60IN60 Day 15 - Mon Jul 20

It's Day 15 and we're in Joshua 3.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 5 - "Amazing things among you."

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 Comments and Questions:

- Joshua 1. "In verses 5-9 are the comments meant just for Joshua or are they meant to apply to all of us Christians?  It seems to be directed specifically to Joshua although it would be comforting to believe it applies to all of us today." - It's directly addressed to Joshua and his situation but there is a lot in those verses that easily apply to us today ("be strong," "I will never leave you," etc).

- A comment from one of our 60IN60 participants. Mark 7. "The early part of the chapter, besides appealing to my inner ten-year-old, makes me see, once again, Jesus as a realist—and a working-class man. Working people were not as strictly bound. For instance, in Jerusalem carpenters did not have to pause their work when a priest passed. Jesus gets to the heart of the commandments and thus to the heart of the true demands God makes for us. I have always thought of the Syro-Phoenician woman as troubling, and still do, but this time I thought of it within the context of Jesus’s response to the Pharisees. Yes, Jesus’s words are harsh, but the woman is there. No one has pushed her aside. She is one of many bossy women, including his mom, who get what they need by persisting. His words, though they acknowledge the class divide, also over-ride it. If she is faithless, she will listen to the first part, gripe and go away. But she has faith, her heart is in the right place and she has come to him because he is the only one who can help. Jesus’s almost offhand healing basically says it all. By baring her heart in faith, she has already achieved her goal."

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.