It's Day 34 and we're in Matthew 14.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 14 - I need to have that compassion for those searching for hope and truth.
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, June 7, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
60IN60 Day 33 - Fri Jun 6
It's Day 33 and we're in Matthew 13.
A tool for your reading that can be useful is a study Bible. A study Bible is just a Bible that has notes in it to help explain some of the harder passages. If you don't have one and would like me to recommend one, just let me know. I'd be happy to suggest a few good ones.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 23 - I want to see that abundant fruitfulness in my life.
Help:
- Verse 11-15 - This initially sounds like Jesus is trying to keep truth away from people, but that's not what it's saying. Verse 12 is key: the one who listens openly and wants to know the truth will get more; the one listening to criticize will lose what truth they had. Verse 15 is also important. The word "otherwise" there doesn't "I'm keeping it from them" but "otherwise it would happen."
- Verses 31-32 - The kingdom initially looks small and unimpressive, but it'll grow into something expansive.
- Verse 33 - The kingdom starts hidden, but then shows up in influencing much.
- Verse 52 - With Jesus' teaching, people have both new truth (that He's sharing) and old truth (from the Old Testament, that's now clearer because of Jesus' words).
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.
A tool for your reading that can be useful is a study Bible. A study Bible is just a Bible that has notes in it to help explain some of the harder passages. If you don't have one and would like me to recommend one, just let me know. I'd be happy to suggest a few good ones.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 23 - I want to see that abundant fruitfulness in my life.
Help:
- Verse 11-15 - This initially sounds like Jesus is trying to keep truth away from people, but that's not what it's saying. Verse 12 is key: the one who listens openly and wants to know the truth will get more; the one listening to criticize will lose what truth they had. Verse 15 is also important. The word "otherwise" there doesn't "I'm keeping it from them" but "otherwise it would happen."
- Verses 31-32 - The kingdom initially looks small and unimpressive, but it'll grow into something expansive.
- Verse 33 - The kingdom starts hidden, but then shows up in influencing much.
- Verse 52 - With Jesus' teaching, people have both new truth (that He's sharing) and old truth (from the Old Testament, that's now clearer because of Jesus' words).
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, June 5, 2014
60IN60 Day 32 - Thurs Jun 5
It's Day 32 and we're in Matthew 12.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 7 - Our primary emotion toward those away from God should be compassion.
Help:
- Verses 1-2 - This had to do with the endless rules that the Pharisees made up for people to live by.
- Verses 31-32 - The "unforgiveable sin" is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, which essentially is attributing the obvious move of God to Satan. This is not a sin you can do accidentally. It's something that would require a very hard heart.
- Verse 43 - The "waterless places" presumably refer to something in the spiritual realm.
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 Me:
- Verse 7 - Our primary emotion toward those away from God should be compassion.
Help:
- Verses 1-2 - This had to do with the endless rules that the Pharisees made up for people to live by.
- Verses 31-32 - The "unforgiveable sin" is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, which essentially is attributing the obvious move of God to Satan. This is not a sin you can do accidentally. It's something that would require a very hard heart.
- Verse 43 - The "waterless places" presumably refer to something in the spiritual realm.
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, June 4, 2014
60IN60 Day 31 - Wed Jun 4
It's Day 31 and we're in Matthew 11.
The 60IN60 emails usually arrive in the middle of night and people have asked if I’m up then sending them out. Thankfully, no! One of the reasons that I administer 60IN60 through the 60in60Bible.org site is so that these emails can be set up to go out automatically each night. I do write them, but not at 3 a.m.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 22 - There are degrees of punishment on Judgment Day. This should trouble us for a lot of Americans who have had multiple opportunities to hear the gospel and yet rejected it. It puts them in a bad situation.
Help:
- Verse 3 - John the Baptist is doubting whether Jesus is the Christ. Why? Probably because John expected a political Messiah who would overthrow Rome and John is still sitting in jail at this point. Jesus was the Messiah, but not the type of Messiah John was expecting.
- Verse 12 - This verse is a little obscure. It most likely means that the kingdom was suffering from violent attacks.
- Verse 14 - A prophet like Elijah was to be the forerunner of the Christ. John is filling that role for Jesus.
- Verse 25 - Not babies, but spiritual infants. Those who are willing to come humbly and receive the truth.
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.
The 60IN60 emails usually arrive in the middle of night and people have asked if I’m up then sending them out. Thankfully, no! One of the reasons that I administer 60IN60 through the 60in60Bible.org site is so that these emails can be set up to go out automatically each night. I do write them, but not at 3 a.m.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 22 - There are degrees of punishment on Judgment Day. This should trouble us for a lot of Americans who have had multiple opportunities to hear the gospel and yet rejected it. It puts them in a bad situation.
Help:
- Verse 3 - John the Baptist is doubting whether Jesus is the Christ. Why? Probably because John expected a political Messiah who would overthrow Rome and John is still sitting in jail at this point. Jesus was the Messiah, but not the type of Messiah John was expecting.
- Verse 12 - This verse is a little obscure. It most likely means that the kingdom was suffering from violent attacks.
- Verse 14 - A prophet like Elijah was to be the forerunner of the Christ. John is filling that role for Jesus.
- Verse 25 - Not babies, but spiritual infants. Those who are willing to come humbly and receive the truth.
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.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
60IN60 Day 30 - Tues June 3
It's Day 30 and we're in Matthew 10.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 39 - I have to be willing to lose my desires and follow Christ, presuming He has a bigger and better plan.
Help:
- Verses 5-6 - During Jesus' earthly life, His specific mission was to Israel. It's only after His rejection and crucifixion that in Acts the door is opened to Gentiles.
- Verse 34 - This means that Jesus is divisive and is going to cause some disagreements as some follow Him and some dismiss Him.
- Verse 37 - This is not to say that we should not love our families (after all, the second greatest commandment is about loving people), but it does mean that our love for God should be the primary love of our lives.
- Verse 38 - Taking up your cross means sacrificing for Jesus.
- Verse 39 - We have to follow Christ and His teaching and presume that this will lead to a greater life than our own direction.
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 Me:
- Verse 39 - I have to be willing to lose my desires and follow Christ, presuming He has a bigger and better plan.
Help:
- Verses 5-6 - During Jesus' earthly life, His specific mission was to Israel. It's only after His rejection and crucifixion that in Acts the door is opened to Gentiles.
- Verse 34 - This means that Jesus is divisive and is going to cause some disagreements as some follow Him and some dismiss Him.
- Verse 37 - This is not to say that we should not love our families (after all, the second greatest commandment is about loving people), but it does mean that our love for God should be the primary love of our lives.
- Verse 38 - Taking up your cross means sacrificing for Jesus.
- Verse 39 - We have to follow Christ and His teaching and presume that this will lead to a greater life than our own direction.
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.
Monday, June 2, 2014
60IN60 Day 29 - Mon Jun 2
It's Day 29 and we're in Matthew 9.
What's the Bible say about the book you're reading today? We have the Word so that as believers we can be "equipped for every good work" (2 Timothy 3:17). Read the Word so you're ready for what life throws at you.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 36 - Do I look at the lost with compassion or dismissal?
Help:
- Verse 3 - They believed Jesus was blaspheming because only God has the right to forgive sins and they didn't believe that Jesus was God.
- Verse 9 - Jesus had met Matthew before.
- Verse 15a - Jesus is the bridegroom.
- Verse 15b - Yes, this means you should be fasting regularly.
- Verses 16-17 - Jesus hasn't come to repair the old way but to bring a new way.
- Verse 30 - Jesus didn't encourage people to publicize these miracles because they generally just brought gawkers and not people genuinely interested in being disciples.
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.
What's the Bible say about the book you're reading today? We have the Word so that as believers we can be "equipped for every good work" (2 Timothy 3:17). Read the Word so you're ready for what life throws at you.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 36 - Do I look at the lost with compassion or dismissal?
Help:
- Verse 3 - They believed Jesus was blaspheming because only God has the right to forgive sins and they didn't believe that Jesus was God.
- Verse 9 - Jesus had met Matthew before.
- Verse 15a - Jesus is the bridegroom.
- Verse 15b - Yes, this means you should be fasting regularly.
- Verses 16-17 - Jesus hasn't come to repair the old way but to bring a new way.
- Verse 30 - Jesus didn't encourage people to publicize these miracles because they generally just brought gawkers and not people genuinely interested in being disciples.
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.
Sunday, June 1, 2014
60IN60 Day 28 - Sun Jun 1
It's Day 28 and we're in Matthew 8.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verses 10, 26 - A reminder of the need to have faith in His power.
Help:
- Verse 4 - Jesus told the man to tell no one because that type of publicity generally brought gawkers and not people who were seriously interested in His message.
- Verse 9 - The centurion is saying, "I know you are a person with spiritual authority and what you say will happen."
- Verse 10 - The faith the centurion had was faith that what Jesus said would happen.
- Verse 12 - Many Israelites will find themselves condemned.
- Verses 21-22 - The presumption here is that the man's father had not died yet, but that he was implying that his father was sick and he needed to wait on that situation to play out.
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 Me:
- Verses 10, 26 - A reminder of the need to have faith in His power.
Help:
- Verse 4 - Jesus told the man to tell no one because that type of publicity generally brought gawkers and not people who were seriously interested in His message.
- Verse 9 - The centurion is saying, "I know you are a person with spiritual authority and what you say will happen."
- Verse 10 - The faith the centurion had was faith that what Jesus said would happen.
- Verse 12 - Many Israelites will find themselves condemned.
- Verses 21-22 - The presumption here is that the man's father had not died yet, but that he was implying that his father was sick and he needed to wait on that situation to play out.
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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