60IN60 Day 54 - Fri Aug 28

It's Day 54 and we're in Psalm 40.

What's the Bible say about the book you're reading today? "All Scripture is. . . profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:16). Reading the Bible will make your day more "profitable." 

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 5 - If I stop to think, I have an amazing list of works that He's done for me.

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 53 - Thurs Aug 27

It's Day 53 and we're in Psalm 38.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Nothing jumped out to me 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 52 - Wed Aug 26

It's Day 52 and we're in Proverbs 22.

You are not reading the Bible to gain trivia knowledge. You're reading the Bible for life change. Father, change our hearts to look more like Your's.  

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 2 - We can't let the pride of what we own obscure the reality that we're all the same inside.

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.

Your Questions and Comments:

- A comment from a 60IN60 participant: "'So that we may present the fruit of our lips' is a wonderful imagery as well. God desires our acknowledgment /praise after rescue. This verse ties in with 'Let the redeemed of the Lord say so.'"

60IN60 Day 51 - Tues Aug 25

It's Day 51 and we're in Proverbs 21.

Remember as we read through Proverbs that a proverb is a general truth - the way things normally are.  That means that what's being said may not be always happen.  For instance, the proverbs about "train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it" doesn't mean that every single child raised in a Christian home will come back to the Lord - it just means that's what generally happens.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 2 - It's not enough to have good actions.  I need to have good motives as well.

Help:
- Verse 14 - I don't think we should presume that the writer here is condoning bribery, but rather that he's simply describing the way the world often works.

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 50 - Mon Aug 24

It's Day 50 and we're in Hosea 14.

If you struggle with the feeling that you need to hurry through the reading, it can be helpful to lay aside a certain length of time for the reading. "I'm going to spend the next ten minutes reading the Bible. If I get done early, I'll go back and re-read it. If I don't get it done, that's fine. Now I can relax and not try to hurry through so I can get on with the other things I need to get done today. I'm going to be here for ten minutes." 

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 5 - "like dew" - I like that image of refreshment.

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 49 - Sun Aug 23

It's Day 49 and we're in Hosea 3.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Nothing really jumped out to me.

Help:

- Verse 1 - "raisin cakes" - Why is this mentioned? They were a part of the Baal worship that they were doing.
- Verse 2 - Apparently Hosea's wife had ended up in sexual slavery, so he is instructed to buy her back.

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 48 - Sat Aug 22

It's Day 48 and we're in Hosea 2.

Where God Spoke To Me:

- Verses 1-23 - God cannot abide their sin and just wink at it, yet He so passionately desires for them to come back to Him in love and faithfulness.

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.