Thought for January 27th. “WHY SHOULD I FEAR IN TIMES OF TROUBLE”
Todays readings.. Genesis 44&45, Psalm 49, Romans 1&2 The above words are in the opening verse of today’s Psalm 49. This is a little surprising seeing this is the Hymn Book of Israel, so
Thought for January 26th. “A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE”
Todays readings.. Genesis 42&43, Psalm 46,47&48, Matthew 28 Today we completed reading the gospel of Matthew with its' account of the resurrection. We especially noted its' conclusion that they were "to make disciples of all
Thought for January 25th. “HIS BLOOD BE ON US”
Todays readings.. Genesis 41, Psalm 45, Matthew 27 If anyone dies an unnatural death, there is always an effort to find whether anyone is to blame. As we read the trial of Jesus Christ
Thought for January 24th. “UNTIL THAT DAY WHEN …”
Todays readings... Genesis 39&40, Psalm 44, Matthew 26 Our Matthew reading (ch. 26) recounts the agonies of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane and his prayers. “My Father, if
Thought for January 23rd. “YOU KNOW NEITHER THE DAY, NOR THE HOUR”
Todays readings.. Genesis 38, Psalm 41,42&43, Matthew 25 Today we have 3 parables in our chapter (25) in Matthew which all convey fundamentally the same lesson. The fact that there
Thought for January 22nd. “AS THE LIGHTNING COMES ….”
Todays readings... Genesis 37, Psalm 39&40, Matthew 24 What a fascinating set of readings we have today, but the chapter in Matthew is intensely thought provoking and ended up dominating our thoughts. Jesus made awesome
Thought for January 21st. “CALL NO MAN YOUR FATHER”
Todays readings... Genesis 26, Psalm 38, Matthew 23 Matthew Ch 23 is full of blunt observations by Jesus about the religious leaders, but no indication is given of their
Thought for January 20th. “THOSE INVITED WERE NOT WORTHY”
Todays readings.. Genesis 34&35, Psalm 37, Matthew 22 One of the most telling parables of Jesus is his story about “a king who gave a wedding feast for his own son” [Matt. 22 v.2].
Thought for January 19th. “THEY WERE INDIGNANT”
Todays readings... Genesis 32&33, Psalm 36, Matthew 21 Today’s chapter in Matthew (21) is full of exciting incidents. The opposition to Jesus caused by his popularity had reached fever pitch. The religious leaders were afraid