Truth For The Heart
O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, Thine only crown; O sacred Head, what glory, what bliss till now was Thine! Yet, though despised and gory, I joy to call Thee mine. What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered, was all for sinners’ gain; Mine, mine was […]
Read MoreToday, the Thursday before Easter, is Maundy Thursday. In John 13–16, John records what is known the Upper Room Discourse, Jesus’ teachings on that night, the evening before His death on the cross. Jesus speaks clearly about who He is, the disciples’ relationship with God and their work as His disciples. He reassures them of […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 16: Thursday “The words of Job are ended.” Job 31:40b Thursday’s Bible reading is Job 31–32. This is another post to add to my list of catch up. Thanks for understanding. May God bless you as you read His Word. _________ Isaiah 42 Photograph: ChristianPhotos.net – Free High […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 16: Wednesday “God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 16: Tuesday Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand; now therefore, please let me strike him with the spear to the ground with one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.” But David said to Abishai, “Do not […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 16: Monday Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and take for yourselves lambs according to your families, and slay the Passover lamb. You shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, […]
Read MoreWeek 16 of Read the Bible in 2011 begins today. As I read through the Bible this year, I’m writing down some of my thoughts to encourage you to read the Bible. In John 17:17, as Jesus was praying the night before He died, He asked God the Father to: “Sanctify them in the truth; […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 15: Saturday Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” Mark 9:24 Saturday’s Bible reading is Mark 9–10. These chapters close His ministry, and Jesus travels to Jerusalem to enter it in chapter 11, on a colt to the acclaim of the […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 15: Friday Then the LORD said to me, “Even though Moses and Samuel were to stand before Me, My heart would not be with this people; send them away from My presence and let them go! And it shall be that when they say to you, ‘Where should […]
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Kindling for Candles 