DAY 64 Genesis 12:1,4a Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; I read the verse in today's text and my conclusion was:... Continue Reading →
LEARN TO FOLLOW
DAY 35 Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls and will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with sighing—for that would be harmful to you. In nearly every corner of the globe, there are a group of men and women... Continue Reading →
DISCIPLINE BEARS FRUITS
DAY 32 Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Who enjoys spending only a small fraction of their hard earned money just to save the rest? Who enjoys spending hours at work... Continue Reading →
ARE YOU WORKING FOR OR WALKING WITH?
DAY 14 Mark 2:14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. Jesus indeed found Levi sitting at the receipt of custom. That was his working office so we could say he was... Continue Reading →
A TEMPLATE FOR FOLLOWERSHIP
288/365 Exodus 17:12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.... Continue Reading →
SAY YES
270/365 I created a bit of a to do list today because I had quite a bit to accomplish in the day. While I was in the process of completing specific tasks, I would recall 'that other thing also needs completion.' Such reminders are what we use in our day to day life to set... Continue Reading →
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING?
217/365 DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING? When a person undertaking a specific job begins to fumble and appears unsure of what they are doing, any observer, particularly their employer, would want to ask the question 'do you know what you're doing?' Whoever poses this question has at least at back of their minds a... Continue Reading →
FOLLOWING THE AUTHOR OF LIFE
FOLLOWING THE AUTHOR OF LIFE 173/365 Matthew 8:19, 20 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Those words which Jesus spoke to... Continue Reading →
RISKY CHOICES
153/356 RISKY CHOICES 1 Kings 17:8-9 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. We make our decisions in life after careful risk assessments. In situations where two decisions come... Continue Reading →