Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Looking ahead

Thursday, January 3, 2013                    Genesis 7, 8, 9             Matthew 3

Friday, January 4, 2013                                    10, 11, 12                       4

Saturday, January 5, 2013                                13, 14, 15                       5:1-26

Sunday, January 6, 2013                                  16, 17                             5:27-48

Monday, January 7, 2013                                 18, 19                             6:1-18

Tuesday, January 8, 2013                                 20, 21, 22                       6:19-34

Wednesday, January 9, 2013                            23, 24                             7

Genesis 4, 5, 6             Matthew 2

Cain and Abel – how quickly things turn horrible.  I wonder what Adam and Eve thought about letting sin into the world.

4:15  God still protected Cain.

4:20, 21  Names in the Bible intrigue me. Do you suppose Jabal and Jubal were twins?  It is interesting that the beginning of several occupations and pastimes are mentioned.

4:26 b  "At that time men began to call upon the name of the Lord."  Did they not call upon the name of the Lord before this?  What made the change?  Is this the first revival?

Chapter 5  I believe these people actually lived as long as is recorded.  God could adjust germs, viruses, DNA, allergies, and body organs to have people live their physical lives however long He might wish.

5:21-24  Enoch walked with God.  What a wonderful legacy.  I pray that when I am gone people will say, "He walked with God."

5:32  Noah is the oddball, he was quite old before having children.

6:3  Yes, God can easily adjust how long people live.  Remember, in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

6:5  This is one of the saddest verses in the Bible.  It is no wonder that God took Enoch to heaven early to spare him all the agony of living in such a sinful situation.

6:9  Noah was another man of whom it is said that he walked with God, WONDERFUL!

6:22  Against all odds, never having seen rain, enduring the ridicule of his neighbors, Noah did everything just as God commanded him.

Matthew 2  To the one who is an honest seeker, God will reveal his message in a way that they understand.  God spoke in dreams to Joseph.  He spoke to the Magi with a wonder among the stars.  The old question about what God will do about those in the deep dark jungles of Africa who have never heard about Jesus is a worthless question.  God will speak to them in a way that they can understand.

2:12  Herod, of course, cannot thwart God's plans.  God knew of Herod's rant against the Messiah before Herod was even born.  Neither can anyone in our modern world thwart God's plans.

2:14  Elva and my children would not have been happy if I had awakened them in the middle of the night to head off to some foreign country.

May God bless your reading of His Word.