19 October 20. Matthew ch 16-18 STOP CALLING THE NAME OF THE LORD IN VAIN. ““You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.” Exodus 20:7 NASB1995 GOOD DAY: The way people have taken the name of the Lord our…
October 19. Matthew ch 13-15 STOP LOOKING BACK [13] Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, Philippians 3:13 ESV GOOD DAY. O the havoc looking back can do! If it is a brief looking back that comes…
October 17. Matthew ch 7-9 KNOWING YOUR GIST PARTNER. And Abimelek asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?” Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’ Genesis 20:10-11 NIV GOOD DAY: Have you noticed that you talk more to yourself…
October 16. Matthew ch 4-6 TRAIN YOUR MIND. For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food. Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good. Job 34:3-4 NIV GOOD DAY: One Yoruba adage says “if the ear does not hear foul, the heart will not be sad.” The ear is the…
October 15. Matthew ch 1-3 THANKSGIVING. PSALM 100 “Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with…
October 14. Malachi ch 2 – 4 KEEPING YOUR FOCUS ON THE UNSEEN And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit…
October 13. Zechariah ch 13-Malachi ch 1 SECRET TO HAPPINESS So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal [just brief and fleeting], but the things which are invisible are everlasting and imperishable. 2 Corinthians 4:18 AMP GOOD DAY: Someone sent a question…
October 12. Zechariah ch 10-12 THE WAY OF ADDITION “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and…
October 11 Zechariah ch 7- 9 WHEN ANSWER TO PRAYER IS DELAYED “Now when Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was near; for God said, “The people might change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.” Hence God…
October 9. Zechariah ch 4-6 FINGERPRINTS OF GOD After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and led a band of people in revolt. He too was killed, and all his followers were scattered. Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or…