In The Word Read: Luke 11:1-13 Instruction about Prayer 11 It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.” 2 And He said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your […]
Month: March 2019
Choose the Right Thing
In The Word Read: Luke 10:25-42 25 And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all […]
The Source of Joy
In The Word Read: Luke 10:13-24 13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you. […]
Follow the Leader
In The Word Read: Luke 9:57-10:12 Exacting Discipleship 57 As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” 59 And He […]
Blessed
In The Word Read: Genesis 26 Isaac Settles in Gerar 26 Now there was a famine in the land, besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines. 2 The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in […]
Comfort
In The Word Read: Genesis 24:61 – 25:34 61 Then Rebekah arose with her maids, and they mounted the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed. Isaac Marries Rebekah 62 Now Isaac had come from going to Beer-lahai-roi; for he was living in the Negev.63 Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward […]
Honor and Respect
In The Word Read: Genesis 23 Death and Burial of Sarah 23 Now Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3 Then Abraham rose […]
How Far Would You Go?
In The Word Read: Genesis 21:22 – 22:24 Covenant with Abimelech 22 Now it came about at that time that Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do; 23 now therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me […]
He Knows Your Heart
In The Word Read: Genesis 20:1 – 21:21 Abraham’s Treachery 20 Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar. 2 Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. 3 But God came to Abimelech […]
Problems in This Life
In The Word Read: Genesis 19 The Doom of Sodom 19 Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. 2 And he said, “Now behold, my lords, please turn […]