60IN60

Sunday, July 7, 2013

60IN60 Day 7 - Sun Jul 7

It's Day 7 and we're in Matthew 3.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 8 - Having a heart of repentance is going to be produce fitting fruit in our lives - like urgency, humility, and a desire to change.

Help:
- Verse 11 - "with the Holy Spirit and with fire" - The "fire" reference here is a little uncertain. It might mean persecution. It might refer to the Acts 2 incident. It might mean conviction.

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.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

60IN60 Day 6 - Sat Jul 6

It's Day 6 and we're in Matthew 2.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Nothing really jumped out to me in this chapter. Some days are 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.

Where God Spoke To You:
- "I don't pretend to know God's mind, but I watched my daughter bury her baby. And I watch her grieve. There is nothing that rips a parent's heart more than the loss of a child. For David to fall ill would only have punished David, and only for the time he was ill. It may or may not have punished Bathsheba. However, the loss of the child was a life-long punishment for both of them. But the child - ah, the child - no pain, no sorrow, no evil - ever! By the way, knowing our little one would never experience evil was and is a great source of comfort."

Friday, July 5, 2013

60IN60 Day 5 - Fri Jul 5

It's Day 5 and we're in Matthew 1.

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 24 - Sometimes the word from the Lord points you in directions that you weren't planning on going.

Help:
- Verses 1-16 - The genealogy makes for mostly dry reading, but it's in there because it's important to establish the Jewish lineage of Jesus in order to show that He is qualified to be the Messiah.

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.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

60IN60 Day 4 - Thur Jul 4

It's Day 4 and we're in 2 Samuel 12.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 13 - I think the core thing that God loved about David (and the Bible makes it clear that He did love him) is wrapped up in this verse and similar ones. There is a humility in David acknowledging that he is guilty. That doesn't justify the horrific behavior, but it's something that God can work with.

Help:
- Verse 15 - I don't like this verse (I'm not saying it's not true - I'm just saying I don't like it). I understand within the larger situation why this would happen, but it would seem a much fairer punishment would be for David to get sick.

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.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

60IN60 Day 3 - Wed Jul 3

It's Day 3 and we're in 2 Samuel 11.

A scary thought: the Bible is "able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart" (Hebrews 4:12). That can be frightening, but know that God loves you the way you are, but too much to leave you that way.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 15 - How far are we willing to go to cover up our sin? Usually, it's farther than we would have originally guessed.

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.

Where God Spoke To You:
- "I just want to say how much I LOVE reading in the OT. Of course there isn't anything "wrong" with the NT, but for some reason it just doesn't interest me the last couple of years the way the OT does. Thanks for mixing it up."

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

60IN60 Day 2 - Tues Jul 2

It's Day 2 and we're in 2 Samuel 10.

We are starting a new 60 days. The daily readings are again listed below or if you'd prefer to have a one-page PDF, just email me at butcher@ymail.com.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 3-4 - So many of the problems that societies and people encounter aren't necessary. They're merely the result of our stupidity in handling situations poorly.

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.

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Here are the daily readings:

1: 2 Samuel 9 (Monday, July 1)

2: 2 Samuel 10
3: 2 Samuel 11
4: 2 Samuel 12
5: Matthew 1
6: Matthew 2
7: Matthew 3

8: Matthew 4 (Monday, July 8)

9: Matthew 5
10: Matthew 6
11: Matthew 7
12: Micah 6
13: Haggai 2
14: Zechariah 13

15: Zechariah 14 (Monday, July 15)

16: Malachi 3
17: Hebrews 1
18: Hebrews 2
19: Hebrews 3
20: Hebrews 4
21: Hebrews 5

22: Hebrews 6 (Monday, July 22)

23: Hebrews 7
24: 1 Samuel 16
25: 1 Samuel 17
26: 1 Samuel 18
27: 1 Samuel 19
28: 1 Samuel 20

29: 1 Samuel 21 (Monday, July 29)

30: 1 Samuel 22
31: 1 Samuel 23
32: 1 Samuel 24
33: 1 Samuel 25
34: 1 Samuel 26
35: Matthew 8

36: Matthew 9 (Monday, August 5)

37: Matthew 10
38: Matthew 11
39: Matthew 12
40: Matthew 13
41: Matthew 14
42: Lamentations 1

43: Lamentations 5 (Monday, August 12)

44: Song of Solomon 1
45: Song of Solomon 2
46: Hebrews 8
47: Hebrews 9
48: Hebrews 10
49: Hebrews 11

50: Hebrews 12 (Monday, August 19)

51: Hebrews 13
52: Acts 13
53: Acts 14
54: Acts 15
55: Acts 16
56: Psalm 47

57: Judges 13 (Monday, August 26)

58: Judges 14
59: Judges 15
60: Judges 16

Monday, July 1, 2013

60IN60 Day 1 - Mon Jul 1

It's Day 1 and we're in 2 Samuel 9. (Yes, we hadn't quite finished the 60 days from the previous cycle, so I've just made the last few days of readings from that cycle the first few days of readings for this cycle. Sometimes the calendar catches us like that.)

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 8 - I hope we've all experienced moments of generosity from God where we felt the same way.

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.

Where God Spoke To You:
- "What jumped off the page to me this AM was the repeated phrase, "the Lord provided victory wherever David went." I never want to take credit for my successes, always deflecting back to where they belong, to Him."

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Here are the readings for the new 60 days. If you'd prefer to have the readings on a one-page PDF, just email me at butcher@ymail.com.