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December 2, 2010

Vision Fulfillment

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- December 2, 2010 “The days are near when every vision will be fulfilled.” Ezekiel 12:23 b God delights in vision fulfillment, because what He initiates—He completes. A God-sized vision is what wakes us up in the morning. The reality of engaging in something much bigger than ourselves is [...]

December 1, 2010

Happiness in Humility

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- December 1, 2010 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 The poor in spirit may understand their need for God in their deepest conscience, but what they need is to experience an emptying of self and a filling of the [...]

November 27, 2010

Heavenly Heroes

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- November 27, 2010 Heavenly Heroes… “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1 Past heroes inspire [...]

November 15, 2010

Audience of One

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- November 15, 2010 “I love the Father and do exactly what my Father has commanded me.” John 14:31b I struggle playing to an audience other than Almighty God. I create an unnecessary tension by asking myself, “What will they think? How will they respond?” Yet the heart of [...]

November 14, 2010

Opportunity’s Window

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- November 14, 2010 “He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.” Proverbs 10:5 Some opportunities can be seasonal, which means it is important to “make hay while the sun shines.” It is also a warning to [...]

November 12, 2010

False Accusations

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- November 12, 2010 “You are deserting to the Babylonians!” “It is not true!” Jeremiah said. “I am not deserting to the Babylonians.” But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.” Jeremiah 37:13c-14 False accusations are like daggers to the [...]

November 9, 2010

Work of Art

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- November 9, 2010 “So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands, so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him… [...]

November 7, 2010

Boasting God Blesses

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- November 8, 2010 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that [...]