Thought for January 9th. “WISDOM IS JUSTIFIED BY HER DEEDS”
Todays readings.. Genesis 17&18, Psalm 19,20&21, Matthew 11 What kind of "wisdom" is to be seen in the world today? Wisdom is quite a contrast to "knowledge" - sometimes a total contrast. What a fascinating
Thought for January 8th. “THE CLEANNESS OF MY HANDS”
Todays readings... Genesis 15&16, Psalm 18, Matthew 9 Psalm 18 is a major psalm of David, we meditate on his words in surveying all the ways in which the LORD had been overseeing his life.
Thought for January 7th. “SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD”
Todays readings.. Genesis 13&14, Psalm 17, Matthew 9 In Matthew’s chapter 9 there is a summary of the work of Jesus – “and Jesus went throughout all the cities
Thought for January 6th. “LET US MAKE A NAME”
Todays readings.. Genesis 11&12, Psalm 14,15&16, Matthew 8 Our readings in Genesis have progressed to the time after the flood. Much time has passed and the descendants of Noah have multiplied and "they found a
Thought for January 5th. “THE WISE MAN WHO BUILT HIS HOUSE ON THE ROCK”
Todays readings.. Genesis 9&10, Psalm 11,12&13, Matthew 7 Can the parables of Jesus become too well known to those who read the Bible regularly? It is possible, especially if
Thought for January 4th. “O LORD! LET THE NATIONS KNOW THAT THEY ARE BUT MEN”
Todays readings... Genesis 7&8, Psalm 9&10, Matthew 6 The above words conclude Psalm 9. As we read this Psalm we saw it as a remarkable summary – from God’s perspective – of life on
Thought for January 3rd. “BLESSED ARE THE …”
Todays readings...Genesis 5&6, Psalm 6,7&8, Matthew 5 Today’s chapter - Matthew 5 - is one of the most well known in the whole Bible; well, the first 12 verses anyway. These contain a list
Thought for January 2nd. “MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE”
Todays readings.. Genesis 3&4, Psalm 3,4&5, Matthew 3&4 Our New Testament reading in Matthew 4 leads us to encounter the word DEVIL for the first time in the Bible. There is special
Thought for January 1st. “HE WHO SITS IN THE HEAVENS LAUGHS”
Todays readings... Genesis 1&2, Psalm 1&2, Matthew 1&2 The first 12 weeks of the year involve reading the Psalms; they are so often personal and wonderfully thought provoking. Psalm 2 has 4