Topic:Home December 8, 2018 Home Read: John 14:1-6 Bible in a Year: Daniel 8–10; 3 John In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:2 nkjv Recently a friend who sold homes for a living died of cancer. As my wife and …
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Topic:God’s Hidden Hand December 7, 2018 God’s Hidden Hand Read: Psalm 139:13–18 Bible in a Year: Daniel 5–7; 2 John All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:16 My friend was adopted by a missionary couple from the United States and grew up in Ghana. After his family …
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Topic:Lonely Christmas December 6, 2018 Lonely Christmas Read: Psalm 25:14–22 Bible in a Year: Daniel 3–4; 1 John 5 My eyes are ever on the Lord. Psalm 25:15 The loneliest Christmas I ever spent was in my grandfather’s cottage near Sakogu, northern Ghana. I was just fifteen, and my parents and siblings were a thousand kilometers away. In previous years, …
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Topic:A Hand Up December 5, 2018 A Hand Up Read: Ecclesiastes 4:8–12 Bible in a Year: Daniel 1–2; 1 John 4 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. Ecclesiastes 4:10 My children have enjoyed the thrill of a backyard ice-skating rink during our cold Idaho winters. When they were young, learning to skate was challenging: …
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Topic:Questions at Christmas December 4, 2018 Questions at Christmas Read: Matthew 16:13–21 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 47–48; 1 John 3 “But what about you?” [Jesus] asked. “Who do you say I am?” Matthew 16:15 Well before the calendar flips to December, Christmas cheer begins to bubble up in our northern town. A medical office drapes its trees and shrubs …
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Topic:God Hears December 1, 2018 God Hears Read: Romans 12:9–21 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 40–41; 2 Peter 3 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 Diane listened as the others in the group asked for prayers for their family members and friends facing challenges or illness. She had a family member who had been …
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Topic:Lord of the Moment November 29, 2018 Lord of the Moment Read: 2 Kings 8:1–6 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 35–36; 2 Peter 1 In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. Proverbs 16:9 Not long ago I was working on a construction project at my son’s home three hours away. The job took days …
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Topic:Putting Up Hay November 27, 2018 Putting Up Hay Read: Luke 15:11–24 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 30–32; 1 Peter 4 Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven. Romans 4:7 When I was in college, I worked a summer on a ranch in Colorado. One evening, tired and hungry after a long day of mowing hay, I drove the tractor …
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Topic:God Is Here November 26, 2018 God Is Here Read: Hosea 6:1–6 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 27–29; 1 Peter 3 Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. Hosea 6:3 A plaque in our home states “Bidden or not bidden, God is present.” A modern version might read, “Acknowledged or unacknowledged, God is here.” Hosea, …
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Topic:Quiet Witness November 25, 2018 Quiet Witness Read: 1 Peter 2:11–21 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 24–26; 1 Peter 2 Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. 1 Peter 2:12 nlt Amy lives in a closed country where it’s forbidden to preach the gospel. She’s a trained nurse who works in a big hospital, caring for newborn babies. …
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