It's Day 44 and we're in Ephesians 3.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 9 - Thank the Lord for this "mystery."
Help:
- Verses 3-4, 6 - The mystery he's talking about in verses 3-4 is that the Gentiles are being allowed to be saved through the Jewish Messiah, as is noted in verse 6.
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.
It's Day 43 and we're in Ephesians 2.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 7 - The phrase "in coming ages" got me to thinking about some possibilities I hadn't considered before.
Help:
- Verse 2 - "ruler of the kingdom of the air" - Another title for Satan.
- Verse 14 - In this verse, he is talking about the dividing wall between Jews and Gentiles has been broken down by Christ.
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.
It's Day 42 and we're in Ephesians 1.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 19 - I want to see that "incomparably great power" at work in my life. Pour it on, Father.
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.
It's Day 41 and we're in 1 Kings 10.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 27 - To be in the middle of a time of God's blessing is a wonderful thing.
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.
It's Day 40 and we're in 1 Kings 9.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Nothing really jumped out to me today. That's ok - some days will be like that.
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.
It's Day 39 and we're in 1 Kings 8.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 56 - "not one word" - That's something I'm counting on in a couple really important matters in my life right now - that God is good to come through and fulfill His promises. Not one word that He promised will go unfulfilled.
Help:
- Verses 1-66 - We're picking up this story with the ark being brought to the Temple.
- Verse 6 - The cherubim were angel statues, not actual angels.
- Verse 8 - These are the poles that they used to carry the ark. They were not allowed to actually touch the ark.
- Verses 33, 35, 37-38, 46 - God told them up front that there were consequences to their disobedience, if they would choose that path.
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.
It's Day 38 and we're in 1 Kings 3.
Note that tomorrow we skip forward to chapter 8.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 3 - It's an interesting phrase to me: "he loved the Lord, except. . .." In what ways is that applicable to me?
Help:
- Verse 7 - "little child" - Not literal language, but figurative. Solomon likely was about 20 by this point.
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.
