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January Poetry

  • 29 January 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    Job chapter 13 verse 15 (NIV)   Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him;    I will surely defend my ways to his face. Hebrews chapter 6 verse 19 (NIV)  We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.  Job’s friends…

  • 28 January 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    Matthew chapter 19 verses 17-18 (NIV)  “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” “Which ones?” he inquired. The rich young ruler who asked Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life appears to have…

  • 27 January 2026 – What have I learned today?

    Job chapter 4 verses 2-4 (NIV)   “If someone ventures a word with you, will you be impatient?    But who can keep from speaking?    Think how you have instructed many,    how you have strengthened feeble hands.    Your words have supported those who stumbled;    you have strengthened faltering knees.  Job’s friend Eliphaz…

  • 26 January 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    Job chapter 1 verses 20 – 22 (NIV)  At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said:  “Naked I came from my mother’s womb,    and naked I will depart.   The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away;  …

  • 25 January 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    Psalm 15 verses 1-5 (NIV)  LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent?    Who may live on your holy mountain?    The one whose walk is blameless,    who does what is righteous,    who speaks the truth from their heart;   whose tongue utters no slander,    who does no wrong to a neighbour,…

  • 24 January 2026  – What have I learned today?

    Proverbs Chapter 3 verses 3-4 (NIV)   Let love and faithfulness never leave you;    bind them around your neck,    write them on the tablet of your heart.   Then you will win favour and a good name    in the sight of God and man. These verses in chapter 3 of Proverbs remind me…

  • 23 January 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    Genesis chapter 46 verses 2-4 (NIV)  And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”“Here I am,” he replied, “I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. I will…

  • 22 January 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    Genesis chapter 43 verses 19-23 (NIV)   So they went up to Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.  “We beg your pardon, our lord,” they said, “we came down here the first time to buy food.  But at the place where we stopped for the night we opened our sacks…

  • 21 January 2026 – What have I learned today? Psalm 12 verses 6-8 (NIV) 

    And the words of the LORD are flawless,    like silver purified in a crucible,    like gold refined seven times.   You, LORD, will keep the needy safe    and will protect us forever from the wicked,   who freely strut about    when what is vile is honored by the human race. These verses…

  • 20 January 2026 – What have I learned today? 

    Genesis chapter 40 verses 14-15 (NIV)   But when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison. I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.”…