Thought for August 12th . “IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 7), (Jeremiah 33), (Mark 7) Although atheism is rife in our country, is not an even greater disaster those who go to places of Christian worship and yet, in God’s eyes,
Thought for August 11th. THE LITTLE WORD ‘IF’
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 6), (Jeremiah 32), (Mark 6) Today’s reading in 1 Kings 6 describes how Solomon in the 4th year of his reign began to build that remarkable temple on the mount in
Thought for August 10th. “AT THAT TIME … THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 4,5), (Jeremiah 31), (Mark 5) Part of today’s 31st chapter in Jeremiah provides us with a sequel to the verses in ch. 30 that describe God’s reaction to the time when
Thought for August 9th. “ZION FOR WHOM NO ONE CARES”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 3), (Jeremiah 30), (Mark 4) Zion is another name for Jerusalem and 100 years ago Jerusalem was a neglected city; it had been part of the aging Turkish empire
Thought for August 8th. “WHOEVER DOES THE WILL OF GOD HE (or she) IS …”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 2), (Jeremiah 29), (Mark 3) We all want to do the will of God, don’t we? The Bible is full of examples of those who claim to do the will
Thought for August 7th. “THEN IT WILL BE KNOWN THAT …”
Today's readings.. (1 Kings 1), (Jeremiah 28), (Mark 2) In today’s chapter (28) in Jeremiah we see how he is confronted by a false prophet Hananiah who predicts falsely “in the name of the LORD
Thought for August 6th “A NEW TEACHING WITH AUTHORITY”
Today's readings.. (2 Samuel 24), (Jeremiah 27), (Mark 1) Today we start reading the Gospel of Mark. It is accepted that Mark’s Gospel was the first one to be written. It is probable, but cannot
Thought for August 5th. “THE SWEET PSALMIST OF ISRAEL”
Today's readings.. (2 Samuel 23), (Jeremiah 26), (Romans 15,16) The above phrase occurs in the first verse of our 2 Samuel Ch. 23 reading today. It has often been quoted about David that he is
Thought for August 4th. “DISASTER IS GOING FORTH FROM NATION TO NATION”
Today's readings.. (2 Samuel 22), (Jeremiah 25), (Romans 13,14) Today’s chapter in Jeremiah is very disturbing. The prophet receives visions from God of future events, some of them are of a future that was then