7. Matthew 4:1–11
Acts 4:23–37
Psalm 7
Genesis 18—20
8. Matthew 4:12–17
Acts 5:1–16
Psalm 8
Genesis 21—23
9. Matthew 4:18–25
Acts 5:17–42
Psalm 9
Genesis 24
10. Matthew 5:1–12
Acts 6
Psalm 10
Genesis 25, 26
11. Matthew 5:13–20
Acts 7:1–38
Psalm 11
Genesis 27, 28
12. Matthew 5:21–32
Acts 7:39–60
Psalm 12
Genesis 29, 30
Monday, January 14, 2008
Daily reading for the week of: January 6
1. Matthew 1:1–17
Acts 1:1–11
Psalm 1
Genesis 1, 2
2. Matthew 1:18–25
Acts 1:12–26
Psalm 2
Genesis 3, 4
3. Matthew 2:1–12
Acts 2:1–21
Psalm 3
Genesis 5—8
4. Matthew 2:13–23
Acts 2:22–47
Psalm 4
Genesis 9—11
5. Matthew 3:1–12
Acts 3
Psalm 5
Genesis 12—14
6. Matthew 3:13–17
Acts 4:1–22
Psalm 6
Genesis 15—17
Acts 1:1–11
Psalm 1
Genesis 1, 2
2. Matthew 1:18–25
Acts 1:12–26
Psalm 2
Genesis 3, 4
3. Matthew 2:1–12
Acts 2:1–21
Psalm 3
Genesis 5—8
4. Matthew 2:13–23
Acts 2:22–47
Psalm 4
Genesis 9—11
5. Matthew 3:1–12
Acts 3
Psalm 5
Genesis 12—14
6. Matthew 3:13–17
Acts 4:1–22
Psalm 6
Genesis 15—17
Thursday, January 10, 2008
walk this way
4. Genesis 5-8
Chapter 5 verse 24 reads,
"Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away."
What a great verse. Its one of those verses that you sorta do a double-take when you read it. First of all, I love the idea of Enoch 'walking with God.' Have you ever walked with someone who was smaller than you? Sometimes Bonnie gives me a hard time because I have the tendency to pull the girls along when we are walking somewhere. I'm walking normal grown-up size steps and the girls are running and still being pulled along. I wonder if God ever feels like that with most of us. We rarely walk in step with God, He always has to change His cadence to match us. I think, and this is my inference, that with Enoch God finally found one who walked with Him naturally. I think that God enjoyed it so much that He decided to have Enoch with Him all the time and took him to be with Him. The verse says that 'he was no more.' What a way to go. He didn't stop breathing. He wasn't hit by a chariot. He wasn't eaten by a wildebeest. No sickness. No pain. He just 'was no more.' Because he walked with God. Because he was in step with God.
May we all walk with God and everyday may we cause God to change His steps less.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
confirmation
2. Matthew 1:18-25
Joseph has always amazed me. He comes home one day and finds out that his fiance is pregnant. Most guys would go ballistic. Most of us would want to expose Mary to public disgrace. I mean he knew that he was not the father, but his girl was going to have a baby, someone's baby. Matthew 1:19 says that because Joseph was a righteous man he had in mind to divorce her quietly and did not want to expose her to public disgrace. We would take our case to Maury Povich or Jerry Springer. Not Joseph. He was righteous. He had in mind to divorce her quietly. The next verse says that God appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him Mary's side of the story; that the baby conceived in her was from God. Confirmation.
Do you think Joseph ever doubted? Do you think Joseph ever wondered if he just imagined that dream? How long did it take Joseph until he was really comfortable with the situation? Luke chapter 2 says that Caesar issued a decree that a census should be taken and everyone was to travel to the town where their family was from. Any Jewish person would know that prophecy had predicted the Messiah would be born in the town of David. Bethlehem. I wonder at what point Joseph made the connection that this baby would be born in the town where it was predicted that the Messiah would be born. Whenever the lightbulb went off. Confirmation.
Confirmation, one of the nuances of God's grace which brings peace.
Joseph has always amazed me. He comes home one day and finds out that his fiance is pregnant. Most guys would go ballistic. Most of us would want to expose Mary to public disgrace. I mean he knew that he was not the father, but his girl was going to have a baby, someone's baby. Matthew 1:19 says that because Joseph was a righteous man he had in mind to divorce her quietly and did not want to expose her to public disgrace. We would take our case to Maury Povich or Jerry Springer. Not Joseph. He was righteous. He had in mind to divorce her quietly. The next verse says that God appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him Mary's side of the story; that the baby conceived in her was from God. Confirmation.
Do you think Joseph ever doubted? Do you think Joseph ever wondered if he just imagined that dream? How long did it take Joseph until he was really comfortable with the situation? Luke chapter 2 says that Caesar issued a decree that a census should be taken and everyone was to travel to the town where their family was from. Any Jewish person would know that prophecy had predicted the Messiah would be born in the town of David. Bethlehem. I wonder at what point Joseph made the connection that this baby would be born in the town where it was predicted that the Messiah would be born. Whenever the lightbulb went off. Confirmation.
Confirmation, one of the nuances of God's grace which brings peace.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
like a willow
1. Psalm 1
Our first day of readings includes a great encouragement from Psalms. The psalmist contrasts the person who walks with the wicked and stands in the way of sinners and sits in the seat of mockers with the one who delights in the law of the Lord and spends time in that Law everyday. The person who spends time in the Word of God is like a tree planted by streams of water. The wicked are blown around like the dead part of plants when the wind blows.
People who know a lot about plants and trees know that there are certain trees that cannot be planted in certain areas. I really like weeping willow trees, you know the ones that droop over to the ground? They are beautiful. The experts say that you shouldn't plant those near your home because their root system will dig down into the ground and into your septic system and plumbing. So the only place they should be planted is near the edge of a lake or stream where they can grow their roots down toward the body of water. Their root system naturally seeks out water with veracity so intense that it will mess up plumbing, break up sidewalks, or anything to get to water.
May God give us the same intensity for Him and His word this year as we dig down into this living water. Like a willow.
Our first day of readings includes a great encouragement from Psalms. The psalmist contrasts the person who walks with the wicked and stands in the way of sinners and sits in the seat of mockers with the one who delights in the law of the Lord and spends time in that Law everyday. The person who spends time in the Word of God is like a tree planted by streams of water. The wicked are blown around like the dead part of plants when the wind blows.
People who know a lot about plants and trees know that there are certain trees that cannot be planted in certain areas. I really like weeping willow trees, you know the ones that droop over to the ground? They are beautiful. The experts say that you shouldn't plant those near your home because their root system will dig down into the ground and into your septic system and plumbing. So the only place they should be planted is near the edge of a lake or stream where they can grow their roots down toward the body of water. Their root system naturally seeks out water with veracity so intense that it will mess up plumbing, break up sidewalks, or anything to get to water.
May God give us the same intensity for Him and His word this year as we dig down into this living water. Like a willow.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
2008 Bible Reading
For those of you who are looking for the Bible reading plan. I will be using the weekly Bible readings from the Lookout periodical. http://www.lookoutmag.com/ I will be using the 2007 plan until they update the dates, but it is essentially the same for this year just off by a day. http://www.lookoutmag.com/pdfs/BRP_2007.pdf
I will post comments everyday from one of the scriptures and if some of you will post back, then we will have a great year of reading and discussing the scriptures together. And there is some accountablility for me if there is someone going through this with me.
I will be trying to post something everyday so keep checking back.
I will post comments everyday from one of the scriptures and if some of you will post back, then we will have a great year of reading and discussing the scriptures together. And there is some accountablility for me if there is someone going through this with me.
I will be trying to post something everyday so keep checking back.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
e.s.a.u. thread two
Post comments, discussion points, and thoughts as you read through this book. From this thread our nightly discussion will be fashioned.
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