April 24. Job ch 19-22 WHO IS YOUR SHEPHERD? This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident, And of those after them who approve [and are influenced by] their words. Selah. Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead); Death will be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over…
April 23. Job ch 15-18 HYMN THROUGH THE LOVE OF GOD OUR SAVIOR 1 Through the love of God our Saviour, all will be well. Free and changeless is his favour, all, all is well. Precious is the blood that healed us, perfect is the grace that sealed us, strong the hand stretched forth to shield us,…
April 22. Job ch 11-14 FOR THIS PURPOSE he one who practices sin [separating himself from God, and offending Him by acts of disobedience, indifference, or rebellion] is of the devil [and takes his inner character and moral values from him, not God]; for the devil has sinned and violated God’s law from the beginning. The Son of…
April 21. Job ch 7-10 THE POWER OF CHOICE “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. And at the end…
April 20. Job ch 3-6 CAN THIS BE GOD “Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told. For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, who march through the breadth of the earth, to seize…
April 19. Esther ch 8-Job ch 1-2 NOT NEW TO OUR TIME The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at…
April 18. Esther ch 3-7 SAVE THE EARTH (2) ““Take care lest you forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today, lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, and…
April 16. Nehemiah ch 12-Esther ch 2 TO SAVE THE EARTH FROM DESTRUCTION …but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that…
April 16. Nehemiah ch 8-11 TOOL FOR LIVING All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NASB1995 GOOD DAY. I was troubled in my mind and I could…
April 15. Nehemiah ch 4-7 THE RICH FOOLISH MAN “Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” And he said to them, “Take care, and be on…
April 14. Ezra ch 10-Nehemiah ch 3 MAKING YOUR PRAYER EFFECTIVE Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer; They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me, Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord [that is, obeying Him with reverence and awe-filled respect], They would not…