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January Poetry

  • 19 January 2023 – What have I learned today?

    Genesis Chapter 39: Verses 20-23 (NLT Translation) So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoner’s were held, and there he remained. But the LORD was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. And the LORD made Joseph a favorite with the prison warden. Before long…

  • 18 January 2023 – What have I learned today?

    Matthew Chapter 13: Verses 27-30 (NLT Translation) “The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’ ‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed. ‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked. ‘No,’ he replied, ‘you’ll uproot the…

  • 17 January 2023 – What have I learned today?

    Matthew Chapter 13: Verses 1-2 (NLT Translation) Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake. A large crowd gathered round him, so he got into a boat. There he sat and taught as the people stood on the shore. We don’t know why Jesus left the house to go and…

  • 16 January 2023 – What have I learned today?

    Genesis Chapter 32: Verses 9-12 (NLT Translation) Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my grandfather Abraham, and God of my father Isaac – O LORD, you told me, ‘Return to your own land and to your relatives’. And you promised me, ‘I will treat you kindly.’ I am not worthy of all the unfailing love…

  • 15 January 2023 – What have I learned today?

    Matthew Chapter 12: Verses 9-13 (NLT Translation) Then Jesus went over to their synagogue, where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on the Sabbath?” (They were hoping he would say yes so they could bring charges against him.) And…

  • 14 January 2023 – What have I learned today?

    Matthew Chapter 11 – verses 21-22 (NLT Translation) Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles because they hadn’t repented of their sins and turned to God. “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked…

  • 13 January 2023 – What have I learned today?

    Genesis Chapter 28 – verses 15-16 (NLT Translation) “What’s more I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you.” Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and…

  • Pause for reflection – 12 January 2023

    This “pause for reflection” was played on Black Diamond FM Radio today, on Alan Thomson’s breakfast programme. Thanks Alan.

  • 12 January 2023 – What have I learned today?

    Genesis Chapter 25: verses 21-23 (NLT Translation) Isaac pleaded with the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was unable to have children. The LORD answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins, but the two children struggled with each other in the womb. So she went to ask the LORD about it.…

  • 11 January 2023 – What have I learned today?

    Genesis Chapter 24: Verses, 21, 26 and 27 (NLT Translation) The servant watched her in silence, wondering whether or not the LORD had given him success in his mission. The man bowed low and worshiped the LORD. “Praise the LORD, the God of my master Abraham,” he said. “The LORD has shown unfailing love and…