DAY 78 OF 365 IN 2021 Matthew 1:19 And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. Behind Joseph's intended decision to restore Mary to her family in secret, there was a justifiably appropriate reason. In fact, a reason big enough... Continue Reading →
MEN ARE NOT THE STANDARD
DAY 72 OF 365 IN 2021 Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. Jesus could not have chosen a more fitting pair of characters for comparison than the two presented in the... Continue Reading →
A CHOICE WITH CONSEQUENCES
Matthew 18:24, 25 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. This story always... Continue Reading →
[NON-] PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
Genesis 37:3, 4 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.... Continue Reading →
SEE A PERSON, NOT JUST A NEED
DAY 63 OF 365 IN 2021 Luke 16:22,24 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of... Continue Reading →
YOU’RE NOT EXPENDABLE
DAY 62 OF 365 IN 2021 Jeremiah 18:18 They said, "Come, let's make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, let's attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he... Continue Reading →
GIVING TO GOD
DAY 60 OF 365 IN 2021 Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you Purchasing balloons at Christmas was always an interesting task because unlike... Continue Reading →
A GUARANTEE NOT A GAMBLE
DAY 55 OF 365 IN 2021 Jonah 3:9 Who knows, God may turn [in compassion] and relent and withdraw His burning anger (judgment) so that we will not perish. Odds used in probabilities are intended to give an idea of the likelihood of things happening. If known, and reasonably accurate, they make decision making a... Continue Reading →
A YIELDED MAN
DAY 52 OF 365 IN 2021 Mark 1:12 Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness. Scripture uses some very strong words to describe Jesus' transition to the wilderness after his Baptism: 'impelled, driven, and compelled'. All three are suggestive of a constraint, a use of some force to elicit a specific... Continue Reading →