Scripture Readings: Proverbs 7:6-23, Isaiah 17-20, Hebrews 4:1-13 Reflection Verse: Hebrews 4:11 Reflection: Israel fell from the promised joy of God because of the disobedience of unbelief. And the same thing can happen to any professing Christian. It can happen to you or me. But to keep it from happening — and to show that…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 7:1-5, Isaiah 14-16, Hebrews 3 Reflection Verse: Hebrews 3:6 Reflection: We are a part of Jesus’ household if we hold fast. The writer to the Hebrews is encouraging those who felt like turning back, helping them to hold fast by explaining the benefits of continuing on with Jesus. Beloved, true commitment to…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 6:30-35, Isaiah11-13, Hebrews 2 Reflection Verse: Hebrews 2:14 Reflection: For Jesus to truly fulfill the role of “Elder Brother” for the family of the redeemed, He had to take on flesh and blood. He had to partake of the same sufferings that we as humans suffer, that He Himself could set us…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 6:20-29, Isaiah 9-10, Hebrews 1 Reflection Verse: Hebrews 1:14 Reflection: The angels are commanded to serve God, but God shares His servants with redeemed men and women. This shows the great love of God for us, and how He wants to share all things with us. Prayer: Father God, Thank You for…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 6:16-19, Isaiah 7-8, Philemon Reflection Verse: Philemon 10-11 Reflection: Onesimus, an escaped slave, accepted Christ and was discipled by Paul while Paul was in prison. Afterwards, Paul sent Onesimus back to Philemon, his owner, as a brother in Christ, and a useful partner. It was Paul’s desire that he be received as…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 6:12-15, Isaiah 5-6, Titus 2:9-3:15 Reflection Verses: Titus 3:10-11 Reflection: A person who continually stirs up trouble and comes against God’s set leaders in the church is to be rejected after a couple of warnings. An individual who causes undue problems or who stirs up divisions in the Local Assembly is sinning…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 6:6-11, Isaiah 2-4, 2 Titus 1:1-2:8 Reflection Verse: Titus 2:7-8 Reflection: Paul instructed Titus to be an example for those he appoints as elders and as an ambassador of Christ to those outside the church with his actions, his speech and the way he conducts his life. This is important for us…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 6:1-5, Song of Solomon 7- Isaiah 1, 2 Timothy 4 Reflection Verse: 2 Timothy 4:2 Reflection: To make a disciple of Christ, a leader must commit himself to Biblical preaching and teaching, being willing to reprove, rebuke and encourage a person. It is important that leaders do all those things continually and…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 5:16-23, Song of Solomon 4-6, 2 Timothy 3 Reflection Verse: 2 Timothy 3:12 Reflection: Beloved, God has warned us that we will face persecutions when we live in obedience to Him. In fact, we should consider that persecution as one evidence that we have the spirit of Christ and are the children…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 5:15-20, Song of Solomon 1-3, 2 Timothy 2 Reflection Verse: 2 Timothy 2:2 Reflection: Once we as Believers learn the truth of God’s Word and live our lives in obedience to God’s word, we are to teach what we learn to others who will do the same. We should be mindful that…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 5:7-14, Ecclesiastes 11-12, 2 Timothy 1 Reflection Verse: 2 Timothy 1:7 Reflection: When a person believes in God and serves God, that person’s natural instincts of being timid will begin to fade away. God somehow replaces our timid nature with His power, His love and sound judgment. When a person is indwelled…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 4:18-27, Ecclesiastes 6-7, I Timothy 5 Reflection Verse: I Timothy 5:19 Reflection: Paul instructed Timothy not to take seriously unfounded words of gossip, innuendoes, or misunderstandings as a serious charge against a church leader. Paul advised that serious charges are to be investigated based on facts and credible witnesses. Beloved, leaders are…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 4:10-17, Ecclesiastes 3-5, I Timothy 4 Reflection Verse: I Timothy 4:16 Reflection: Verse 16 is telling us that our relationship with God is top priority. We are to make sure that this relationship is solid’ rooted in sound doctrine and ever growing. What we share with others is a reflection of our…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 4:1-9, Ecclesiastes 1-2, I Timothy 3 Reflection Verse: I Timothy 3:13 Reflection: When God calls someone to serve as a leader in the Local Assembly, it should be considered by that person as a privilege, an honor, and a solemn duty to be undertaken with much prayer, consideration, purpose and care. To…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 3:27-35, Job 40:15-42, I Timothy 2 Reflection Verse: I Timothy 2:7 Reflection: To be appointed by God to an assignment is most important. Today we speak of this as a call. Ministry most often means preaching, teaching, pastoring, church planting and various forms of outreach to the poor and unfortunate. God-appointed ministry…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 3:19-26, Job 38:31-40:14, I Timothy 1 Reflection Verse: I Timothy 1:7 Reflection: To be a teacher of The Word of God is a gift from God. The problem in the text and in our world is that there are so many who desire to be a teacher, or rather, to have the…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 3:7-18, Job 37-38:30, 2 Thessalonians 3 Reflection Verse: 2 Thessalonians 3:7 Reflection: God ordains leaders in the church for us to follow. God’s leaders lead by example. Every Believer is to follow the godly example of men and women of God who faithfully serve God and instruct the people of God. Notice…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 3:1-6; Job 35-36; 2 Thessalonians 2 Reflection verses: 2 Thessalonians 2:13 -15 Reflection: Beloved, it is the Sovereign choice of God to bring us to salvation. And God’s choice was from the beginning. Before we chose God, He chose us, and He chose us for salvation through sanctification. The two go together….
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 2:20-22, Job 33:12-34, 2 Thessalonians 1 Reflection Verse: 2 Thessalonians 1:12 Reflection: Beloved, we live worthy of The Lord’s call on our life when we are glorified in Him – or rather, when He alone is our source of glory and exaltation… AND when who we are in Jesus is more important…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 2:12-19, Job 31:24-33:11, I Thessalonians 5 Reflection Verse: I Thessalonians 5:14 Reflection: As faithful Believers in Our Lord, we have the responsibility to help other Christians live out their faith. We are to mentor, admonish, encourage, assist and have patience with them as we walk alongside them, being mindful of both our…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 1:20-27, Job 23-25, I Thessalonians 1 Reflection Verse: I Thessalonians 1:9 Reflection: Paul received good reports from other places in Macedonia about the good results of their ministry to the Thessalonians. Paul liked what he heard. As a result, other Macedonians were trusting their ministry also because of what had occurred in…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 1:8-19, Job 21-22, Luke 24:13-53 Reflection Verse: Luke 24:32 Reflection: There is a spiritual heart transformation that occurs when God’s Word is explained to a person. When our hearts understand the Word, it somehow opens a connection between the hearer and God. Knowing Jesus as our Lord and Savior is the beginning…
Scripture Readings: Proverbs 1:1-7, Job 19-20, Luke 23:44-24:12 Reflection Verses: Luke 23:46-47 Prayer: Lord God, Jesus willingly gave up His life on the cross. His death opened the way for salvation to all people. A Roman centurion standing beside the cross at Jesus’ death, was the first to believe. Many more have believed since, including…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 150, Job 16-18, Luke 23:13-43 Reflection Verse: Luke 23:41 Reflection: The man on the cross beside Jesus recognized that he was getting what he deserved, while Jesus was being punished without cause. Jesus had committed no wrong to warrant the kind of treatment He received. The man believed in Jesus and because…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 149, Job 14-15, Luke 22:54-Luke 23:12 Reflection Verse: Luke 22:57 Reflection: Fear of what man may do is what made Peter deny Jesus. There are times in our lives when our faith puts us at odds with the people of the world. Our faith could cost us our jobs, our friends, the…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 148, Job 12-13, Luke 22:31-53 Reflection Verses: Luke 22:31-32 Reflection: There is a battle going on behind the scenes for each of us as Christians. The devil desires to use us and ultimately to have us. But thank God for Jesus Who has interceded for us and continues to do so. Jesus…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 147:12-20, Job 10-11, Luke 22:1-30 Reflection Verse: Luke 22:7 Reflection: In today’s text, it is the day that the Passover Lamb had to be killed. The day had come for the Prophetic Word to become reality. The moment in time had come when Jesus, in His role as the Passover Lamb would…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 147:1-11, Job 8-9, Luke 21:5-38 Reflection Verse: Luke 21:37 Reflection: Jesus had a balanced routine. He taught in the temple during the day and He spent the night resting on Olivet. Jesus worked His assigned task during the day, or rather, Jesus did what He was sent to do. Then at night…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 146, Job 6-7, Luke 20:20-21:4 Reflection Verse: Luke 20:25 Reflection: Beloved, when The Lord is first and foremost in our lives, everything else takes its proper place. God has an order for how we are to live our lives. Nothing should take more authority than God, yet other things are still an…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 145:8-21, Job 4-5, Luke 20:1-19 Reflection Verses: Luke 20:7-8 Reflection: The religious leaders were unwilling to answer Jesus because they were afraid of the consequences of their answer. They did not want the people to kill them. Yet they did not want to recognize Jesus’ authority. Thus, they were ensnared in their…
