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January Poetry

  • The reason for the blog…

    The Bible says that,” the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” (Hebrews 4 :12)  At the start of 2021, newly retired and starting a New Year in lockdown due to…

  • 22 March 2026 – What have I learned today?

    Psalm 36 verses 1-2 (NIV)  I have a message from God in my heart    concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God    before their eyes. In their own eyes they flatter themselves    too much to detect or hate their sin. David writes in this Psalm about something which,…

  • 21 March 2026 – What have I learned today?

    Numbers chapter 11 verse 4 (NIV)  The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started wailing and said, “If only we had meat to eat!  Here is a reminder to us about who we listen to. It was the word ‘rabble’ that initially caught my attention. That’s the description used…

  • 20 March 2026 – What have I learned today?

    Luke chapter 3 verses 1-2 (NIV)  In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene—  during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of…

  • 19 March 2026 – What have I learned today?

    Numbers chapter 9 verse 14. (NIV)  “‘A foreigner residing among you is also to celebrate the LORD’s Passover in accordance with its rules and regulations. You must have the same regulations for both the foreigner and the native-born.’” What struck me in this verse was that, even at this stage in Israel’s history, God gives…

  • 18 March 2026 – What have I learned today?

    Luke chapter 2 verses 25 – 32 (NIV)   Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had…

  • 17 March 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    Numbers chapter 6 verses 1 – 5 (NIV)  The LORD said to Moses,  “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow , a vow of dedication to the Lord as a Nazirite,  they must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not…

  • 16 March 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    Psalm 34 verse 19 (NIV)  The righteous person may have many troubles,    but the LORD delivers him from them all; As this psalm continues, David teaches us another important lesson. Being righteous does not exclude us from having many troubles. We have already seen this from the account of Zecheriah and Elizabeth’s childlessness, and…

  • 15 March 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    Psalm 34 verses 1-3 (NIV)  I will extol the LORD at all times;    his praise will always be on my lips.  I will glory in the LORD;    let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the LORD with me;    let us exalt his name together. Psalm 34 verse 10 (NIV)  The lions may…

  • 14 March 2026 – What have I learned today?

    Numbers chapter 1 verses 1-5 (NIV) The LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. He said: “Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families,…

  • 13 March 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    Luke chapter 1 verses 5 – 6 (NIV)  In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.  Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and…