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January Poetry

  • 5 July 2025 – What have I learned today?

    Acts chapter 24 verse 22 (NIV)  Then Felix, who was well acquainted with the Way, adjourned the proceedings. “When Lysias the commander comes,” he said, “I will decide your case.”  Acts chapter 24 verse 25 (NIV)  As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, “That’s enough for…

  • 4 July 2025 – What have I learned today? 

    Acts chapter 23 verses 12 – 16 (NIV)   The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.  More than forty men were involved in this plot. They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have taken…

  • 3 July 2025 – What have I learned today? 

    2 King’s chapter 7 verses 8-9 (NIV)  The men who had leprosy reached the edge of the camp, entered one of the tents and ate and drank. Then they took silver, gold and clothes, and went off and hid them. They returned and entered another tent and took some things from it and hid them…

  • 2 July 2025 – What have I learned today? 

    2 King’s chapter 5 verses 2-5 (NIV)  Now bands of raiders from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. She said to her mistress, “If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.” Naaman…

  • 1 July 2025 – What have I learned today?

    2 King’s chapter 3 verses 14-20 (NIV)   Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you. But now bring me a harpist.”While the harpist was playing, the hand of the…

  • 30 June 2025 – What have I learned today? 

    Acts chapter 20 verses 22-24 (NIV)  And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only…

  • 29 June 2025 – What have I learned today? 

    Acts chapter 19 verses 32 – 34 (NIV)   The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there. The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to…

  • 28 June 2025 – What have I learned today? 

    Acts chapter 19 verses 13 – 15 (NIV) Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were…

  • 27 June 2025 – What have I learned today? 

    1 Kings chapter 18 verse 20 – 21. (NIV)  So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”But the people said…

  • 26 June 2025 – What have I learned today? 

    Acts chapter 17 verses 2-5 (NIV)  As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,” he said.  Some of…