It’s a busy day here, but I wanted to pass on what I just read from Creation Ministries International. last Spring, my kids and I read a similar, although less dramatic, account by another Wycliffe missionary in the Philippines. The village elder that had taken Joanne Shetler under his wing Read more…
Jesus said, And to the angel (messenger) of the assembly (church) in Laodicea write: These -are the words of the Amen, the trusty and faithful and true Witness, the Origin and Beginning and Author of God’s creation: Revelation 3:14 Amplified Bible And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: Read more…
I’ve been focusing on this topic for a week over on facebook. Romans 1 tells us that the heart of people’s rejection of God is their refusal to be grateful for all God has done. It makes sense that the first sign of our humility and submission to our Creator Read more…
Faith is what makes real the things we hope for. It is proof of what we cannot see. God was pleased with the people who lived a long time ago because they had faith like this. Faith helps us understand that God created the whole world by his command. This means Read more…
At harvest time, Cain brought a gift to the LORD. He brought some of the food that he grew from the ground, but Abel brought some animals from his flock. He chose some of his best sheep and brought the best parts from them. The LORD accepted Abel and his Read more…
And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? II Kings 20:20 When I was a girl Read more…
Photo of the Book of Isaiah page of the Bible (cropped version) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Yesterday was the first time I didn’t put up a post with great links to check out, so today is going to be the first Sunday post! I’ll have to do links later, this Bible study was time consuming (and fun!).
We were so busy that I didn’t even get my Bible reading done until just before bedtime last night, but it was so amazing I want to share some with you.
There is no way I could cover all that the Psalms have to say about Creation in one post, but I wanted to share with you some of the verses I’ve run across in my Bible reading this past week.
I’ve been using Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s Bible Reading Plan this year and I’m really enjoying it. The first time I read through the Bible completely was when I was 16. There’s nothing that can replace studying God’s word for yourself. The Jesus I read about didn’t always act the Jesus we learned about in Sunday School!
The first few times I read through the Bible I just used a dollar store paperback that scrunched everything together with no gaps at the end of books. With a little calculation I figured out that 3 1/3 columns a day would get me through in a year. I do NOT like reading plans that have you read 3 chapters a day whether they’re Psalm 121-124 or Luke 1-3. It’s also tough for me to push through some of the OT sections like I Chronicles 1-6 and all the chapters on building the Tabernacle and Temple. That’s why I like having 4 different sections every day with M’Cheyne’s plan. People have been using this plan for over 150 years so there is a connection with our fellow Christians of old as well.
Well, that was introduction; on to what I read about this week!
Maschil [poem, thoughtful song] of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever:
thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. Psalm 89:1,2
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. Job 26:7
This one doesn’t need any explanation as we all know this is the literal truth. The only question is, how did Job know? The rest of the world quickly forgot the truth. Many people believed that a turtle held up the earth. I’ve also heard that there’s a Russian story of a whale holding up the earth. (more…)