Day 136: 2 Kings 15-17; John 16:1-21; Day 38 Prayer Journey
John's sign #4 is today's Gospel reading (John 6:1-21 - we looked into the 1st on Sunday, water to wine; the 2nd was the healing of the Gentile officials son; the 3rd was the healing at the pool). One of our challenges in life is to want to be comfortable more than anything...you know, we are living in a material world and we like our creature comforts. When this becomes our sole focus, we are in serious danger of losing out eternally. As soon as Jesus performed the sign/miracle of feeding the 5000, they were ready to make Him king...free food for life was their creature comfort desire. You and I know the sign spoke of the Bread of Life. He is our only Hope of eternal life. Amen? Amen!
Yes, this crowd wanted only material comfort provided at Jesus' expense. That's so much of the world we live in. But, what about comfortable religion that numbs us to eternity? That the final comment about the Kingdom of Israel is that 'they feared (performed the rituals the law required) the LORD but still worshiped idols' (2 Kings 17:40) speaks to their downfall and the downfall of our world today. Mix up religions until you find something that makes you feel good and excuses sinful behavior, or rewrite the Scripture to satisfy culture...sound familiar? You and I know that Jesus is the Way, Truth, and Life. He is our only Hope for eternity. Amen? Amen!
While God made us to enjoy the material things with which He has blessed us, living with eternity in view always must inform our life-choices. God made us for Himself, and we only find joy and meaning in surrender to His will and way. You are reading this, so I am quite certain you are in agreement. So, here comes the challenge from our Prayer Journal (2 Corinthians 5:20). We are the carriers of God's great Good News, Ambassadors of God's will, to the materially focused, religiously confused world. Every day we encounter people who are desperate to change because their lives are empty, confused and broken. When you and I have divine appointments with these, let's be Holy Spirit bold. It is no accident that God has crossed our paths with them, and we are the ones who can share the Way, Truth and Life with them. Amen? Amen!
Yes, this crowd wanted only material comfort provided at Jesus' expense. That's so much of the world we live in. But, what about comfortable religion that numbs us to eternity? That the final comment about the Kingdom of Israel is that 'they feared (performed the rituals the law required) the LORD but still worshiped idols' (2 Kings 17:40) speaks to their downfall and the downfall of our world today. Mix up religions until you find something that makes you feel good and excuses sinful behavior, or rewrite the Scripture to satisfy culture...sound familiar? You and I know that Jesus is the Way, Truth, and Life. He is our only Hope for eternity. Amen? Amen!
While God made us to enjoy the material things with which He has blessed us, living with eternity in view always must inform our life-choices. God made us for Himself, and we only find joy and meaning in surrender to His will and way. You are reading this, so I am quite certain you are in agreement. So, here comes the challenge from our Prayer Journal (2 Corinthians 5:20). We are the carriers of God's great Good News, Ambassadors of God's will, to the materially focused, religiously confused world. Every day we encounter people who are desperate to change because their lives are empty, confused and broken. When you and I have divine appointments with these, let's be Holy Spirit bold. It is no accident that God has crossed our paths with them, and we are the ones who can share the Way, Truth and Life with them. Amen? Amen!
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February
Day 32: Exodus 29-30; Matthew 22:1-22Day 33: Exodus 31-33; Matthew 22:23-46-Day 34: Exodus 34-36; Matthew 23:1-22Day 35: Exodus 37 - Leviticus 1; Matthew 23:23-39Day 36: Exodus 37 - Leviticus 1; Matthew 23:23-39Day 37: Leviticus 2-3; Matthew 24Day 38: Leviticus 4-6; Matthew 25:1-30Day 39: Leviticus 7-9; Matthew 25:31-46Day 40: Leviticus 10-12; Matthew 26:1-16Day 41: Leviticus 13; Matthew 26:17-56Day 42: Leviticus 14-16; Matthew 26:57-75Day 43: Leviticus 14-16; Matthew 26:57-75Day 44: Leviticus 17, Matthew 27Day 45: Leviticus 18-20; Matthew 28Day 46: Leviticus 21-23; Mark 1:1-28Day 48: Leviticus 26-27; Mark 2Day 47: Leviticus 24-25; Mark 1:29-45Days 49-50: Numbers 1-3; Mark 3Day 51: Numbers 4-5; Mark 4Day 52: Numbers 6-7; Mark 5:1-20Day 53: Numbers 8-10; Mark 5:21-43Day 54: Numbers 11-13; Mark 6:1-29Day 55: Numbers 14-15; Mark 6:30-56Day 56: Numbers 16-20; Mark 7:1-13Day 57: Numbers 16-20; Mark 7:1-23*Day 58: Numbers 21-22; Mark 7:24-37Day 59: Numbers 23-25; Mark 8:1-21
March
Day 60: Numbers 26-27; Mark 8:22-9:1Day 61: Numbers 28-29; Mark 9:2-29Day 62: Numbers 30-31; Mark 9:30-50Day 63: Numbers 32-35; Mark 10Day 64: Numbers 32-35; Mark 10Day 65: Numbers 36 - Deuteronomy 1; Mark 11:1-14Day 66: Deuteronomy 2-4; Mark 11:15-33Day 67: Deuteronomy 5-7; Mark 12:1-28Day 68: Deuteronomy 8-10; Mark 12:29-44Day 69: Deuteronomy 11-13; Mark 13:1-13Day 70: Deuteronomy 14-19; Mark 13:14-14:31Day 71: Deuteronomy 14-19; Mark 13:14-14:31Day 72: Deuteronomy 20-22; Mark 13:32-52Day 73: Deuteronomy 23-25; Mark 14:53-72Day 74: Deuteronomy 26-27; Mark 15:1-20Day 75: Deuteronomy 28; Mark 15:21-47Day 76: Deuteronomy 29-30; Mark 16Day 77: Deuteronomy 31-34; Luke 1:1-56Day 78: Joshua 1-2; Luke 1:1-56Day 79: Joshua 3-4; Luke 1:57-80Day 80: Joshua 5-6; Luke 2:1-21Day 81: Joshua 7-8; Luke 2:21-52Day 82: Joshua 9-10; Luke 3Day 83: Joshua 11-13; Luke 4:1-30Day 84: Joshua 14-17; Luke 4:31-5:26Day 85: Joshua 14-17; Luke 4:31-5:26Day 86: Joshua 18-19; Luke 5:27-39Day 87: Joshua 20-22; Luke 6:1-26Day 88: Joshua 23-24; Luke 6:27-49Day 89: Judges 1-2; Luke 7:1-35Day 90: Judges 3-5; Luke 7:36-50
April
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