60IN60 Day 60 - Thurs Aug 31

It's Day 60 and we're in Psalm 53.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verses 2-3 - Of our own initiative, we don't seek God.  It takes God drawing us.

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.

60IN60 Day 59 - Wed Aug 30

It's Day 59 and we're in Psalm 51.

Sometimes we only want to hear words of comfort from God, but we're reminded in Hebrews 4:12 that the Bible is "sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit." It's great when we get an encouraging word, but we need to be convicted too. 

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 10 - Do we really want God to make our hearts pure? Do we want the life change that would come with 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.

60IN60 Day 58 - Tues Aug 29

It's Day 58 and we're in Psalm 50.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 6 - Given the horrors in this world, I'm thankful He's a God of justice.

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.

60IN60 Day 57 - Mon Aug 28

It's Day 57 and we're in Psalm 48.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 2 - Someday the city of God will be the joy of the world.

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.

60IN60 Day 56 - Sun Aug 27

It's Day 56 and we're in Judges 16.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 30 - A bittersweet moment - Samson died in victory, but he also died blind. God may forgive the guilt of our sin, but that doesn't mean the consequences of our sin are undone.

Help:
- Verses 6-14 - Let's talk about the believability of these verses. It seems crazy that Samson keeps getting attacked yet keeps sharing (or pretending to share) his secret. Factors to consider: (a) she does warn him so he sees her as sympathetic; (b) he was often attacked generally and had a lot of enemies; (c) he was not real bright; (d) I'm sure part of it was the sexual temptation she represented for him.
- Verse 20 - The issue was not really the hair, but rather the obedience to God's command.
- Verse 30 - The number listed in verse 27 was only those on the roof. This was like bringing down a stadium.

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.

60IN60 Day 55 - Sat Aug 26

It's Day 55 and we're in Judges 15.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verses 18-19 - God uses even immature people, like Samson is here.

Help:
- Verse 6 - Yeah, this is horrible. As I've said before, remember that not everything that happens in the Bible is God's will - in this case on either Samson's side or his enemies.

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.

60IN60 Day 54 - Fri Aug 25

It's Day 54 and we're in Judges 14.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 4 - Knowing ahead of time where we're going to go off-track, sometimes God chooses to work through our questionable choices.

Help:
- Verse 14 - This riddle does nothing for us, but such things were a big deal back then. Each culture has idiosyncrasies that don't translate well.
- Verse 15 - Why such harsh words? Add all the alcohol they'd had to the fact that Samson was a foreigner and that's where you end up.

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.