Author: Norm

SCRIPTURE: Acts 18:9-17 “Persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.” (Acts 18:13) The message of Jesus is that we are justified before God by faith, not the Law. The Law can only show us how we fail, it cannot make us right or help us change. Jesus fulfills the Law for us,…

SCRIPTURE: Acts 18:1-8 “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” (Acts 18:6) Paul is referring to the ‘watchman’ task found in Ezekiel 3, “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and…

You can find more about my weekly Bible readings HERE. This week I am focusing on Psalm 32 (Monday, July 20 – Sunday July 26)

SCRIPTURE: Acts 17:24-34 “God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.” (Acts 17:27) God works behind the scenes, directing circumstances to get our attention. He cannot force us to respond, but neither can He leave us to…

SCRIPTURE: Psalm 141 “But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign Lord.” (Psalm 141:8) David is in a deadly conflict with ‘the wicked’. A neighbouring nation attacking, or a rebellious leader in the land. He contrasts himself with ‘the wicked’, showing God his commitment to doing good. He prays, he is careful how he speaks, he avoids…

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 4-5 “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are — yet he did not sin.” (Hebrews 4:15) Many churches and religions still appoint ‘priests’, middle men (or mediators) between God and people….

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 1-3 At present we do not see everything subject to them. But we do see Jesus…” (Hebrews 2:8) God put us in charge of His creation… it doesn’t look too good does it? Sin, misery and violence have free reign, everything is cursed with death. We see and experience so much evil… AND, we see Jesus….

SCRIPTURE: Acts 17:16-23 “So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship…” (Acts 17:23) I believe most people worship God, yet do not know that they do. We were designed to love, honour and serve that which is ultimate, good, worthy. But having lost our fellowship with God, we latch on to the ‘next best thing’….

SCRIPTURE: Acts 17:10-15 “They examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.” (Acts 17:11) The noble Berean Jews were open and eager, not hostile, to the message of Jesus. But they didn’t swallow it whole, but dug deep into the scriptures to confirm it. They did not believe it right away, but…

SCRIPTURE: Acts 17:1-9 “They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.” (Acts 17:7) I have become disillusioned by politics, and politicians. With an upcoming fall election, I am toying again with voting for Jesus. Not for church or christianity, which has become just as political, but Jesus. The Jesus who…