April 2, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 21:1-11 OBSERVATIONS Watching the Bible TV Series has affected the way I read these stories. I imaging the context more, the street sounds, the reactions of the crowds, the Romans, the religious leaders. I imagine what Jesus must have been thinking, how His heart must have been heavy as He rode…
Be specific!
April 1, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 20:29-34 OBSERVATIONS As I’ve been watching the “Bible TV Series”, it strikes me that there is so much more story behind the stories, so many details we don’t have. We get the bare facts, in this case Matthew’s memories of the event. How well did he know the blind men; since…
introduce your problems to God!
March 31, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Psalm 27 OBSERVATIONS David is struggling with something, or someone. He is being attacked, accused, pursued, pressured. His burdens and struggles are piling up, and he is feeling the pressure. Deep inside of him, he senses his heart reaching for God, hanging on to God, hoping in God. He tells himself that…
Deuteronomy 12-19
March 29-30, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 12-19 OBSERVATIONS What do you notice in this passage? APPLICATION What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER
Matthew 20:24-28
March 28, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 20:24-28 OBSERVATIONS What do you notice in this passage? APPLICATION What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER
May I sit at Your feet!
March 27, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 20:20-23 OBSERVATIONS Mom just wants the best for her boys. She does not understand life in God’s kingdom. She imagines it is like Caesar’s palace, where the close associates of Caesar get all the advantages. Did they put Mom up to this, did they think Jesus could not refuse a sweet…
resurrection living
March 26, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 20:17-19 OBSERVATIONS We’re all going to die, it’s not a question of IF but WHEN. Still, Jesus seems to be quite open to talking about it. And not just any death, a horrible, painful death. To be arrested by the representatives of Moses (remember Moses talking with Jesus with Elijah), the…
God’s amazing generosity
March 25, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 20:1-16 OBSERVATIONS If God gave us what we deserved, we would be in trouble. Thankfully, God gives us what we do not deserve – it’s called grace. Yet this story makes it sound unfair. How can someone who worked all day get the same amount as someone who only worked the…
Dear to God’s heart
March 24, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Psalm 26 OBSERVATIONS Here is a Psalm that I cannot pray. I cannot say ‘I have lived without blame’ or ‘I have never doubted’ or ‘I have always lived by Your truth’. David is not claiming to be absolutely sinless (though it sounds like it), but that his desire has been to…
Deuteronomy 7-11
March 22-23, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 7-11 OBSERVATIONS What do you notice in this passage? APPLICATION What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER