October 28. Mark ch 14-16 LIFE “Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”” Luke 12:15 NIV GOOD DAY: I have always wondered why Jesus would say a man’s life is not measured in the abundance of his…
October 22. Matthew ch 27-28 DYNAMICS OF LISTENING TO AND OBEYING GOD 1 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.” John 14:26 NASB1995 GOOD DAY: I have had questions about obeying some literal commandments of…
October 21. Matthew 26 THE SUPREME ACQUISITIONS “Wisdom is supreme – so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!” Proverbs 4:7 NET GOOD DAY: Much as we labor to acquire material things, few people actually see an increase in their material acquisition while most people remain the same or are even getting poorer. This trend has…
October 20. Matthew ch 24-25 TAPPING INTO THE POWER OF PEACE “Don’t worry about anything, but pray to God and ask him for everything you need. And always thank God for what he has already done. Then God will get you to feel happy and quiet inside yourselves. You belong to Jesus Christ, and he will do that…
October 19. Matthew ch 21-23 PEACE IN THAT OVERCOMES THE STORM ““I leave the gift of peace with you—my peace. Not the kind of fragile peace given by the world, but my perfect peace. Don’t yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts—instead, be courageous!” John 14:27 TPT “When I go away, I will give you the power…
October 18. Matthew ch 18-20 PEACE IN A STORMY WORLD “Perfect, absolute peace surrounds those whose imaginations are consumed with you; they confidently trust in you.” Isaiah 26:3 TPT “Lord, you keep those people safe who continue to trust in you. You give them peace in their minds, because they believe in you.” Isaiah 26:3 EASY…
October 17. Matthew ch 14-17 NEBUCHADNEZZAR AND THE HEBREW BOYS. “Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who put their trust in Him, violating the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies so as not to serve or worship any god…
October 16. Matthew ch 11-13 ENOUGH OF PRAYER TIME FOR ACTION ““The Lord our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain. Turn and set your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country and in the…
October 15. Matthew ch 8-10 WHY CORRUPTION MULTIPLIES “The wicked strut about on every side When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.” Psalms 12:8 NASB1995 GOOD DAY: Having lived in different cultures, I observe that all partridges are equal in height except the one that stands on something as a Yoruba adage goes. The heart of…
October 14. Matthew ch 5-7 WHY MANY PEOPLE GIVE TO GOD AND ARE STILL VERY POOR “Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning…