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Surprised by the Word
I’m using Professor Horner’s Bible reading system this year. I do not know the history behind his method; however, I think it was developed solely for the purpose of reading through the whole Bible faster and more than once in a calendar year. If you aren’t familiar with the plan, the gist of it is…
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Finding Delight — Week 3
This week I took delight in meditating on Psalm 19. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their measuring line goes out through…
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Finding Delight – Week 2
I found the word delight in Proverbs this week. In Proverbs 8 I found the personification of Wisdom. In verse 30, Wisdom says, “and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man.” It delighted me to simply meditate on that for a…
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Finding Delight — Week 1
I’ll admit it: I was disappointed when I found the first instance of delight refer to sin. Somehow, though, after meditating on what constitutes a delight to my eyes and mind today and what I am praying to find a deeper delight in at the end of this exercise, it is significant. In just these…
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Thankful Thursday
Our Bible study last night centered on the differences between the free children of God and those who remain slaves to sin. One of the main differences we discussed is that God’s children have hope for the future. This morning, my Bible reading came from John 14: Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in…
