Thought for August 30th. “… A STILL MORE EXCELLENT WAY”
Today's readings.. (2 Kings 4), (Jeremiah 52), (1 Corinthians 12,13) We are told in several chapters in Acts, quite apart from the initial outpouring of the Spirit Gifts to the 12 disciples on
Thought for August 29th. “THUS SHALL BABYLON SINK”
Today's readings.. (2 Kings 3), (Jeremiah 51), (1 Corinthians 11) We have nearly completed the book of Jeremiah. Today’s 51st chapter of 64 verses is quite remarkable, quite challenging. It is all about Babylon and
Thought for August 28th. “ELIJAH WENT UP BY A WHIRLWIND”
Today's readings.. (2 Kings 1,2), (Jeremiah 50), (1 Corinthians 10) Our reading of 2 Kings 2 today records the transfer of responsibility before God from Elijah to Elisha. Elisha requests, “Let a double portion of
Thought for August 27th. “… KNOWN BY GOD?“
Today's readings... (1 Kings 22), (Jeremiah 49), (1 Corinthians 8,9) Our reading of ch. 8 in 1st Corinthians begins with an interesting use of the word ‘knowledge.’ Paul says, “knowledge puffs up” [8 v.1]. We
Thought for August 26th. “HAVE YOU FOUND ME, OH MY ENEMY?”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 21), (Jeremiah 48), (1 Corinthians 7) The above saying was spoken by Israel’s bad king Ahab to Elijah when the prophet challenged him as he took possession of
Thought for August 25th. “DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT … ”
Today's readings... (1 Kings 20), ( Jeremiah 47), (1 Corinthians 6) Four times the above phrase is used by Paul in our chapter (6) of 1st Corinthians today. Many believers there were spiritually blind
Thought for August 24th. “THEN HE WAS AFRAID”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 19), (Jeremiah 45,46), (1 Corinthians 4,5) The strength of our faith can collapse in some situations. This is human nature – and we must recognise how to recover from this. We
Thought for August 23rd. “EACH ONE’S WORK WILL BECOME MANIFEST”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 18), (Jeremiah 44), (1 Corinthians 3) We had a dramatic chapter (18) to read in 1 Kings today where Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal on Mt Carmel and divine power
Thought for August 22nd. “IT IS NOT A WISDOM OF THIS AGE”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 17), (Jeremiah 43), (1 Corinthians 1,2) Today we start reading Paul’s letters to the Corinthians. The believers there had been converted from the foolish philosophies of the Greeks who believed in