1 Samuel 15 – 17
(Tuesday)
One of my pet peeves as a parent was asking my kids Why didn’t you do what you were told or asked to do? and they respond with “but”. , I was going to, but…. I would have but….. I absolutely hated (strong word I know) but I really didn’t like it when my kids would make excuses. Just tell me like it is.
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Mark 14
If I worked my whole life and saved up money, I might have enough to give each of my kids one year’s wage at the time of my death. How would I feel about them using it to by a single bottle of perfume, and then using it all at once?
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Matthew 26
My favorite football team has this really amazing thing they do, they outscore their opponent for three quarters and then lose the game in the fourth. I don’t know anyone who would call that success, and Jesus’ disciples would all agree.
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1 Samuel 13 – 14
(Monday)
1 Samuel 13 – 14
Saul, what have you done? What part of wait for Samuel did you not understand?
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1 Samuel 9 – 12
(Sunday)
Do you ever wonder why we always seem to want what we shouldn’t have, or don’t need? Like for example, I would much rather have a chocolate brownie ice cream smothered with caramel syrup than a bowl of fruit. Why is that? Why do my taste buds seek out that which will cause me more harm than good?
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1 Samuel 4 – 8
(Saturday)
Well, I’ve been known to lose things on occasion, but seriously…. You lost the “Ark of the Covenant”? What in the world were you doing with it outside the Holy of Holies?
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1 Samuel 1 – 3
(Friday)
“Here I am.” Samuel says this to Eli three times before they finally understand who is calling. How many times do you long to hear from God and yet fail to recognize that it is Him speaking to you?
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Matthew 25
When I want to help someone understand that there aren’t any “second chances” to get into heaven, I go right to this passage.
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Matthew 24
We learn something about the end of the earth in Matt 24 that we don’t hear in Mark or Luke.
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Ruth
(Thursday)
I love this story of Ruth. It is the first of only two books in the bible named after a woman. In a world that has for most of its existence put men first and women last, it is wonderful to note that God doesn’t see it that way.
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