The three “friends” of Job have given up reasoning with him, their minds were locked into thinking that everything ‘bad’ that happens is always a form of punishment by God – but this is only sometimes. We are now reading some very interesting chapters that contain Job’s meditations about God and his way – and… Read More Today’s thought “Where shall wisdom be found?” (December 21)
Today we start reading “the proverbs of Solomon” (Proverbs 1:1) and a key verse is “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction” (verse 7). An awe of God is the beginning and foundation of wise thinking. The plea of Solomon is, “Hear my son, your father’s instruction,… Read More Today’s thought “Fools despise wisdom and instruction” (March 23)
By the beginning of the New Year we, in our third and fourth Daily Bible Readings, we look at Psalm 1 & 2 and think about the people we have, or do want to have, contact with. We should know that happy may be the one who manages to stay clear from the wrong friends;… Read More Today’s thought “Going with the right people” (January 01)
In this world there may be lots of unkind speech, gossip, slander, but we as followers of Christ should get rid of all such evil behaviour. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all wrong and insulting language. (1 Peter 2:1) When we are Christadelphians or when we say we are a Christian, we should… Read More Today’s thought “About our attitude opposite others” (December 12)
Today’s thought “Let the wise hear and increase in …” (March 23) Today we started reading the proverbs of Solomon and the opening chapters in particular, are really heart challenging. “Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of… Read More Today’s thought “Let the wise hear and increase in …” (March 23)
Today’s thought “Look carefully” (April 7) Do not we always “look carefully”? We certainly do when we are crossing a road and there is traffic around! The world around us is – more than ever – a highway of godlessness! How do we cope with this highway if we have to go along it or… Read More Today’s thought “Look carefully” (April 7)
We have an overflow of challenging thoughts in our readings today. Paul’s words that particularly arrested our attention was his “appeal to you brothers by the name of our Lord that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment” (1 Corinthians 1:10,11). This essential factor needs to exist among those who follow… Read More Today’s thought “That you be united in the same mind” (February 20)
Job’s friends have given up reasoning with him! This is good, their point of view was a sort of tunnel vision arising from their conviction that his woes were the result of some concealed misbehaviour on his part. Job now switches his thoughts more fully to perceptions of God and his ways – his thoughts… Read More Today’s thought “It cannot be bought for gold” (December 21)
• A man deliberately makes a choice. A man’s religion should never be a Sunday religion, or a death-bed religion. It should not be the kind of sentiment that depends upon tragedy; that is melted by the sun or blown away by the breezes of the mountain top. It should be a matter… Read More Deliberately making choices
Today’s thought “The eyes of man are never satisfied” (April 17) Proverbs 27 How many people do not brag about what will happen tomorrow? we should know that we don’t really know what will happen then. Though about the future, we have the Book of books which tells us about signs for the latter days.… Read More Today’s thought “The eyes of man are never satisfied” (April 17)
Today’s thought “And the LORD heard it” (March 30) We have a whole range of challenging verses that provoke our thoughts in today’s chapters. The first of these is when, as Numbers 12 starts, “Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses” because his wife was not from the twelve tribes. They said, “Has the LORD indeed… Read More Today’s thought “And the LORD heard it” (March 30)
Today’s thought “If you receive my words …” (March 24) What a powerful little word “if” can be! It can be like a wheel, it can turn things and situations into the right – or wrong direction! It is a challenging word for us – as to the genuineness of our thinking about what really… Read More Today’s thought “If you receive my words …” (March 24)
Today’s thought “Fools despise wisdom” (March 23) We started reading Proverbs today – it expresses many blunt contrasts – there is a right way of living and a wrong way – and no middle way. We will find comparisons with the parables of Jesus we are reading in Luke, some of which are developed from… Read More Today’s thought “Fools despise wisdom” (March 23)
Today’s thought “In wisdom you have made them all” (February 28) In today’s Psalm (104) we read, “O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures” (verse 24). Today, as naturalists and others explore more of the earth, they are discovering more and… Read More Today’s thought “In wisdom you have made them all” (February 28)
Today’s thought “Worthy to suffer dishonour” (April 28) Deuteronomy 15, Ecclesiastes 7, Acts 5,6 We continue reading the laws which Moses set out in great detail for the people who would become a functioning nation in the promised land they were about to enter. These laws challenge our thinking, seeing they are divinely ordained laws –… Read More Today’s thought “Worthy to suffer dishonour” (April 28)
Today’s thought “A Perfect World” (January 02) On January the 1st we had an eye on Genesis 1.2. Today we look at Genesis 3-4. The Genesis record is so simple in the way it lays out the days of creation. A Divine Being not limited or restricted by time. It was there when there… Read More Today’s thought “A Perfect World” (January 02)
ECCLASIASTES 3 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the Heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 19 Seasons and purpose Fearing God
PROVERBS 1:1_____________ 1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David King of Israel, 2 To know wisdom and instruction, to perceive the words of understanding 3 To receive the instruction Of wisdom, justice, judgement, and equity, 4 to give subtlety to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion, 5 A wise man… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 18 Proverbs – Fear of God, Wisdom and instruction
Before we start the Memorizing verses selected by Bro. Curtis H. Brittle we look at the most essential points of belief and our backing by the Word of God. Nobody who calls himself or herself a Christian should forget those main verses.… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 4 Starter verses
Those who say they love God should be able to show their love for Him, by knowing Him very well and to be able to tell others what He had or has to say. Bible memorization is absolutely fundamental to spiritual formation. By memorization confidence and assurance will be enhanced and you shall come to feel how no other single exercise pays greater spiritual dividends! … Read More Memorizing wonderfully 2 Biblical Reasons to Memorize Scripture
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