It's Day 29 and we're in Luke 9.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 25 - One of my life verses.
Help:
- Verse 3 - They were to be dependent on God's ongoing provision.
- Verse 4 - This has to do with their lodging. They weren't to move from house to house when they got offered a "better deal."
- Verse 23 - This means that I need to be willing to make sacrifices for the Kingdom.
- Verse 24 - This means I need to put aside my desires and pursue what Jesus is calling me to, believing that is the path to real life.
- Verse 27 - This presumably means the advent of the church at the start of the book of Acts.
- Verse 59 - The best explanation of this is that the man's father was not dead at that moment, but rather that he was asking permission to wait until his ailing father passed away and the funeral was completed.
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, March 31, 2014
Sunday, March 30, 2014
60IN60 Day 28 - Sun Mar 30
It's Day 28 and we're in Proverbs 12.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 4 - I know from personal experience that the first half of this verse is absolutely true.
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 4 - I know from personal experience that the first half of this verse is absolutely true.
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, March 29, 2014
60IN60 Day 27 - Sat Mar 29
It's Day 27 and we're in Proverbs 11.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 22 - Isn't that true? There's a woman who looks beautiful when you first see her but then as you talk to her and see her personality and character, you're repulsed. Internal beauty is more important than external.
Help:
- Verse 13 - Concealing a matter means not gossiping, not withholding crucial information in a situation like someone being abused.
- Verse 31 - Presumably the "reward" in mind here includes positive and negative.
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 22 - Isn't that true? There's a woman who looks beautiful when you first see her but then as you talk to her and see her personality and character, you're repulsed. Internal beauty is more important than external.
Help:
- Verse 13 - Concealing a matter means not gossiping, not withholding crucial information in a situation like someone being abused.
- Verse 31 - Presumably the "reward" in mind here includes positive and negative.
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, March 28, 2014
60IN60 Day 26 - Fri Mar 28
It's Day 26 and we're in Proverbs 10.
We'll be in Proverbs for three days. A reminder of what a proverb is: it's a saying that is generally true. For instance, in the Proverb that says that if you train up a child in the way of the Lord, when he is old he will not depart from it - that is not a ironclad guarantee that every single child that was raised in church will come back to church. Rather it is a proverb - it is generally true that children who are raised in church will come back to the Lord.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 19 - A reminder that I should be quicker to listen than talk.
Help:
- Verse 22 - This is the idea that ultimately every blessing comes from God, including wealth.
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.
We'll be in Proverbs for three days. A reminder of what a proverb is: it's a saying that is generally true. For instance, in the Proverb that says that if you train up a child in the way of the Lord, when he is old he will not depart from it - that is not a ironclad guarantee that every single child that was raised in church will come back to church. Rather it is a proverb - it is generally true that children who are raised in church will come back to the Lord.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 19 - A reminder that I should be quicker to listen than talk.
Help:
- Verse 22 - This is the idea that ultimately every blessing comes from God, including wealth.
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, March 27, 2014
60IN60 Day 25 - Thurs Mar 27
It's Day 25 and we're in Genesis 23.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 4 - It's worth pondering that after all this time and all the promises God fulfilled that Abraham still dies as a stranger in a foreign land.
Help:
- Verses 3-16 - This is a depiction of the back and forth of an ancient negotiation.
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 4 - It's worth pondering that after all this time and all the promises God fulfilled that Abraham still dies as a stranger in a foreign land.
Help:
- Verses 3-16 - This is a depiction of the back and forth of an ancient negotiation.
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, March 26, 2014
60IN60 Day 24 - Wed Mar 26
It's Day 24 and we're in Genesis 22.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Nothing really jumped out to me today.
Help:
- Verse 2, 10 - This is a troubling scene. God is testing Abraham to see if He will trust Him even with his most beloved thing. Still, even knowing that, the scene is disturbing. We do know from verse 5 as well as from Hebrews 11:19 that Abraham expected God would raise Isaac from the dead. Still. . .
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:
- Nothing really jumped out to me today.
Help:
- Verse 2, 10 - This is a troubling scene. God is testing Abraham to see if He will trust Him even with his most beloved thing. Still, even knowing that, the scene is disturbing. We do know from verse 5 as well as from Hebrews 11:19 that Abraham expected God would raise Isaac from the dead. Still. . .
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, March 25, 2014
60IN60 Day 23 - Tues Mar 25
It's Day 23 and we're in Genesis 21.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 1 - "The Lord did just as He promised" - You can count on Him for that.
Help:
- Verses 10-12 - This is a troubling incident. Part of it goes to the fact that it was not God's will for Ishmael to be born. Part of it that the focus needed to now be on the chosen child. But in either event, it's a hard thing to watch a son being sent away by his 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.
Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 1 - "The Lord did just as He promised" - You can count on Him for that.
Help:
- Verses 10-12 - This is a troubling incident. Part of it goes to the fact that it was not God's will for Ishmael to be born. Part of it that the focus needed to now be on the chosen child. But in either event, it's a hard thing to watch a son being sent away by his 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.
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