovingkindness… Righteous… Majestic… In today’s Bible reading of Psalm 6–8, each one written by David, we see both the depth and breadth of his knowledge of God. The depth of his knowledge of God is seen in David’s trust as he pours out his dismay and […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 3: Tuesday “Just as the LORD had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.” Joshua 11:15 In today’s Bible reading, Joshua 11–15, Joshua leads Israel in their last major campaign. The […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 2: Friday As I was reading through Isaiah 7–11, one thing I immediately noticed were the Messianic prophecies within these chapters: 7:14 (Matthew 1:23), 9:1–2 (Matthew 4:12–16), 9:6–7 (Luke 1:32–33) and 11:1–5 (Luke 1:32, Romans 15:12). These prophecies are mentioned within the context of God’s judgment on sin. […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 2: Thursday Job 3 contains Job’s absolutely gut-wrenching lament. Losses and suffering have piled upon him until his heart splits and sorrow and anguish flow out from him in words of despair. This is a difficult chapter to read as Job finally opens his mouth to give voice […]
Read MoreYou may be wondering why I quote men who lived a century of more before us. It’s certainly not to bore you stiff! There are numerous reasons I could give you about why it’s worth the effort to read authors who use a different language style and unfamiliar words. I could say it’s because I […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 2: Wednesday Mid-week on Wednesday, I turned back to the Psalms. Today’s reading is Psalm 3–5: David asks for deliverance from foes, relief from distress, and he cries for help because of his foes. Within these Psalms he affirms who God is: Psalm 3: “a shield around me, […]
Read MoreThe Prodigal Son is probably the best known, and the best loved, of all of the parables told by Jesus. I think that’s because it tells the story of the kind of father we would all like to have. Some of us may have been blessed with a father similar to the one in the […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 1: Saturday Saturday’s Bible reading is Matthew 1–2. These chapters contain the genealogy of Jesus, beginning with Abraham, then continue with his birth and infancy—the marriage of Mary and Joseph, the Magi, Herod, the slaying of the baby boys of Bethlehem, the flight to Egypt—and end with the […]
Read More
Kindling for Candles 