Topic: Mark

The book of Mark is significantly shorter than the three other Gospels. Mark seems to target the Romans as his primary audience of readers and does this by presenting Jesus as a suffering servant.

Topic: Mustard Seed of Faith

Matthew 17:20 says “And He said to them, ‘Because of your meager faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.’”

Topic: Instructions for Serving

In chapter ten of Matthew’s gospel, we are given an account of the first mission experience the disciples had.

Topic: John the Baptist

The Bible reading for February is the book of Matthew. Today’s reading is chapter three.

Topic: Wise Relationships

The focus of today’s thought is Proverbs 27. Solomon’s advice is that wise relationships are rooted in our relationship with God.

Topic: Stability

Proverbs chapter 20 addresses stability in family and in the community. Without stability family life is filled with chaos and communities become jungles.

Topic: Wisdom or Scornful

Proverbs 13:1, “A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.”

Topic: Proverbs

Read a Proverb a day and in a month, you will have read through the entire book. No better way to begin the year than to read Proverbs.

Topic: Never Go a Day without God: Psalm 60

Psalm 60:12 says, “Through God we shall do valiantly, and it is He who will tread down our adversaries.”

Topic: The Condition of a Fool’s Heart: Psalm 53

While reading through the book of Psalm, you might notice that it sometimes repeats itself.

Topic: God is my Refuge

Psalm 46 is a hymn of praise. Hezekiah, Isaiah, or an unknown poet of Judah could have written this but chiefly what we should remember is this: in the face of earth-shaking circumstances, we will not fear because God oversees everything.

Topic: Learning to smile while suffering

Psalm 39 is written to Jeduthun, a temple trumpet player (I Chronicles 16:42). This is thought to be a song of instruction and guidance when faced with suffering.

Topic: Joy of Confession (Psalm 32)

In Edgar Allan Poe’s story, The Tell-Tale Heart, the main character committed murder. Unable to escape the haunting guilt of his deed, he begins to hear the heartbeat of the victim he buried in his basement.

Topic: Fear of the Lord (Psalm 25)

What are our greatest fears? How will I meet the bills next month? Who will I marry? Are there enough groceries for tomorrow? These types of fears will dictate how we live our lives. It is not until our chief fear is the fear of the Lord that we will live our lives fully for God.

Topic: The Rock (Psalm 18)

Some commentators indicate that this Psalm was one of the last ones that David wrote. Psalm 18 is David reflecting on his life filled with ups and downs and yet through it all God never left him.

Topic: Firm Foundation

The hymn, How Firm a Foundation, has a fourth verse that goes like this: “The soul that hath leaned on Jesus for repose, I will not, I will not desert to His foes; That soul, through all hell should endeavor to shake, I’ll never, no never, no never forsake.”