Thought for February 20th. “… I WILL BLOT OUT OF MY BOOK”
(Today's readings.. (Exodus 31,32), (Psalm 89), (1 Corinthians 1,2) It is interesting in how many parts of Scripture we find the words "blot" and "blotting" used - to indicate that God is so angry he
Thought for February 19th. “ … THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THEM”
(Today's readings.. (Exodus 30), (Psalm 87,88), (Mark 15,16) Today we completed reading the Gospel of Mark. God has seen to it that four records of the life on earth of his Son have been written
Thought for February 18th. “LET THE SCRIPTURES BE FULFILLED”
(Today's readings.. (Exodus 29), (Psalm 85,86), (Mark 14) Our N.T. reading of Mark's gospel is the heart stirring 72 verses of his 14th chapter. It records the 'last supper' that Jesus shared with his disciples
Thought for February 17th. “KEEP AWAKE … STAY AWAKE”
(Today's readings.. (Exodus 28), (Psalm 83,84), (Mark 13) Today we read the answer Jesus gave to the 4 disciples who sat with him on the Mount of Olives, they earnestly asked, "Tell us, when will
Thought for February 16th. “THE REASON YOU ARE WRONG”
(Today's readings.. (Exodus 27), (Psalm 81,82), (Mark 12) The religious leaders tried hard to discredit Jesus but the harder they tried, the more he confronted them and showed them how foolish their thinking and attitudes
Thought for February 15th. “WHO GAVE YOU THIS AUTHORITY?”
(Today's readings.. (Exodus 26), (Psalm 79,80), (Mark 11) It is necessary for the orderly functioning of life for there to be those in authority to approve and oversee what is to be done. This is
Thought for February 13th. “YOU SHALL NOT JOIN HANDS”
(Today's readings.. (Exodus 23), (Psalm 77), (Mark 9) Joining hands, a handshake, is a physical sign of friendship, but Moses uses the term in a metaphysical sense in today’s Exodus reading (Chapter 23). This contains
Thought for February 12th. “ … OF HIM WILL THE SON OF MAN BE ASHAMED WHEN HE COMES”
(Today's readings.. (Exodus 22), (Psalm 75,76), (Mark 8) “For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he
Thought for February 11th. “OUT OF THE HEART … COME …”
(Today's readings.. (Exodus 21), (Psalm 74), (Mark 7) Today we read the straightforward teaching of Jesus that exposes the attitudes that lie behind so much of human behaviour. His words are probably familiar to us;