60IN60 Day 14 - Sun Jul 19

It's Day 14 and we're in Joshua 2.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 10 - When people hear about a powerful move of God, it impacts them, even if they are not believers.

Help:
- Verses 3-5 - I understand why the lies were necessary and I understand that this is essentially a war-time situation, but it's still troubling that she lies in service of the spies.  This is not something that I've come to a solid answer concerning.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com. 

60IN60 Day 13 - Sat Jul 18

It's Day 13 and we're in Joshua 1.

We begin here with the death of Moses and the ascension of Joshua as the leader of Israel.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 5 - "I will never fail you" - The NASB translation puts the first half of that final sentence that way.  That's a powerful way to think about it and one that I needed to hear today.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

60IN60 Day 12 - Fri Jul 17

It's Day 12 and we're in Psalm 37.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 7 - Wait quietly on the Lord - that's hard to do.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have questions or comments, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

60IN60 Day 11 - Thurs Jul 16

It's Day 11 and we're in Psalm 36.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 5 - Nice phrase.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have questions or comments, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

60IN60 Day 10 - Wed Jul 15

It's Day 10 and we're in Psalm 35.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 17 - How long will you wait, Lord?

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have questions or comments, email me at butcher@ymail.com. 

60IN60 Day 9 - Tues Jul 14

It's Day 9 and we're in Psalm 34.

Where God Spoke To Me: 

- Verse 18 - A word we need when we can barely make it forward.

Help:
- Verse 20 - This is a prophecy that was fulfilled at Jesus' death.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

60IN60 Day 8 - Mon Jul 13

It's Day 8 and we're in Mark 8.

A little reminder from James 1:22 - "Do not merely listen to the Word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says!"

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 2-3 - These people had such a hunger to hear what Jesus had to say.  They were willing to go a great distance and go without eating for three days!

Help:
- Verses 16-21 - The "yeast" was the hypocrisy of the Pharisees.  The disciples couldn't see past the physical in what Jesus was saying.
- Verses 22-26 - Why did Jesus heal the man in this unusual way?  We don't know why He chose this particular way in this particular situation.  As you look at the fact that Jesus healed in different ways in different situations, one reason was as a reminder to us that there is no one way that God moves in every situation.  Depending on the circumstances and our needs the way that God moves varies.
- Verses 34-35 - "deny himself" - I need to put aside what I want to do and instead follow the teaching of Christ, believing that is the path to abundant life.  "lose his life" - In pursuing this path, there will be times where we feel like we're losing things that matter deeply to us and that we're therefore "losing our life," but this is also part of the path to abundant life.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.