Tag: God’s blessing
Cover to Cover Reading: Psalms 29-34 Focus: Psalm 32 The Christian life isn’t always like a bouquet of red roses, in fact, it more like a field of wild roses. Though full of beauty in full bloom, they are not without the thorns removed by the florist putting together a bouquet. Yes, this life is full of beauty, joy, and hope. On the other hand, like wild roses, unless one comes and removes the thorns, it is prickly, pointed and difficult to grasp at times. Yet, we have a hope that Jesus will touch our lives, taking us from the…
Cover to Cover Reading: 1 Chronicles 26:20-29:30 Focus: 1 Chronicles 29:6-18 There is this dynamic between friends that you’ll go out for coffee and one friend will pay for coffee one time, then the next time the other friend will pay. It goes back and forth and you lose track of who has paid for who…and in the end, it becomes of little consequence. We give and take with little concern between friends, yet every time we are still just as grateful for the generosity of our friends.
Cover to Cover Reading: 1 Chronicles 18:1-22:1 Focus: 1 Chronicles 18:1-13 Have you got a friend, acquaintance, or someone you know who just has it all? Everything they do, everything they have, everything about them just seems to go right… They have the perfect life and it’s as though nothing could go wrong. Of course, there is no one who fits that category, we just perceive it as such from our perspective. But it’s just frustrating, why do they get all blessing? Or, at least, seems that way. What’s the secret?
Cover to Cover Reading: 1 Chronicles 14:1-17:27 Focus: 1 Chronicles 17:16-27 There is an old saying which goes, “If it’s too good to be true, it usually is.” As Christians, we have the promise of eternal life, of purpose in life, of wisdom, strength, guidance to deal with all that comes our way in life. It almost sounds way too good to be true… in fact, it is too good to be true. Why would God be willing to give such blessing to the people who rebel against Him, reject Him and have disappointed Him, over and over again?
