Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 9: Friday “Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other.” Isaiah 45:22 In Friday’s Bible reading of Isaiah 45–50, this phrase and similar words are found repeatedly in chapters 45 and 46 as God speaks […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 9: Thursday “My days are past, my plans are torn apart, Even the wishes of my heart.” Job 17:11 In today’s Bible reading of Job 17–18, Job’s very first words in chapter 17 reflect a man who is listless and numb in his despondency—he realizes there is no […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 9: Wednesday “Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore He instructs sinners in the way. ” Psalms 25:8 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 24–26. These psalms repeat some of David’s recurring themes in his relationship with God: praise, integrity, protection and deliverance, pardon, and trust in God’s compassion […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 9: Tuesday “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Judges 21:35 This last sentence in Judges aptly summarizes the book. The events in Tuesday’s Bible reading of Judges 17–21, recount idolatry, wanton lasciviousness and homosexuality, gang rape, […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 9: Monday God also said to him, “I am God Almighty; Be fruitful and multiply; A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, And kings shall come forth from you. The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 9: Sunday “Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on […]
Read MoreWeek 9 of Read the Bible in 2011 begins today. As I read through the Bible,I’m writing down some of my thoughts, not to give you comprehensive commentary, but to give you some background or application that will help encourage you to read the Bible. In John 17:17, as Jesus was praying the night before […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 8: Saturday “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold your King is coming to you, Gentle and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’ ” Matthew 21:5 In today’s Bible reading of Matthew 20–22, Jesus foretells His crucifixion and resurrection […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 8: Friday “Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.” Isaiah 40:1 Today’s Bible reading of Isaiah 40–44, begins a new section in the book of Isaiah. While it’s beyond the scope of the purpose of these posts to go into a full background on various theories by […]
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Kindling for Candles 