11 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” 9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. AndContinue reading “Rev 10: 8-11: 3…Is this book a straight line story?”
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Psalm 84: 1-12….Be honest with God!
Introduction: I am going to go through this psalm and make a ‘polite, nice’ comment in green and a fiery, biting, critical one in red! I’m not in a bad mood but I feel like commenting as if I have wakened up ‘grumpy and doubting’ and ‘at peace with the world’! In fact I’m challengedContinue reading “Psalm 84: 1-12….Be honest with God!”
Revelation 9: 1-12….Overview time.
Introduction: As those of you who regularly read these devotionals, will have worked out for yourselves that almost every eighth day I change between Psalms, an Old Testament and a New Testament book. At special times in the church calendar I will deviate a bit for a few days. I am doing a review todayContinue reading “Revelation 9: 1-12….Overview time.”
Revelation 4: 1-11….John taken into Heaven!
Introduction: This is a thrilling passage in which we see God in His glory. God receiving the praise which is due to Him. I especially love the ending of these verses, “Worthy are you, our Lord and God,to receive glory and honour and power,for you created all things,and by your will they existed and wereContinue reading “Revelation 4: 1-11….John taken into Heaven!”
Rev 1: 1-11….Jesus speaks to John, the scribe!
1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that heContinue reading “Rev 1: 1-11….Jesus speaks to John, the scribe!”
Psalm 78: 62-72….Desertion or Discipline?
62 He gave his people over to the swordand vented his wrath on his heritage.63 Fire devoured their young men,and their young women had no marriage song.64 Their priests fell by the sword,and their widows made no lamentation. – In three verses Asaph covers all the history from the first disciplinary action of God uponContinue reading “Psalm 78: 62-72….Desertion or Discipline?”
Psalm 78: 41-51….’They did not remember his power’
Introduction: I normally try to rotate roughly seven days in Psalms, seven in an OT book and seven days in a NT book. Not thinking far enough ahead I’m caught in the middle of Psalm 78, which has a continuous thought woven into it so I’ll write until I finish the whole of Ps 78Continue reading “Psalm 78: 41-51….’They did not remember his power’”
Psalm 78: 32-41….The Limit is reached!
32 In spite of all this, they still sinned;despite his wonders, they did not believe.33 So he made their days vanish like a breath,and their years in terror.34 When he killed them, they sought him;they repented and sought God earnestly.35 They remembered that God was their rock,the Most High God their redeemer.36 But they flatteredContinue reading “Psalm 78: 32-41….The Limit is reached!”
Psalm 77: 11-20….Remembering the past helps!
Introduction: Yesterday’s reading, the first part of Psalm 76 ended like this – “Will the Lord spurn forever,and never again be favourable?8 Has his steadfast love forever ceased?Are his promises at an end for all time?9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?Has he in anger shut up his compassion? and thus enter today’s passage withContinue reading “Psalm 77: 11-20….Remembering the past helps!”
Isaiah 37: 30-38….The timing is not clear!
Introduction: In Biblical Hebrew the word for messenger and angel are the same – ‘mal’akh’. You may remember that Hezekiah was depending on Egypt for help. The Egyptian records have a story of Sennacherib’s sudden departure because field mice had chewed through the bow and shield straps of the army! How did the Angel ofContinue reading “Isaiah 37: 30-38….The timing is not clear!”