31 Jan 09 WOW! What a great reading today. I hope you are impressed with the God of the Bible that did all the great things for the Hebrews bringing them out of bondage. Hope you are joyful to see the relationship of the "passover" with the Abraham/Isaac record (Gen 22) and the Gospel account of Jesus entering Jerusalem being hailed as Hosanna in the highest, the son of David and the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. As we read and notice the names, titles and traits of GOD, LORD, God and Lord let us be impressed with Him and not be only caught up with His acts. Let us notice the commandments given in the Old Testament and seek to see the application to us in the "church age" in the instructions given by Jesus. The assumption is that the writers of the New Testament believed the readers knew and understood the Old. Today it was easy to read the Exodus and Matthew record and see the blend and transition of the Word of God. A good thought for today is "How much faith do you have in The God of The Bible?" Can you move trees or mountains? Let us seek to learn how to pray. It is important to know the difference between a relationship with GOD and fellowsip with The Lord. Selah. pj

30 Jan 09 365 daily reading

Good morning, hope your reading has been profitable. Todays reading has a good variety showing the traits and attributes of God. I hope that as you read you sense the need to "read and pray". For example in Exodus we can see the provisions of GOD for His people and I wanted to be grateful as I read that I didn't take any thing for granite. As we look around at all the things we enjoy let us thank The Lord. The 25th Psalm is a good model for an attitude of gratitude in particular verses 4-11"O LORD teach me" ought to be our desire. The Proverbs caused me to reflect on my work ethics. We work because we are sons of God, we do not work to become sons. Jesus taught this in the parable recorded in Matthew 20 showing God's fairness and doing everything out in the open. We ought to remember the stewardship principals each day and share the Gospel as Jesus did in verses 18-19. Let us read the directions that God gave Moses and stand in amazement of His might, power, control, longsuffering and protection of His people. I hope as you read the account of the "passover" you will thank The Lord for His mercy for them and for us in that He provided the lamb and taught them how to be prepared for the coming destruction. Today there is much cooperation of the OT and NT Scriptures revealing God's plan of redemption for mankind. Bless The Lord! Read to know Him. PJ

Hope you are encouraged by reading today. It is good to admire God's power and miracles and how the act of Sanctification occured for the Hebrews. I was pleased to note another name for Jesus in Matthew 19 and was reminded about stewardship as The Lord promised returns for our giving. Hope you are fascinated by The King of Glory in Psalm 24. I want to be careful about who I get involved with so not to get caught up in a snare. Read to know Him. Hope to see you in class Sunday 1 Feb @9:45, FLC@VBC, pj.

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