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04/10/2021 – Day 328 / Zechariah 8 -14 – Part 1 of ? : I will be back here after day 365, God willing!

I shared with my brother and youngest daughter my fascination with 14:20: “In that day, “HOLINESS TO THE LORD” shall be engraved on the bells of horses.”, all the …

04/09/2021 – Day 327 – Ecclesiastes 9-10 // 9:8: In other words, “Keep your robe of righteousness spotless.” See Revelation 3:15/ 18: 7-9/ 16:15 //

And I would like to share my footnote on my Evidence Bible on 10:10:“If the ax is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more …

04/08/2021 – Day 326 – Psalms 134 – 136 // Psalm 136- twenty six times-26 verses all ending with: “His love endures forever”

Take notice that Psalm 134 & Psalm 135: “Praise the name of the Lord; praise him, you servants of the Lord, you who minister in the house of the …

04/07/2021 – Day 325 – Ezra 6 -10 // When oxen are unequally yoked, they cannot perform the task set before them. Instead of working together, they are at odds with one another…

On today’s reading, I will bring in some connected New Testament verses, but I don’t believe I will quote other sources. Our concluding chapters 9 & 10 of Ezra …

04/05/2021 – Day 323 – Acts 17 – 18 // “I am prepared to go anywhere, so long as it is forward.” David Livingstone. (after being asked where he was prepared to go) And so it was with Paul.

I think tonight I am going to quotes exclusively from William Barclay’s commentary on Acts. So unless I footnote the quote with a specific source, just know it is …

04/04/2021 – Day 322 – 1 Peter 4 – 5// “For the Christian joy is not the absence of suffering and adversity, but the nearness of God in our adversity.” Bob Deffinbaugh

“The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.” C.S. Lewis

Verse reference to the above quote is 4:13. I am …

04/03/2021 – Day 321 – Zechariah 1 – 7 – Zechariah, the prophet and visitation by an angel.

A couple of notes I was remiss on not noting earlier:

First, Halley’s summary of the book, including about Zechariah himself:

“Zechariah was contemporary with Haggai. While Haggai seems to have …

04/03/2021 – Day 321 – Zechariah – 1 – 7// Pray, read and go deeper, and you will be amazed!

Indeed , all of scripture is “God breathed” but I believe of all the books, this book written by the minor prophet Zechariah is perhaps, the most overlooked in all …

04/02/2021 – Day 320 – Ecclesiastes 7 – 8 // The Value of Practical Wisdom

“How you believe God perceives people will determine how you respond to them.” Jacquelyn K. Heasley

Not many many in our society today, would buy into verse 7:3: “Sorrow …