Bible Reading Guide:
Saturday:
Beginning to End: Luke 17-18
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 22-23 & Titus 1
Historical: Matthew 18-20
Chronological: Matthew 19 & Mark 10
Blended: 2 Sam. 16-181 & I John 5
Sunday:
Beginning to End: Luke 19-20
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 24-26 & Titus 2
Historical: Matthew 21-22
Chronological: Matthew 20-21
Blended: 2 Sam. 19-20 & 2 John
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Lessons from a Ezekiel
Ezekiel Chapter 1 talks about the vision Ezekiel had about the Four Living Beings. I have a hard time picturing these beings but there are a few things I can learn from them.
1. I was impressed that their faces never turned. They looked straight ahead, "their wings touched one another; their faces did not turn when they moved, each went straight forward." Ezekiel 1:9
This is telling me to stick to the path God has planned for me. Don't turn to the right or left but look straight ahead. I know what path to travel because God has given me His Word to read and live by.
2. I was also impressed about how they moved and who moved them. "Wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction. And the wheels rose close besides them; for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. Whenever those went, these went; and whenever those stood still, these stood still, and whenever those rose from the earth, the wheels rose close beside them; for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels." Ezekiel 1:20-21
This is telling me that I need to allow the Holy Spirit to move in my life and direct me. In order to do this I need to stay in tune to God and that can be done also though His Word and the impressions I get. Those impressions have to be carefully considered and weighted against the Word.
3. They knew how unworthy they were in God's holy presence, "Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, on toward the other; each one also had two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other." Ezekiel 1:23
This is reminding me that God is holy. From what I learned about these living beings who attended God in the throne room in Isaiah, they used their wings to cover themselves because they were not worthy to be in God's presence. God is holy and I need to be remindful of His holiness and how unworthy I am. Yet, as I learned in Isaiah, even though I'm not worthy, He still covers me with His love and cares for me. He wants me to know HIm and be His child.
4. Ezekiel chapter 2 deals with God speaking to Ezekiel and telling him what to say to the Israelites. Twice He impressed upon Ezekiel that no matter what do not be afraid of them. "And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words, though thistles and thrones are with you and you sit on scorpions; neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house." Ezekiel 2:6. This is again repeated in Chapter 3, "Like emery harder then flint I have made your forehead. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, though they are a rebellious house." Ezekiel 3:9
I can learn from these passages that speaking the truth can and at times will be very difficult. I will come against opposition (thistles, thrones and scorpions) and it may hurt. But one thing I can do to help myself is to strengthen myself by reading the Word, praying and deepening my relationship with the Lord. By doing those thing I will be equipped to do whatever God is calling me to do.
Krista Jones
8.30.08
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Luke 14-16
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 20-21 & 2 Tim. 4
Historical: Matthew 15-17
Chronological: Luke 17:11-18:14
Blended: 2 Samuel 14-15 & I John 4
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
1. I was impressed that their faces never turned. They looked straight ahead, "their wings touched one another; their faces did not turn when they moved, each went straight forward." Ezekiel 1:9
This is telling me to stick to the path God has planned for me. Don't turn to the right or left but look straight ahead. I know what path to travel because God has given me His Word to read and live by.
2. I was also impressed about how they moved and who moved them. "Wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction. And the wheels rose close besides them; for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. Whenever those went, these went; and whenever those stood still, these stood still, and whenever those rose from the earth, the wheels rose close beside them; for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels." Ezekiel 1:20-21
This is telling me that I need to allow the Holy Spirit to move in my life and direct me. In order to do this I need to stay in tune to God and that can be done also though His Word and the impressions I get. Those impressions have to be carefully considered and weighted against the Word.
3. They knew how unworthy they were in God's holy presence, "Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, on toward the other; each one also had two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other." Ezekiel 1:23
This is reminding me that God is holy. From what I learned about these living beings who attended God in the throne room in Isaiah, they used their wings to cover themselves because they were not worthy to be in God's presence. God is holy and I need to be remindful of His holiness and how unworthy I am. Yet, as I learned in Isaiah, even though I'm not worthy, He still covers me with His love and cares for me. He wants me to know HIm and be His child.
4. Ezekiel chapter 2 deals with God speaking to Ezekiel and telling him what to say to the Israelites. Twice He impressed upon Ezekiel that no matter what do not be afraid of them. "And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words, though thistles and thrones are with you and you sit on scorpions; neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house." Ezekiel 2:6. This is again repeated in Chapter 3, "Like emery harder then flint I have made your forehead. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, though they are a rebellious house." Ezekiel 3:9
I can learn from these passages that speaking the truth can and at times will be very difficult. I will come against opposition (thistles, thrones and scorpions) and it may hurt. But one thing I can do to help myself is to strengthen myself by reading the Word, praying and deepening my relationship with the Lord. By doing those thing I will be equipped to do whatever God is calling me to do.
Krista Jones
8.30.08
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Luke 14-16
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 20-21 & 2 Tim. 4
Historical: Matthew 15-17
Chronological: Luke 17:11-18:14
Blended: 2 Samuel 14-15 & I John 4
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Message from Dunkirk
"Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace . . . But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up." Daniel 3:17-18
In late May of 1940, during World War II, the German army had overrun the tiny European nation of Belgium. As Hitler's tanks and troops marched across Belgium, they pushed the defenders - Great Britain, France, and Belgium were cornered at the seaport in northern France called Dunkirk. It looked as though all 338,000 of them would be wiped out by Hitler's approaching armies.
Back in Britain, as the British people waited anxiously, a simple three world message was transmitted from the doomed armies at Dunkirk: "But if not."
Suddenly, the island nation of Great Britain sprang into action. Every battleship, gunboat, fishing boat, motorboat, yacht - even rowboats! - journeyed across the English Channel to help rescue those troops from Dunkirk and return them all safely to Britain.
What was it about the three-word message? How could three short words - only eight letters - start all that?
The Miracle of Dunkirk happened because the British people recognized a phrase from the Bible. They recognized the phrase from the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who trusted in God, even when the king threatened to throw them into a fiery furnace for refusing to worship an idol, And the British people knew that their troops were saying, "We will not give up, even if we die."
You may never be thrown into a fiery furnace. You probably will never be backed into a corner by thousands of tanks and troops. But there will be many times in your life when you'll have to choose between doing the right thing and giving in to sin. You'll face times when doing the right thing will be hard or embarrassing.
At such times remember that doing right is still right even when it's hard or wen there seems to be no immediate reward. Doing right is still right even if it might be embarrassing or yet you into trouble. God can deliver you, and He may even reward you for doing right - but if not, it's still right to do right.
By Josh McDowell, taken from "Youth Devotions"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Luke 12-13
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 18-19 & 2 Tim. 3
Historical: Matthew 13-14
Chronological: John 11
Blended: 2 Samuel 12-13 & I John 3
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
In late May of 1940, during World War II, the German army had overrun the tiny European nation of Belgium. As Hitler's tanks and troops marched across Belgium, they pushed the defenders - Great Britain, France, and Belgium were cornered at the seaport in northern France called Dunkirk. It looked as though all 338,000 of them would be wiped out by Hitler's approaching armies.
Back in Britain, as the British people waited anxiously, a simple three world message was transmitted from the doomed armies at Dunkirk: "But if not."
Suddenly, the island nation of Great Britain sprang into action. Every battleship, gunboat, fishing boat, motorboat, yacht - even rowboats! - journeyed across the English Channel to help rescue those troops from Dunkirk and return them all safely to Britain.
What was it about the three-word message? How could three short words - only eight letters - start all that?
The Miracle of Dunkirk happened because the British people recognized a phrase from the Bible. They recognized the phrase from the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who trusted in God, even when the king threatened to throw them into a fiery furnace for refusing to worship an idol, And the British people knew that their troops were saying, "We will not give up, even if we die."
You may never be thrown into a fiery furnace. You probably will never be backed into a corner by thousands of tanks and troops. But there will be many times in your life when you'll have to choose between doing the right thing and giving in to sin. You'll face times when doing the right thing will be hard or embarrassing.
At such times remember that doing right is still right even when it's hard or wen there seems to be no immediate reward. Doing right is still right even if it might be embarrassing or yet you into trouble. God can deliver you, and He may even reward you for doing right - but if not, it's still right to do right.
By Josh McDowell, taken from "Youth Devotions"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Luke 12-13
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 18-19 & 2 Tim. 3
Historical: Matthew 13-14
Chronological: John 11
Blended: 2 Samuel 12-13 & I John 3
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Transformation
"Come now, let us reason together," says the Lord. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." Isaiah 1:18
Some fishermen in the highlands of Scotland came into a little Scottish inn late one afternoon for a cup of tea. As one was describing "the one that got away" to his friends, he flung out his hands in the typical fisherman's gesture. He did so just as the waitress was setting down his cup of tea. The resulting collision left a huge tea stain spreading on the whitewashed wall. The fisherman apologized profusely.
Another gentleman seated nearby said, "Never mind." Raising, he took a crayon from his pocket and began to sketch around the ugly brown stain. Slowly there emerged the head of a magnificent royal stag with antlers spread. [The man] was Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, England's foremost painter of animals.
Now if an artist can do that with an ugly brown stain what can God do with my sins and mistakes fi I but give them to Him?
By Ruth Bell Graham, taken from, "Women's Devotional Bible 2"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Luke 10-11
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 15-17 & 2 Tim. 2
Historical: Matthew 10-12
Chronological: Luke 16-17:10
Blended: 2 Samuel 9- 11 & I John 2
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Some fishermen in the highlands of Scotland came into a little Scottish inn late one afternoon for a cup of tea. As one was describing "the one that got away" to his friends, he flung out his hands in the typical fisherman's gesture. He did so just as the waitress was setting down his cup of tea. The resulting collision left a huge tea stain spreading on the whitewashed wall. The fisherman apologized profusely.
Another gentleman seated nearby said, "Never mind." Raising, he took a crayon from his pocket and began to sketch around the ugly brown stain. Slowly there emerged the head of a magnificent royal stag with antlers spread. [The man] was Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, England's foremost painter of animals.
Now if an artist can do that with an ugly brown stain what can God do with my sins and mistakes fi I but give them to Him?
By Ruth Bell Graham, taken from, "Women's Devotional Bible 2"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Luke 10-11
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 15-17 & 2 Tim. 2
Historical: Matthew 10-12
Chronological: Luke 16-17:10
Blended: 2 Samuel 9- 11 & I John 2
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The Sum of Christianity
"I did this as an example so that you should do as I have done for you." John 13:15
Mark it down. we are what we see. If we see only ourselves, our tombstones will have the same epitaph Paul used to describe enemies of Christ: "Their god is their own appetite, they glory in their shame, and this world is the limit of their horizon." (Phil. 3:19).
Humans were never meant to dwell in the stale fog of lowlands with no vision of their Creator . . .
Seeing Jesus is what Christianity is all about. Christian service, in its purest form, is nothing more than imitating Him whom we see. To see His majesty and to imitate Him, that is the sum of Christianity."
By Max Lucado, taken from "Grace For The Moment"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Luke 8-9
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 12-14 & 2 Tim. 1
Historical: Matthew 8-9
Chronological: Luke 14-15
Blended: 2 Samuel 6-8 & I John 1
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Mark it down. we are what we see. If we see only ourselves, our tombstones will have the same epitaph Paul used to describe enemies of Christ: "Their god is their own appetite, they glory in their shame, and this world is the limit of their horizon." (Phil. 3:19).
Humans were never meant to dwell in the stale fog of lowlands with no vision of their Creator . . .
Seeing Jesus is what Christianity is all about. Christian service, in its purest form, is nothing more than imitating Him whom we see. To see His majesty and to imitate Him, that is the sum of Christianity."
By Max Lucado, taken from "Grace For The Moment"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Luke 8-9
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 12-14 & 2 Tim. 1
Historical: Matthew 8-9
Chronological: Luke 14-15
Blended: 2 Samuel 6-8 & I John 1
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Monday, October 26, 2009
A Treasure Store
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ." Ephesians 1:3
There is no way to comprehend the riches God has provided for those who love His Son. The treasure He has prepared are infinite. Jesus said, "The Kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field" (Matt. 13:44). The apostle Paul quotes the prophet Isaiah when he says, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, no have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love him." (I COr. 2:9).
The good news is, if we love the Son of God, we inherit all the riches of the Father. If we believe in Christ, we have treasure beyond imagination.
By John MacArthur, taken from "Truth for Today"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Luke 6-7
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 9-11 & I Tim. 6
Historical: Matthew 5-7
Chronological: Luke 12-13
Blended: 2 Samuel 3-5 & I Tim. 6
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
There is no way to comprehend the riches God has provided for those who love His Son. The treasure He has prepared are infinite. Jesus said, "The Kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field" (Matt. 13:44). The apostle Paul quotes the prophet Isaiah when he says, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, no have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love him." (I COr. 2:9).
The good news is, if we love the Son of God, we inherit all the riches of the Father. If we believe in Christ, we have treasure beyond imagination.
By John MacArthur, taken from "Truth for Today"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Luke 6-7
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 9-11 & I Tim. 6
Historical: Matthew 5-7
Chronological: Luke 12-13
Blended: 2 Samuel 3-5 & I Tim. 6
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Weekend Bible Reading
Bible Reading Guide:
Saturday:
Beginning to End: Luke 2-3
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 3-5 & I Tim. 4
Historical: Romans 14-16
Chronological: John 9:1-10:21
Blended: I Sam. 30-31 & I Tim. 4
Sunday:
Beginning to End: Luke 4-5
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 6-8 & I Tim. 5
Historical: Matthew 1-4
Chronological: Luke 10-11 & John 10:22-42
Blended: 2 Sam. 1-2 & I Tim. 5
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Saturday:
Beginning to End: Luke 2-3
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 3-5 & I Tim. 4
Historical: Romans 14-16
Chronological: John 9:1-10:21
Blended: I Sam. 30-31 & I Tim. 4
Sunday:
Beginning to End: Luke 4-5
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 6-8 & I Tim. 5
Historical: Matthew 1-4
Chronological: Luke 10-11 & John 10:22-42
Blended: 2 Sam. 1-2 & I Tim. 5
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Friday, October 23, 2009
The Awareness of the Call
". . . for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!"1 Corinthians 9:16
We are inclined to forget the deeply spiritual and supernatural touch of God. If you are able to tell exactly where you were when you received the call of God and can explain all about it, I question whether you have truly been called. The call of God does not come like that; it is much more supernatural. The realization of the call in a person’s life may come like a clap of thunder or it may dawn gradually. But however quickly or slowly this awareness comes, it is always accompanied with an undercurrent of the supernatural— something that is inexpressible and produces a "glow." At any moment the sudden awareness of this incalculable, supernatural, surprising call that has taken hold of your life may break through— "I chose you . . ." ( John 15:16 ). The call of God has nothing to do with salvation and sanctification. You are not called to preach the gospel because you are sanctified; the call to preach the gospel is infinitely different. Paul describes it as a compulsion that was placed upon him.
If you have ignored, and thereby removed, the great supernatural call of God in your life, take a review of your circumstances. See where you have put your own ideas of service or your particular abilities ahead of the call of God. Paul said, ". . . woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!" He had become aware of the call of God, and his compulsion to "preach the gospel" was so strong that nothing else was any longer even a competitor for his strength.
If a man or woman is called of God, it doesn’t matter how difficult the circumstances may be. God orchestrates every force at work for His purpose in the end. If you will agree with God’s purpose, He will bring not only your conscious level but also all the deeper levels of your life, which you yourself cannot reach, into perfect harmony.
By Oswald Chambers, taken from "My Utmost for His Highest"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Luke 1
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 1-2 & I Tim. 3
Historical: Romans 11-13
Chronological: John 7-8
Blended: I Samuel 27-29 & I Tim. 3
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
We are inclined to forget the deeply spiritual and supernatural touch of God. If you are able to tell exactly where you were when you received the call of God and can explain all about it, I question whether you have truly been called. The call of God does not come like that; it is much more supernatural. The realization of the call in a person’s life may come like a clap of thunder or it may dawn gradually. But however quickly or slowly this awareness comes, it is always accompanied with an undercurrent of the supernatural— something that is inexpressible and produces a "glow." At any moment the sudden awareness of this incalculable, supernatural, surprising call that has taken hold of your life may break through— "I chose you . . ." ( John 15:16 ). The call of God has nothing to do with salvation and sanctification. You are not called to preach the gospel because you are sanctified; the call to preach the gospel is infinitely different. Paul describes it as a compulsion that was placed upon him.
If you have ignored, and thereby removed, the great supernatural call of God in your life, take a review of your circumstances. See where you have put your own ideas of service or your particular abilities ahead of the call of God. Paul said, ". . . woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!" He had become aware of the call of God, and his compulsion to "preach the gospel" was so strong that nothing else was any longer even a competitor for his strength.
If a man or woman is called of God, it doesn’t matter how difficult the circumstances may be. God orchestrates every force at work for His purpose in the end. If you will agree with God’s purpose, He will bring not only your conscious level but also all the deeper levels of your life, which you yourself cannot reach, into perfect harmony.
By Oswald Chambers, taken from "My Utmost for His Highest"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Luke 1
Old and New Testaments Together: Jer. 1-2 & I Tim. 3
Historical: Romans 11-13
Chronological: John 7-8
Blended: I Samuel 27-29 & I Tim. 3
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wealth
"But Lord," Gideon asked, "how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family." Judges 6:15
Some of us feel that it is a lack of money that holds us down. Gideon replied to God's request, " But Lord . . . how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least of my family." (Judges 6:15). With no finances behind him t all, Gideon was turned into a wise prophet by God's commanding power. Many times I have had sweet Christians tell me they cannot have friends in for fellowship because they do not have good china or matching napkins, because their house is to small, or because their talent is too slight. But these are only excuses for our unwillingness to do as God has asked us. "Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling" (I Peter 4:9). I would enjoy a peanut butter sandwich if someone else prepared it and handled it to me.
The world tells us that we need money to be happy, but as God told Gideon, "I will be with you" (Judges 6:16). Should not his presence be assurance enough?
By Florence Littauer, taken from, "Women's Devotional Bible 1"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Mark 15-16
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 65-66 & I Tim. 2
Historical: Romans 8-10
Chronological: Matthew 18
Blended: I Samuel 25-26 & I Tim. 2
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Some of us feel that it is a lack of money that holds us down. Gideon replied to God's request, " But Lord . . . how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least of my family." (Judges 6:15). With no finances behind him t all, Gideon was turned into a wise prophet by God's commanding power. Many times I have had sweet Christians tell me they cannot have friends in for fellowship because they do not have good china or matching napkins, because their house is to small, or because their talent is too slight. But these are only excuses for our unwillingness to do as God has asked us. "Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling" (I Peter 4:9). I would enjoy a peanut butter sandwich if someone else prepared it and handled it to me.
The world tells us that we need money to be happy, but as God told Gideon, "I will be with you" (Judges 6:16). Should not his presence be assurance enough?
By Florence Littauer, taken from, "Women's Devotional Bible 1"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Mark 15-16
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 65-66 & I Tim. 2
Historical: Romans 8-10
Chronological: Matthew 18
Blended: I Samuel 25-26 & I Tim. 2
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Struggling To Kneel
"Always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God." Col. 4:12
Just before John Ashcroft was being sworn in as a US senator, he met with family and friends for prayer. As they gathered around him, he saw his dad trying to get up from the couch where he sat. Since his father was in frail health, Ashcroft told him, “That’s okay, Dad. You don’t have to stand up to pray for me.” His father replied, “I’m not struggling to stand up. I’m struggling to kneel.”
His father’s effort reminds me of the exertion it sometimes takes to intercede for a fellow believer. In Colossians, Paul refers to Epaphras as a bondservant who is “always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God” (Col. 4:12). “Laboring fervently” is the translation of a Greek word from which we get our word agony. It was used of wrestlers who in the Greek gymnastic games strained to overcome an opponent.
Epaphras interceded for other believers to become mature in their walk with the Savior. Asking God to overcome obstacles to spiritual growth in the lives of others requires our concentration and discipline. Are we willing to labor “fervently” in prayer to ask God to meet the needs of our loved ones? — Dennis Fisher
There’s a holy, high vocation
Needing workers everywhere;
’Tis the highest form of service,
’Tis the ministry of prayer. —Woodworth
Taken from "Our Daily Bread"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Mark 14
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 62-64 & I Tim. 1
Historical: Romans 4-7
Chronological: Matthew 17, Mark 9 & Luke 9:28-62
Blended: I Samuel 22-24 & I Tim. 1
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Just before John Ashcroft was being sworn in as a US senator, he met with family and friends for prayer. As they gathered around him, he saw his dad trying to get up from the couch where he sat. Since his father was in frail health, Ashcroft told him, “That’s okay, Dad. You don’t have to stand up to pray for me.” His father replied, “I’m not struggling to stand up. I’m struggling to kneel.”
His father’s effort reminds me of the exertion it sometimes takes to intercede for a fellow believer. In Colossians, Paul refers to Epaphras as a bondservant who is “always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God” (Col. 4:12). “Laboring fervently” is the translation of a Greek word from which we get our word agony. It was used of wrestlers who in the Greek gymnastic games strained to overcome an opponent.
Epaphras interceded for other believers to become mature in their walk with the Savior. Asking God to overcome obstacles to spiritual growth in the lives of others requires our concentration and discipline. Are we willing to labor “fervently” in prayer to ask God to meet the needs of our loved ones? — Dennis Fisher
There’s a holy, high vocation
Needing workers everywhere;
’Tis the highest form of service,
’Tis the ministry of prayer. —Woodworth
Taken from "Our Daily Bread"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Mark 14
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 62-64 & I Tim. 1
Historical: Romans 4-7
Chronological: Matthew 17, Mark 9 & Luke 9:28-62
Blended: I Samuel 22-24 & I Tim. 1
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
God Never Fails
"The Lord's lovingkindness indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23
These verses are within a group of verses from Lamentations 3:16-33 that touched me back in October 19, 2000. Besides these verses I wrote, "Life's darkest trial cannot dim the light of God's love." The day before on October 18, 2000 I went in for my first treatment. It was very frightening and took 7 long hours of sitting in one place hooked up to an IV. The experimental drug was causing me to have reactions that forced them to administer it to me at a slower pace each time I developed symptoms. The Benadryl pretty much knocked me out and caused me to be in a dream like state. I was so heavy feeling that I couldn't move or talk. The Rituxan (the experimental drug) ended up giving me a high fever and hives. Each time this happened they had to stop the drug and administer more Benadryl. After 7 long hours of this my oncologist told me that they gave me enough Benadryl to knock out and elephant. It was a good thing my body was reacting because it meant that the drug was working.
When I got home I was exhausted. The side effects of Rituxan was that I'd have flu like symptoms and sure enough I ached and was chilled all night. I was miserable. Here is what I wrote in my journal the morning of October 19, 2000:
"My night was so horrible. I had to take more Benadryl to help with the side effects and that kept me up all night. GERR!!!! Eric had to stay home with me since I couldn't take care of the kids. I feel so helpless. I'm OK, yet I can't seem to get myself up most of the time. What's going to happen when I start the chemo?
I'm so fearful of it all! I cried most of the evening at the thought of chemo. What if it makes me so sick that I can't deal with life? What if I get sicker because of it? What if I die from it? Will it hurt as they inject it into me? I have so many questions yet how do I get them answered? I know the Lord is with me but I still sometimes feel all alone. Will he get me through this? I feel like I'm walking into a black hole with no light at the end of it to guide me." - Krista Jones 10.19.00
This is where I felt myself continue to fall into that black hole where I eventually found Jesus waiting with open arms to lift me back up. Although I felt like I was walking into a black hole with no light to guide me, He was still with me. It wasn't until I read my devotional later on that night that I came across this passage, "Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both good and ill go forth?" (Lamentations 3:38). But above that in verse 33 it says, "For He does not afflict willingly or grieve the sons of men."
During that terrible time in 2000 I was struggling with the fact that I was suffering from Lymphoma. I questioned why God had allowed it when things were going so good for me. I can't say why these verses seem to contradict themselves. One says that He does not afflict willingly but the other says that out of Him comes both good and ill. What I do know is that no matter what, I was changed and drawn near to Him through my affliction. If He chose for me to go through cancer then so be it. I'm better off for going through it then not. It might be like when you watch your children make mistakes. You know they're heading in that direction but if you intervene and stop them they may not learn what they need to because they have to go through the consequences in order grow and learn. Thus, your choice is to either stop them before they make the mistake or allow them to make the mistake knowing it'll bring on a lot of pain. God didn't want to see me suffer but He allowed me to suffer none-the-less. And because of it I grew closer to Him. That would not have happened had He chose to heal me on the spot or never allowed the cancer to enter my body.
Now, I can say that I can claim verse 40, "We lift up our heart and hands toward God in heaven." Praise You, Lord, for all the good and bad that comes into my life. I know that no matter what You are in control and love me and will protect me. Your lovingkindness never ceases and Your compassions never fail!!!
Krista Jones
8.29.08
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Mark 12-13
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 59-61 & 2 Thess. 3
Historical: Romans 1-3
Chronological: Matthew 16, Mark 8 & Luke 9:18-27
Blended: I Samuel 19-21 & 2 Peter 3
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
These verses are within a group of verses from Lamentations 3:16-33 that touched me back in October 19, 2000. Besides these verses I wrote, "Life's darkest trial cannot dim the light of God's love." The day before on October 18, 2000 I went in for my first treatment. It was very frightening and took 7 long hours of sitting in one place hooked up to an IV. The experimental drug was causing me to have reactions that forced them to administer it to me at a slower pace each time I developed symptoms. The Benadryl pretty much knocked me out and caused me to be in a dream like state. I was so heavy feeling that I couldn't move or talk. The Rituxan (the experimental drug) ended up giving me a high fever and hives. Each time this happened they had to stop the drug and administer more Benadryl. After 7 long hours of this my oncologist told me that they gave me enough Benadryl to knock out and elephant. It was a good thing my body was reacting because it meant that the drug was working.
When I got home I was exhausted. The side effects of Rituxan was that I'd have flu like symptoms and sure enough I ached and was chilled all night. I was miserable. Here is what I wrote in my journal the morning of October 19, 2000:
"My night was so horrible. I had to take more Benadryl to help with the side effects and that kept me up all night. GERR!!!! Eric had to stay home with me since I couldn't take care of the kids. I feel so helpless. I'm OK, yet I can't seem to get myself up most of the time. What's going to happen when I start the chemo?
I'm so fearful of it all! I cried most of the evening at the thought of chemo. What if it makes me so sick that I can't deal with life? What if I get sicker because of it? What if I die from it? Will it hurt as they inject it into me? I have so many questions yet how do I get them answered? I know the Lord is with me but I still sometimes feel all alone. Will he get me through this? I feel like I'm walking into a black hole with no light at the end of it to guide me." - Krista Jones 10.19.00
This is where I felt myself continue to fall into that black hole where I eventually found Jesus waiting with open arms to lift me back up. Although I felt like I was walking into a black hole with no light to guide me, He was still with me. It wasn't until I read my devotional later on that night that I came across this passage, "Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both good and ill go forth?" (Lamentations 3:38). But above that in verse 33 it says, "For He does not afflict willingly or grieve the sons of men."
During that terrible time in 2000 I was struggling with the fact that I was suffering from Lymphoma. I questioned why God had allowed it when things were going so good for me. I can't say why these verses seem to contradict themselves. One says that He does not afflict willingly but the other says that out of Him comes both good and ill. What I do know is that no matter what, I was changed and drawn near to Him through my affliction. If He chose for me to go through cancer then so be it. I'm better off for going through it then not. It might be like when you watch your children make mistakes. You know they're heading in that direction but if you intervene and stop them they may not learn what they need to because they have to go through the consequences in order grow and learn. Thus, your choice is to either stop them before they make the mistake or allow them to make the mistake knowing it'll bring on a lot of pain. God didn't want to see me suffer but He allowed me to suffer none-the-less. And because of it I grew closer to Him. That would not have happened had He chose to heal me on the spot or never allowed the cancer to enter my body.
Now, I can say that I can claim verse 40, "We lift up our heart and hands toward God in heaven." Praise You, Lord, for all the good and bad that comes into my life. I know that no matter what You are in control and love me and will protect me. Your lovingkindness never ceases and Your compassions never fail!!!
Krista Jones
8.29.08
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Mark 12-13
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 59-61 & 2 Thess. 3
Historical: Romans 1-3
Chronological: Matthew 16, Mark 8 & Luke 9:18-27
Blended: I Samuel 19-21 & 2 Peter 3
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Monday, October 19, 2009
He is waiting for us
"As the mountains surround Jerusalem, the Lord surrounds His people now and forever." Psalm 125:2
We have a Father who is filled with compassion, a feeling Father who hurts when His children hurt. We serve a god who says that even when we're under pressure and feel like nothing is going to go right, He's waiting for us, to embrace us whether we succeed or fail.
By Max Lucado, taken from "Walking with the Savior"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Mark 10-11
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 56-58 & 2 Thess. 2
Historical: 1 Cor. 10-13
Chronological: Matthew 15 & Mark 7
Blended: I Samuel 17-18 & 2 Peter 2
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
We have a Father who is filled with compassion, a feeling Father who hurts when His children hurt. We serve a god who says that even when we're under pressure and feel like nothing is going to go right, He's waiting for us, to embrace us whether we succeed or fail.
By Max Lucado, taken from "Walking with the Savior"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Mark 10-11
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 56-58 & 2 Thess. 2
Historical: 1 Cor. 10-13
Chronological: Matthew 15 & Mark 7
Blended: I Samuel 17-18 & 2 Peter 2
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Weekend Bible Reading
Bible Reading Guide:
Saturday:
Beginning to End: Mark 6-7
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 50-52 & I Thess. 5
Historical: 2 Cor. 1-4
Chronological: Matthew 14, Mark 7 & Luke 9:1-17
Blended: I Sam. 13-14 & Eph. 6
Sunday:
Beginning to End: Mark 8-9
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 53-55 & 2 Thess. 1
Historical: 2 Cor. 5-9
Chronological: John 6
Blended: I Sam. 15-16 & 2 Peter 1
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Saturday:
Beginning to End: Mark 6-7
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 50-52 & I Thess. 5
Historical: 2 Cor. 1-4
Chronological: Matthew 14, Mark 7 & Luke 9:1-17
Blended: I Sam. 13-14 & Eph. 6
Sunday:
Beginning to End: Mark 8-9
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 53-55 & 2 Thess. 1
Historical: 2 Cor. 5-9
Chronological: John 6
Blended: I Sam. 15-16 & 2 Peter 1
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Friday, October 16, 2009
Failed?
There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken - Joshua 21:45
Such will be the summary of our lives, as we review them from the land of the sunset. We shall see plenty of our own failures, shortcomings, and sins, and sadly acknowledge them. We shall see that our unbelief and disobedience have deprived us of the enjoyment of much that God intended for us. We shall see that whatever was lacking was in no wise due to Him, but to ourselves. The land of our inheritance had been all given us in Jesus; but we suffered the lack of much, because of our failure to enter in.
There may be long delays in the fulfillment of promise. - But delays are not denials; and it is better to let the fruit ripen before you pluck it. Wait till God drops it into your hand; it will be ever so much sweeter.
There may be enemies and abstacles. - But they will give back, before the will of God, as the gates of night roll back before the touch of the dawn. Do not scheme, or fret, or be impatient; God is doing all to make thy life full of favor and blessing. Wait on Him, and keep His way; He will exalt thee to inherit the earth. Thou art as safe as if the gate of pearl were behind thee; thy joy cannot rust or be stolen; every wind is a south wind; every shore thy native land; every circumstance a rough packing-case containing the gifts of thy Father's love.
There may be ignorance and weakness. - But God can deal with this also. Take to Him thine imperfect apprehension, thy faltering faith, He can make right what is wrong, and adjust thee to receive all He waits to give. Heaven will be full of wonder at the way in which God has kept His word, and done all that He had promised, and more.
By F.B. Meyer, taken from "Our Daily Homily"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Mark 4-5
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 47-49 & I Thess. 4
Historical: 1 Cor. 15-16
Chronological: Matthew 9-10
Blended: I Samuel 10-12 & Eph. 5:17-33
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Such will be the summary of our lives, as we review them from the land of the sunset. We shall see plenty of our own failures, shortcomings, and sins, and sadly acknowledge them. We shall see that our unbelief and disobedience have deprived us of the enjoyment of much that God intended for us. We shall see that whatever was lacking was in no wise due to Him, but to ourselves. The land of our inheritance had been all given us in Jesus; but we suffered the lack of much, because of our failure to enter in.
There may be long delays in the fulfillment of promise. - But delays are not denials; and it is better to let the fruit ripen before you pluck it. Wait till God drops it into your hand; it will be ever so much sweeter.
There may be enemies and abstacles. - But they will give back, before the will of God, as the gates of night roll back before the touch of the dawn. Do not scheme, or fret, or be impatient; God is doing all to make thy life full of favor and blessing. Wait on Him, and keep His way; He will exalt thee to inherit the earth. Thou art as safe as if the gate of pearl were behind thee; thy joy cannot rust or be stolen; every wind is a south wind; every shore thy native land; every circumstance a rough packing-case containing the gifts of thy Father's love.
There may be ignorance and weakness. - But God can deal with this also. Take to Him thine imperfect apprehension, thy faltering faith, He can make right what is wrong, and adjust thee to receive all He waits to give. Heaven will be full of wonder at the way in which God has kept His word, and done all that He had promised, and more.
By F.B. Meyer, taken from "Our Daily Homily"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Mark 4-5
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 47-49 & I Thess. 4
Historical: 1 Cor. 15-16
Chronological: Matthew 9-10
Blended: I Samuel 10-12 & Eph. 5:17-33
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Self-Deliverance
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil" (Proverbs 3:5-7).
Oswald Chambers advises, "Whenever God gives a vision to a saint, he puts the saint in the shadow of His hand, as it were, and the saint's duty is to be still and listen... When God gives a vision and darkness follows, waiting on God will bring you into accordance with the vision He has given if you await His timing. Otherwise, you try to do away with the supernatural in God's undertakings. Never try to help God fulfill His word."*
In the book of Proverbs, Solomon warns us not to rely on our own fallible wisdom while trying to do God's perfect will. God wants us to wait for His deliverance. His means of bringing us to spiritual maturity requires us to wait on His deliverance through adversity so that we will be able to discern the difference between our own self-deliverance and God's authentic deliverance in our lives.
It's a paradox but it's true: God often calls us to a ministry - then He deliberately thwarts our efforts to achieve our goals! We see it in the life of Moses. In obedience to God, Moses told Pharaoh, "Let my people go!" How did Pharaoh respond? He said, "Who is the Lord that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord and I will not let Israel go." Again and again, Moses returned and demanded freedom for his people. Again and again, Pharaoh refused.
God sent plague after plague upon the Egyptians. In response, Pharaoh hardened his heart and persecuted Moses and the people of Israel. So Moses complained to God, "You called me to go to Pharaoh, but You are not freeing the people!" Moses grew discouraged because God had called him to fulfill a vision - a dream of liberation for his people - and the vision seemed to die.
But God was teaching Moses and the people of Israel to persevere, to obey, and to wait upon the Lord in patient trust for God's perfect time for deliverance.
By Os Hillman, taken from "Today God Is First Volume 2"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Mark 1-3
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 45-46 & I Thess. 3
Historical: 1 Cor. 12-14
Chronological: Matthew 8;14-34 & Mark 4-5
Blended: I Samuel 7-9 & Eph. 5:1-16
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Oswald Chambers advises, "Whenever God gives a vision to a saint, he puts the saint in the shadow of His hand, as it were, and the saint's duty is to be still and listen... When God gives a vision and darkness follows, waiting on God will bring you into accordance with the vision He has given if you await His timing. Otherwise, you try to do away with the supernatural in God's undertakings. Never try to help God fulfill His word."*
In the book of Proverbs, Solomon warns us not to rely on our own fallible wisdom while trying to do God's perfect will. God wants us to wait for His deliverance. His means of bringing us to spiritual maturity requires us to wait on His deliverance through adversity so that we will be able to discern the difference between our own self-deliverance and God's authentic deliverance in our lives.
It's a paradox but it's true: God often calls us to a ministry - then He deliberately thwarts our efforts to achieve our goals! We see it in the life of Moses. In obedience to God, Moses told Pharaoh, "Let my people go!" How did Pharaoh respond? He said, "Who is the Lord that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord and I will not let Israel go." Again and again, Moses returned and demanded freedom for his people. Again and again, Pharaoh refused.
God sent plague after plague upon the Egyptians. In response, Pharaoh hardened his heart and persecuted Moses and the people of Israel. So Moses complained to God, "You called me to go to Pharaoh, but You are not freeing the people!" Moses grew discouraged because God had called him to fulfill a vision - a dream of liberation for his people - and the vision seemed to die.
But God was teaching Moses and the people of Israel to persevere, to obey, and to wait upon the Lord in patient trust for God's perfect time for deliverance.
By Os Hillman, taken from "Today God Is First Volume 2"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Mark 1-3
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 45-46 & I Thess. 3
Historical: 1 Cor. 12-14
Chronological: Matthew 8;14-34 & Mark 4-5
Blended: I Samuel 7-9 & Eph. 5:1-16
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Reality not Rituals
"But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you." John 14:26
When we find repetition in the pages of our Bibles as we do in these early chapters of Hebrews, we know there is a purpose behind it. As Christian believers, we have learned to trust the divine wisdom and the leading of the Holy Spirit of God. The Spirit knows that we do not quickly apprehend divine truth. We must read or hear it more than once. God's method of instruction is "Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there" (Isaiah 28:10)—until we have received and learned and benefited.
In this process of learning, God has some problems with us. One problem is that we get bored. Thankfully, God is faithful and persistent. He is not disposed to let us go. He keeps telling us to go on learning, to go on believing, to go on rejoicing in His Word. He is God and we can trust Him as He leads us and reveals His will to us.
Now, on God's side I speak with reverence but with plainness when I say that God became tired of those Old Testament rituals and sacrifices. It is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats can purge away sin. God says as much through the prophet Isaiah:
'The multitude of your sacrifices—what are they to me?' says the Lord. 'I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. When you come to meet with me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of my courts?' (Isaiah 1:11–12).
In effect, Isaiah was saying to the people of Israel, "God grows weary of your sacrifices and offerings when your hearts and minds are not in tune with Him!" Probably if we are sufficiently thoughtful and concerned, this same message would cause us to reassess a popular notion among us. We presume we are impressing high heaven by attending churches in large numbers. Surely God is still asking, "Who told you to do this? When you come before Me, who has required this of you? Bring no more vain oblations!"
Thought: Unless they express our whole heart, God is not impressed with our oblations—our acts of worship, our good works, our giving. As we open ourselves fully to Him, the Spirit will teach us and keep on teaching us.
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 27-28
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 43-44 & I Thess. 2
Historical: 1 Cor. 9-11
Chronological: Matthew 13 & Luke 8
Blended: I Samuel 4-6 & Eph. 4
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
When we find repetition in the pages of our Bibles as we do in these early chapters of Hebrews, we know there is a purpose behind it. As Christian believers, we have learned to trust the divine wisdom and the leading of the Holy Spirit of God. The Spirit knows that we do not quickly apprehend divine truth. We must read or hear it more than once. God's method of instruction is "Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there" (Isaiah 28:10)—until we have received and learned and benefited.
In this process of learning, God has some problems with us. One problem is that we get bored. Thankfully, God is faithful and persistent. He is not disposed to let us go. He keeps telling us to go on learning, to go on believing, to go on rejoicing in His Word. He is God and we can trust Him as He leads us and reveals His will to us.
Now, on God's side I speak with reverence but with plainness when I say that God became tired of those Old Testament rituals and sacrifices. It is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats can purge away sin. God says as much through the prophet Isaiah:
'The multitude of your sacrifices—what are they to me?' says the Lord. 'I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. When you come to meet with me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of my courts?' (Isaiah 1:11–12).
In effect, Isaiah was saying to the people of Israel, "God grows weary of your sacrifices and offerings when your hearts and minds are not in tune with Him!" Probably if we are sufficiently thoughtful and concerned, this same message would cause us to reassess a popular notion among us. We presume we are impressing high heaven by attending churches in large numbers. Surely God is still asking, "Who told you to do this? When you come before Me, who has required this of you? Bring no more vain oblations!"
Thought: Unless they express our whole heart, God is not impressed with our oblations—our acts of worship, our good works, our giving. As we open ourselves fully to Him, the Spirit will teach us and keep on teaching us.
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 27-28
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 43-44 & I Thess. 2
Historical: 1 Cor. 9-11
Chronological: Matthew 13 & Luke 8
Blended: I Samuel 4-6 & Eph. 4
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Only Through Death
"Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it remains a single grain, but if it dies away in the ground, the grain is freed to spring up in a plant bearing many grains" (John 12:24).
Go to the old burying ground of Northampton, Mass., and look upon the early grave of David Brainerd, beside that of the fair Jerusha Edwards, whom he loved but did not live to wed. What hopes, what expectations for Christ's cause went down to the grave with the wasted form of that young missionary of whose work nothing now remained but the dear memory, and a few score of swarthy Indian converts! But that majestic old Puritan saint, Jonathan Edwards, who had hoped to call him his son, gathered up the memorials of his life in a little book, and the little book took wings and flew beyond the sea, and alighted on the table of a Cambridge student, Henry Martyn.
Poor Martyn! Why should he throw himself away, with all his scholarship, his genius, his opportunities! What had he accomplished when he turned homeward from "India's coral strand," broken in health, and dragged himself northward as far as that dreary khan at Tocat by the Black Sea, where he crouched under the piled-up saddles, to cool his burning fever against the earth, and there died alone?
To what purpose was this waste? Out of that early grave of Brainerd, and the lonely grave of Martyn far away by the splashing of the Euxine Sea, has sprung the noble army of modern missionaries. --Leonard Woolsey Bacon
"Is there some desert, or some boundless sea,
Where Thou, great God of angels, wilt send me?
Some oak for me to rend, Some sod for me to break,
Some handful of Thy corn to take
And scatter far afield,
Till it in turn shall yield
Its hundredfold
Of grains of gold
To feed the happy children of my God?
"Show me the desert, Father, or the sea;
Is it Thine enterprise? Great God, send me!
And though this body lies where ocean rolls,
Father, count me among all faithful souls."
Compiled by Mrs. Charles Cowman, taken from "Streams in the Desert"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 26
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 41-42 & I Thess. 1
Historical: 1 Cor. 5-8
Chronological: Matthew 12:22-50 & Luke 11
Blended: I Samuel 1-3 & Eph. 3
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Go to the old burying ground of Northampton, Mass., and look upon the early grave of David Brainerd, beside that of the fair Jerusha Edwards, whom he loved but did not live to wed. What hopes, what expectations for Christ's cause went down to the grave with the wasted form of that young missionary of whose work nothing now remained but the dear memory, and a few score of swarthy Indian converts! But that majestic old Puritan saint, Jonathan Edwards, who had hoped to call him his son, gathered up the memorials of his life in a little book, and the little book took wings and flew beyond the sea, and alighted on the table of a Cambridge student, Henry Martyn.
Poor Martyn! Why should he throw himself away, with all his scholarship, his genius, his opportunities! What had he accomplished when he turned homeward from "India's coral strand," broken in health, and dragged himself northward as far as that dreary khan at Tocat by the Black Sea, where he crouched under the piled-up saddles, to cool his burning fever against the earth, and there died alone?
To what purpose was this waste? Out of that early grave of Brainerd, and the lonely grave of Martyn far away by the splashing of the Euxine Sea, has sprung the noble army of modern missionaries. --Leonard Woolsey Bacon
"Is there some desert, or some boundless sea,
Where Thou, great God of angels, wilt send me?
Some oak for me to rend, Some sod for me to break,
Some handful of Thy corn to take
And scatter far afield,
Till it in turn shall yield
Its hundredfold
Of grains of gold
To feed the happy children of my God?
"Show me the desert, Father, or the sea;
Is it Thine enterprise? Great God, send me!
And though this body lies where ocean rolls,
Father, count me among all faithful souls."
Compiled by Mrs. Charles Cowman, taken from "Streams in the Desert"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 26
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 41-42 & I Thess. 1
Historical: 1 Cor. 5-8
Chronological: Matthew 12:22-50 & Luke 11
Blended: I Samuel 1-3 & Eph. 3
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Monday, October 12, 2009
Short Tid-Bits
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee." Isa. 26:3
A happy life is not built up of tours abroad and pleasant holidays, but of little clumps of violets noticed by the roadside, hidden away almost so that only those can see them who have God's peace and love in their hearts; in one long continuous chain of little joys, little whispers from the spiritual world, little gleams of sunshine on our daily walk. - Edward Wilson of the Antarctic
Thus ever on through life we find
To trust, O Lord, is best,
Who serve Thee with a quiet mind
Find in Thy service rest.
Their outward troubles may not cease,
But this their joy will be -
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace
Whose mind is stayed on Thee."
- Author Unknown
Compiled by Krista Jones
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 24-25
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 39-40 & Col. 4
Historical: I Cor. 1-4
Chronological: Matthew 11
Blended: Song of Sol. 6-8 & Eph. 1
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
A happy life is not built up of tours abroad and pleasant holidays, but of little clumps of violets noticed by the roadside, hidden away almost so that only those can see them who have God's peace and love in their hearts; in one long continuous chain of little joys, little whispers from the spiritual world, little gleams of sunshine on our daily walk. - Edward Wilson of the Antarctic
Thus ever on through life we find
To trust, O Lord, is best,
Who serve Thee with a quiet mind
Find in Thy service rest.
Their outward troubles may not cease,
But this their joy will be -
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace
Whose mind is stayed on Thee."
- Author Unknown
Compiled by Krista Jones
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 24-25
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 39-40 & Col. 4
Historical: I Cor. 1-4
Chronological: Matthew 11
Blended: Song of Sol. 6-8 & Eph. 1
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Weekend Bible Reading
Bible Reading Guide:
Saturday:
Beginning to End: Matthew 20-21
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 34-36 & Col. 2
Historical: I Thessalonians
Chronological: Matthew 5-7,
Blended: Song of Solomon 1-3 & John 21
Sunday:
Beginning to End: Matthew 22-23
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 37-38 & Col. 3
Historical: 2 Thessalonians
Chronological: Matthew 8:1-13 & Luke 7
Blended: Song of Solomon 4-5 & Eph. 1
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Saturday:
Beginning to End: Matthew 20-21
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 34-36 & Col. 2
Historical: I Thessalonians
Chronological: Matthew 5-7,
Blended: Song of Solomon 1-3 & John 21
Sunday:
Beginning to End: Matthew 22-23
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 37-38 & Col. 3
Historical: 2 Thessalonians
Chronological: Matthew 8:1-13 & Luke 7
Blended: Song of Solomon 4-5 & Eph. 1
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Friday, October 09, 2009
Broad Rivers Without Galleys
"But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby." Isaiah 33:21
The LORD will be to us the greatest good without any of the drawbacks which seem necessarily to attend the best earthly things. If a city is favored with broad rivers, it is liable to be attacked by galleys with oars and other ships of war. But when the LORD represents the abundance of His bounty under this figure, He takes care expressly to shut out the fear which the metaphor might suggest. Blessed be His perfect love! LORD, if Thou send me wealth like broad rivers, do not let the galley with oars come up in the shape of worldliness or pride. If Thou grant me abundant health and happy spirits, do not let "the gallant ship" of carnal ease come sailing up the flowing flood. If I have success in holy service, broad as the German Rhine, yet let me never find the galley of self-conceit and self-confidence floating on the waves of my usefulness. Should I be so supremely happy as to enjoy the light of Thy countenance year after year, yet let me never despise Thy feeble saints, nor allow the vain notion of my own perfection to sail up the broad rivers of my full assurance. LORD, give me that blessing which maketh rich and neither addeth sorrow nor aideth sin.
By C.H. Spurgeon, taken from "Faith's Checkbook"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 18-19
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 32-33 & Col. 1
Historical: Gal. 4-6
Chronological: Matthew 12:1-21, Mark 3 & Luke 6
Blended: Ezekiel 47-48 & John 20
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
The LORD will be to us the greatest good without any of the drawbacks which seem necessarily to attend the best earthly things. If a city is favored with broad rivers, it is liable to be attacked by galleys with oars and other ships of war. But when the LORD represents the abundance of His bounty under this figure, He takes care expressly to shut out the fear which the metaphor might suggest. Blessed be His perfect love! LORD, if Thou send me wealth like broad rivers, do not let the galley with oars come up in the shape of worldliness or pride. If Thou grant me abundant health and happy spirits, do not let "the gallant ship" of carnal ease come sailing up the flowing flood. If I have success in holy service, broad as the German Rhine, yet let me never find the galley of self-conceit and self-confidence floating on the waves of my usefulness. Should I be so supremely happy as to enjoy the light of Thy countenance year after year, yet let me never despise Thy feeble saints, nor allow the vain notion of my own perfection to sail up the broad rivers of my full assurance. LORD, give me that blessing which maketh rich and neither addeth sorrow nor aideth sin.
By C.H. Spurgeon, taken from "Faith's Checkbook"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 18-19
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 32-33 & Col. 1
Historical: Gal. 4-6
Chronological: Matthew 12:1-21, Mark 3 & Luke 6
Blended: Ezekiel 47-48 & John 20
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Dark Corner?
"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Genesis 1:26-27
There is no such thing as a dark corner where anyone can be completely alone.
For many years, before I became a Christian, I sought an impossible state described by Lord Byron as "a life within itself that breathes without mankind." Any human being seeking a life completely shut off from mankind is simply illustrating the disposition of sin. Any human being who lives as though it's no-one's business but his own, is not only trying the impossible, but is stamping his foot and shaking his fist in God's face as he shouts his right to live his own life!
There is no such thing as a cozy corner where you and I can go to think ou own thoughts as we want to think them so that no-one will know. We are what we think. If we think ourselves to be humble, gifted, charming people, we will go right out of our "cozy corner" and act haughty and cold. If we think critical thoughts of someone while we are in our "corner," we will leave out corner to find our would-be polite phrases dripping acid.
Whether we like it or not we live in a world populated by other people who see us as we are. So does God. But we can thank this Creator God that He also sees us as we can be when our thoughts are taken captive by the One who died to redeem our minds as well as our souls.
. . . Be renewed in the spirit of your mind . . . casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
By Eugenia Price, taken from "Share My Pleasant Stones"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 15-17
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 30-31 & Phil. 4
Historical: Gal. 1-3
Chronological: John 5
Blended: Ezekiel 45-46 & John 19:23-42
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
There is no such thing as a dark corner where anyone can be completely alone.
For many years, before I became a Christian, I sought an impossible state described by Lord Byron as "a life within itself that breathes without mankind." Any human being seeking a life completely shut off from mankind is simply illustrating the disposition of sin. Any human being who lives as though it's no-one's business but his own, is not only trying the impossible, but is stamping his foot and shaking his fist in God's face as he shouts his right to live his own life!
There is no such thing as a cozy corner where you and I can go to think ou own thoughts as we want to think them so that no-one will know. We are what we think. If we think ourselves to be humble, gifted, charming people, we will go right out of our "cozy corner" and act haughty and cold. If we think critical thoughts of someone while we are in our "corner," we will leave out corner to find our would-be polite phrases dripping acid.
Whether we like it or not we live in a world populated by other people who see us as we are. So does God. But we can thank this Creator God that He also sees us as we can be when our thoughts are taken captive by the One who died to redeem our minds as well as our souls.
. . . Be renewed in the spirit of your mind . . . casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
By Eugenia Price, taken from "Share My Pleasant Stones"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 15-17
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 30-31 & Phil. 4
Historical: Gal. 1-3
Chronological: John 5
Blended: Ezekiel 45-46 & John 19:23-42
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
The Affirmation of God's Son
"Declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead." Romans 1:4
Jesus Christ had to be more than a man; He also had to be God. If Jesus were only a man, eve the best of men He could not have saved believers from their sin. If He were even the right man from the seed of David, but not God, He could not have withstood the punishment of God the Father at the cross and risen from the dead. He could not have overcome Satan and the world but would have been conquered as all men are conquered.
If there was ever any question that Jesus was the Son of God, His resurrection from the dead should end it. He had to be man to reach us, but He had to be God to lift us up. When God raised Christ from the dead, He affirmed that what He said was true.
As clearly as the horizon divides the earth from the sky, so the resurrection divides Jesus from the rest of humanity. Jesus Christ is God in human flesh.
By John MacArthur, taken from "Truth for Today"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 13-14
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 28-29 & Phil. 3
Historical: James
Chronological: Mark 2
Blended: Ezekiel 42-44 & John 19:1-22
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Jesus Christ had to be more than a man; He also had to be God. If Jesus were only a man, eve the best of men He could not have saved believers from their sin. If He were even the right man from the seed of David, but not God, He could not have withstood the punishment of God the Father at the cross and risen from the dead. He could not have overcome Satan and the world but would have been conquered as all men are conquered.
If there was ever any question that Jesus was the Son of God, His resurrection from the dead should end it. He had to be man to reach us, but He had to be God to lift us up. When God raised Christ from the dead, He affirmed that what He said was true.
As clearly as the horizon divides the earth from the sky, so the resurrection divides Jesus from the rest of humanity. Jesus Christ is God in human flesh.
By John MacArthur, taken from "Truth for Today"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 13-14
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 28-29 & Phil. 3
Historical: James
Chronological: Mark 2
Blended: Ezekiel 42-44 & John 19:1-22
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
The Missionary’s Master and Teacher
"You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am . . . . I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master . . ." John 13:13, 16
To have a master and teacher is not the same thing as being mastered and taught. Having a master and teacher means that there is someone who knows me better than I know myself, who is closer than a friend, and who understands the remotest depths of my heart and is able to satisfy them fully. It means having someone who has made me secure in the knowledge that he has met and solved all the doubts, uncertainties, and problems in my mind. To have a master and teacher is this and nothing less— ". . . for One is your Teacher, the Christ . . ." ( Matthew 23:8 ).
Our Lord never takes measures to make me do what He wants. Sometimes I wish God would master and control me to make me do what He wants, but He will not. And at other times I wish He would leave me alone, and He does not.
"You call Me Teacher and Lord . . ."— but is He? Teacher, Master, and Lord have little place in our vocabulary. We prefer the words Savior, Sanctifier, and Healer. The only word that truly describes the experience of being mastered is love, and we know little about love as God reveals it in His Word. The way we use the word obey is proof of this. In the Bible, obedience is based on a relationship between equals; for example, that of a son with his father. Our Lord was not simply God’s servant— He was His Son. ". . . though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience. . ." (Hebrews 5:8 ). If we are consciously aware that we are being mastered, that idea itself is proof that we have no master. If that is our attitude toward Jesus, we are far away from having the relationship He wants with us. He wants us in a relationship where He is so easily our Master and Teacher that we have no conscious awareness of it—a relationship where all we know is that we are His to obey.
By Oswald Chambers, taken from "My Utmost for His Highest"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 11-12
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 26-27 & Phil. 2
Historical: 2 Chron. 35-36
Chronological: John 2-4
Blended: Ezekiel 40-41 & John 18:19-40
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
To have a master and teacher is not the same thing as being mastered and taught. Having a master and teacher means that there is someone who knows me better than I know myself, who is closer than a friend, and who understands the remotest depths of my heart and is able to satisfy them fully. It means having someone who has made me secure in the knowledge that he has met and solved all the doubts, uncertainties, and problems in my mind. To have a master and teacher is this and nothing less— ". . . for One is your Teacher, the Christ . . ." ( Matthew 23:8 ).
Our Lord never takes measures to make me do what He wants. Sometimes I wish God would master and control me to make me do what He wants, but He will not. And at other times I wish He would leave me alone, and He does not.
"You call Me Teacher and Lord . . ."— but is He? Teacher, Master, and Lord have little place in our vocabulary. We prefer the words Savior, Sanctifier, and Healer. The only word that truly describes the experience of being mastered is love, and we know little about love as God reveals it in His Word. The way we use the word obey is proof of this. In the Bible, obedience is based on a relationship between equals; for example, that of a son with his father. Our Lord was not simply God’s servant— He was His Son. ". . . though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience. . ." (Hebrews 5:8 ). If we are consciously aware that we are being mastered, that idea itself is proof that we have no master. If that is our attitude toward Jesus, we are far away from having the relationship He wants with us. He wants us in a relationship where He is so easily our Master and Teacher that we have no conscious awareness of it—a relationship where all we know is that we are His to obey.
By Oswald Chambers, taken from "My Utmost for His Highest"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 11-12
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 26-27 & Phil. 2
Historical: 2 Chron. 35-36
Chronological: John 2-4
Blended: Ezekiel 40-41 & John 18:19-40
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Monday, October 05, 2009
Everyone Sings!
"Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!" Revelation 5:13
Each summer I enjoy attending many of the free outdoor concerts presented in our city. During one performance by a brass band, several of the members briefly introduced themselves and told how much they enjoyed practicing and playing together.
The pleasure of sharing music in community has drawn people together for centuries. As followers of Christ, whether we are in small groups, choirs, or congregations, bringing praise to God is one of the key elements in our own expression of faith. And one day, we’ll be singing in a concert that defies imagination.
In a sweeping vision of the tumultuous events at the end of time, John records a chorus of praise that begins with a few and swells to a company beyond number. In honor of the Lamb of God, who with His blood has redeemed people from every tribe and nation (Rev. 5:9), the song begins at the throne of God, is joined by multiplied thousands of angels, and finally includes every creature in heaven, earth, and sea. Together we will sing, “Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!” (v.13).
What a choir! What a concert! What a privilege to start rehearsing today! — David C. McCasland
Give me a spirit of praise, dear Lord,
That I may adore Your name,
Sing praises from a grateful heart
To the One who is always the same. —Dawe
Those who know Christ now will sing His praise forever.
Taken from "Our Daily Bread"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 9-10
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 23-25 & Phil. 1
Historical: 2 Chron. 33-34
Chronological: Matthew 4, Luke 4-5 & John 1:15-51
Blended: Ezekiel 37-39 & John 18:1-18
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Each summer I enjoy attending many of the free outdoor concerts presented in our city. During one performance by a brass band, several of the members briefly introduced themselves and told how much they enjoyed practicing and playing together.
The pleasure of sharing music in community has drawn people together for centuries. As followers of Christ, whether we are in small groups, choirs, or congregations, bringing praise to God is one of the key elements in our own expression of faith. And one day, we’ll be singing in a concert that defies imagination.
In a sweeping vision of the tumultuous events at the end of time, John records a chorus of praise that begins with a few and swells to a company beyond number. In honor of the Lamb of God, who with His blood has redeemed people from every tribe and nation (Rev. 5:9), the song begins at the throne of God, is joined by multiplied thousands of angels, and finally includes every creature in heaven, earth, and sea. Together we will sing, “Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!” (v.13).
What a choir! What a concert! What a privilege to start rehearsing today! — David C. McCasland
Give me a spirit of praise, dear Lord,
That I may adore Your name,
Sing praises from a grateful heart
To the One who is always the same. —Dawe
Those who know Christ now will sing His praise forever.
Taken from "Our Daily Bread"
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Matthew 9-10
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 23-25 & Phil. 1
Historical: 2 Chron. 33-34
Chronological: Matthew 4, Luke 4-5 & John 1:15-51
Blended: Ezekiel 37-39 & John 18:1-18
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Weekend Bible Reading
Bible Reading Guide:
Saturday:
Beginning to End: Matthew 5-6
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 17-19 & Ephesians 5:15-33
Historical: 2 Chron. 28-28
Chronological: Matthew 2 & Luke 2:39-52
Blended: Ezek. 33-23 & John 16
Sunday:
Beginning to End: Matthew 7-8
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah Isaiah 20-22 & Ephesians 6
Historical: 2 Chron. 30-32
Chronological: Matthew 3, Mark 1 & Luke 3
Blended: Ezek. 34-36 & John 17
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Saturday:
Beginning to End: Matthew 5-6
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah 17-19 & Ephesians 5:15-33
Historical: 2 Chron. 28-28
Chronological: Matthew 2 & Luke 2:39-52
Blended: Ezek. 33-23 & John 16
Sunday:
Beginning to End: Matthew 7-8
Old and New Testaments Together: Isaiah Isaiah 20-22 & Ephesians 6
Historical: 2 Chron. 30-32
Chronological: Matthew 3, Mark 1 & Luke 3
Blended: Ezek. 34-36 & John 17
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Friday, October 02, 2009
What will you be doing in Heaven?
"Those who win the victory will sit with me on my throne in the same way that I won the victory and sat down with my Father on His throne." Revelation 3:21
I believe that praise and prayer develop us for what we will do when we arrive in heaven. What's your picture of what you'll be doing there - sitting on a cloud? Polishing your halo? Playing your harp? That's not what you're going to be doing. You're going to be involved in the ongoing process of coreigning with God.
By Max Lucado, taken from "Walking with the Savior"w
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Ezek. 9-12
Old and New Testaments Together: Psalm 135-136 and I Cor. 12
Historical: Daniel 9-10
Chronological: Ezek. 18-19
Blended: Psalm 135-136 & 2 Cor. 11:1-15
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
I believe that praise and prayer develop us for what we will do when we arrive in heaven. What's your picture of what you'll be doing there - sitting on a cloud? Polishing your halo? Playing your harp? That's not what you're going to be doing. You're going to be involved in the ongoing process of coreigning with God.
By Max Lucado, taken from "Walking with the Savior"w
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Ezek. 9-12
Old and New Testaments Together: Psalm 135-136 and I Cor. 12
Historical: Daniel 9-10
Chronological: Ezek. 18-19
Blended: Psalm 135-136 & 2 Cor. 11:1-15
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
Thursday, October 01, 2009
October's Memory Verse
Matthew 11:28-30
"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
Matthew 11:28-30 (NASB - New American Standard Bible)
September's Memory Verse: Isaiah 41:10
August's Memory Verse: Ephesians 4:31
July's Memory Verse: I John 5:13
June's Memory Verse: Ephesians 4:25
May's Memory Verse: James 1:2-4
April's Memory Verse: Jeremiah 30:17
March's Memory Verse: James 1:5
February's Memory Verse: John 15:5
January's Memory Verse: Ephesians 3:20-21
December's Memory Verse: Lamentations 3:22-23
November's Memory Verse: 2 Timothy 2:15
October's Memory Verse: Proverbs 16:1-3
September's Memory Verse: Proverbs 17:9
January's Memory Verse: Ephesians 3:20-21
Remember the key is to review review review. Always review the verses you've already memorized along with learning this month's verse.
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Ezek. 9-12
Old and New Testaments Together: Psalm 135-136 and I Cor. 12
Historical: Daniel 9-10
Chronological: Ezek. 18-19
Blended: Psalm 135-136 & 2 Cor. 11:1-15
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
Matthew 11:28-30 (NASB - New American Standard Bible)
September's Memory Verse: Isaiah 41:10
August's Memory Verse: Ephesians 4:31
July's Memory Verse: I John 5:13
June's Memory Verse: Ephesians 4:25
May's Memory Verse: James 1:2-4
April's Memory Verse: Jeremiah 30:17
March's Memory Verse: James 1:5
February's Memory Verse: John 15:5
January's Memory Verse: Ephesians 3:20-21
December's Memory Verse: Lamentations 3:22-23
November's Memory Verse: 2 Timothy 2:15
October's Memory Verse: Proverbs 16:1-3
September's Memory Verse: Proverbs 17:9
January's Memory Verse: Ephesians 3:20-21
Remember the key is to review review review. Always review the verses you've already memorized along with learning this month's verse.
Bible Reading Guide:
Beginning to End: Ezek. 9-12
Old and New Testaments Together: Psalm 135-136 and I Cor. 12
Historical: Daniel 9-10
Chronological: Ezek. 18-19
Blended: Psalm 135-136 & 2 Cor. 11:1-15
The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible
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