It's Day 12 and we're in 2 Thessalonians 2.
One thing that can impede God speaking to you is the presence of unconfessed sin in your life. Are you coming to the Word today with a clean heart or are you holding things back from God?
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 15 - A significant part of our job is to simply hold onto what we've been entrusted with.
Help:
- Verse 3 - "man of lawlessness" - Many presume the reference here is to the Anti-Christ.
- Verses 6-7 - The allusions Paul makes here are ones that we're uncertain about. We don't know for sure what is "holding back" these things from happening.
- Verse 8 - "breath of his mouth" - Clearly a reference to the words that He speaks.
- Verse 11 - Why would God send them a powerful delusion? Most likely because of the lack of faith that referenced in verse 10.
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.
Friday, May 15, 2020
Thursday, May 14, 2020
60IN60 Day 11 - Thurs May 14
It's Day 11 and we're in 2 Thessalonians 1.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 11-12 - The second half of verse 11 is a great thing to pray. Let me see that kind of power from God in my life.
Help:
- Verse 5 - It is expected that saints (i.e. Christians) would sometimes suffer for their faith.
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 11-12 - The second half of verse 11 is a great thing to pray. Let me see that kind of power from God in my life.
Help:
- Verse 5 - It is expected that saints (i.e. Christians) would sometimes suffer for their faith.
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, May 13, 2020
60IN60 Day 10 - Wed May 13
It's Day 10 and we're in Numbers 14.
Remember that your daily reading in the Bible isn't about gaining information - it's about changing your life to be more like Christ. That means that you need to take action on what God speaks to you about.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 1 - Fear is contagious.
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.
Remember that your daily reading in the Bible isn't about gaining information - it's about changing your life to be more like Christ. That means that you need to take action on what God speaks to you about.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 1 - Fear is contagious.
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, May 12, 2020
60IN60 Day 9 - Tues May 12
It's Day 9 and we're in Numbers 13.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verses 31, 33 - It's so easy to let our fears rule our hearts. They knew God had promised to give them the land, but their fears overwhelmed their faith.
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:
- "Numbers 12. Moses beheld the form of the Lord. I never got that before!"
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verses 31, 33 - It's so easy to let our fears rule our hearts. They knew God had promised to give them the land, but their fears overwhelmed their faith.
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:
- "Numbers 12. Moses beheld the form of the Lord. I never got that before!"
Monday, May 11, 2020
60IN60 Day 8 - Mon May 11
It's Day 8 and we're in Numbers 12.
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 2 - Jealousy of a leader who is seeing God move through him is pretty common. We always need to be careful about impugning God's servant.
Help:
- Verses 1, 10 - There is an irony in the crime and punishment. Moses married a Cushite: i.e. a black woman. The punishment is leprosy: i.e. white skin. God is pointing out their racism.
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.
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 2 - Jealousy of a leader who is seeing God move through him is pretty common. We always need to be careful about impugning God's servant.
Help:
- Verses 1, 10 - There is an irony in the crime and punishment. Moses married a Cushite: i.e. a black woman. The punishment is leprosy: i.e. white skin. God is pointing out their racism.
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, May 10, 2020
60IN60 Day 7 - Sun May 10
It's Day 7 and we're in Matthew 21.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 12 - I like this image of Jesus: willing to take a stand, fearless, disruptive, bold, tough.
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 12 - I like this image of Jesus: willing to take a stand, fearless, disruptive, bold, tough.
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, May 9, 2020
60IN60 Day 6 - Sat May 9
It's Day 6 and we're in Matthew 20.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verses 30-31 - Don't listen to the voices telling you to keep quiet. Reach out, call out to God.
Help:
- Verses 1-16 - This is a hard parable. There are two main translations of it: (1) it's about heaven and the point is that some are believers for most of their lives while others believe just before death but both receive the reward of heaven; (2) it's about the Gentiles and the point is that even though the Jews have a long-standing relationship with God, He has the right to invite others ("late-comers") in as well. I personally prefer the first option.
- Verse 22 - They will in fact die for God.
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 30-31 - Don't listen to the voices telling you to keep quiet. Reach out, call out to God.
Help:
- Verses 1-16 - This is a hard parable. There are two main translations of it: (1) it's about heaven and the point is that some are believers for most of their lives while others believe just before death but both receive the reward of heaven; (2) it's about the Gentiles and the point is that even though the Jews have a long-standing relationship with God, He has the right to invite others ("late-comers") in as well. I personally prefer the first option.
- Verse 22 - They will in fact die for God.
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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