So what does this look like? Here is what the Book of James would look like. The Acrostic Phrase for the book is Works. Works James 1 Working patience through trials James 2 Obedience that accompanies faith James 3 Restraining the unbridled tongue James 4 Keeping calm in conflicts James 5 Suffering and sick saintsContinue reading “A Preview”
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Something’s Coming: Master the New Testament
When: Starting December 26, 2011 What: Master the contents of the New Testament in one year How: Read a chapter 5 days a week. Memorize four words each of those days. Memorize 27 short phrases. Where: Right here @ hospchap.blogspot.com
25Dec 2011 Job 42:8
8 So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. You have not spoken the truth about me, as my servantContinue reading “25Dec 2011 Job 42:8”
24Dec 2011 Job 41:34
34 It looks down on all that are haughty; it is king over all that are proud. Today’s Reading Job 41:12-34 These are the final words in the response the LORD spoke to Job. He is using the illustration of a simple animal which is undefeatable in human terms, at least before gun powder. IfContinue reading “24Dec 2011 Job 41:34”
23Dec 2011 Job 41:10b-11
10b Who then is able to stand against me? 11 Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me. Today’s Reading Job 41:1-11 Sometimes arguing with the LORD is almost funny. Here the LORD has compared a fight against Him with a fight against an animal, possibly aContinue reading “23Dec 2011 Job 41:10b-11”
22Dec 2011 Job 40:8
8 “Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself? Today’s Reading Job 40 This chapter begins the LORD’s confrontation of the second challenge that Job has presented to the authority of the LORD. Job has challenged God’s justice. This is the more difficult challenge of the two. The first centered aroundContinue reading “22Dec 2011 Job 40:8”
21Dec 2011 Job 39:28-29
28 It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night; a rocky crag is its stronghold. 29 From there it looks for food; its eyes detect it from afar. Today’s Reading Job 39 I love to watch an eagle in action, the slow motion video of one swooping down, lifting its lunch and carryingContinue reading “21Dec 2011 Job 39:28-29”
20Dec 2011 Job 38:35
35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’? Today’s Reading Job 38:22-41 We act so wise, so sophisticated in our scientific world. We pretend we have it all figured out. And yet something as simple as lightening is still not fully understood. Probably as youContinue reading “20Dec 2011 Job 38:35”
19Dec 2011 Job 38:3
3 Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. Today’s Reading Job 38:1-21 Have you ever wished for something, and then when you got your wish it did not turn out the way you expected? In the military we move a lot. And often those moves take us toContinue reading “19Dec 2011 Job 38:3”
18Dec 2011 Job 37:14
14 “Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders. Today’s Reading Job 37 When I am in trouble, suffering and at the end of my rope, I like to reflect on the greatness of God. It brings me comfort. I ponder the events of the Scriptures and realize that He is able to interveneContinue reading “18Dec 2011 Job 37:14”
The Arnold Journey 