From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another. (John 1:16) Read: Genesis 30:25-31:55 Relate: I had a professor in college who would have made the perfect spy. He could blend in at a black tie dinner and he could blend in at an auction. He just had a way about him that…
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. (John 1:5) Read: Genesis 11:1-14:24, 1 Chronicles 11:24-27 Relate: Good vs Evil. Light vs Darkness. God vs Satan. They two equal and opposite sides forever locked in an eternal struggle for dominance that neither side will ever win. Although it might sometimes seem to tip…
Read: Daniel 2:24-3:30, 1 Peter 4:7-5:14, Psalm 119:81-96, Proverbs 28:15-16 During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever. (Daniel 2:44) Relate:Have you ever been to Italy? Have you ever been to Rome?…
Read: 1 Chronicles 12:19-14:17, Romans 1:1-17, Psalm 9:13-20, Proverbs 19:4-5 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. (Romans 1:16) Relate: I was reading through today’s scripture, and when I came to Romans 1:16 I had…
Read: Joshua 3:1-4:24, Luke 14:7-35, Psalm 80:1-19, Proverbs 12:27-28 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. (Luke 14:11) Relate: As a freshman in college I was part of a group of guys who would get together for some epic games of Risk. They would start as soon as…
Read: Habakkuk 1:1-3:19, Revelation 9:1-21, Psalm 137:1-9, Proverbs 30:10 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) Relate: What does glory look like? “We have seen His glory.” When…
Read: Jeremiah 39:1-41:18, 2 Timothy 1:1-18, Psalm 90:1-91:16, Proverbs 26:1-2 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1:7) Relate: Power. Love. Self-Discipline. These three don’t seem to be three traits that fit together. When I think of power, I think of John the…
THE RIVER WALK 