Monthly Archives: June 2011

Matthew 8:21-22 Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” There is debate over the precise circumstances of the man … Continue reading →

Matthew 5:20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. Frankly, verse 19 has given me the most trouble of … Continue reading →

Matthew 5:1-2 Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. I notice some things in this that I haven’t paid attention to … Continue reading →

Zephaniah 3:5 The LORD within her is righteous; he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame. When I started reading this chapter, America … Continue reading →

Micah 4:5 All the nations may walk in the name of their gods; we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever. On the 14th, when the reading was the parallel passage in Isaiah … Continue reading →

Daniel 10:12 Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to … Continue reading →

Jeremiah 31:34 No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, `Know the LORD,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the LORD. The thing that jumps … Continue reading →

Jeremiah 10:23 I know, O LORD, that a man’s life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps. The Japanese translation of this verse brings to mind a Southern Gospel song I heard recently that … Continue reading →

Isaiah 53:6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. This is one of the first verses I consciously memorized … Continue reading →

Isaiah 48:17 This is what the LORD says– your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. It amazes … Continue reading →