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January Poetry

  • 22 August 2023 – What have I learned today?

    2 Chronicles Chapter 18: Verses 4-7 (NLT) Then Jehoshaphat added, “But first let’s find out what the Lord says.” So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, 400 of them, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?” They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! God will give the king…

  • 21 August 2023- What have I learned today?

    2 Chronicles Chapter 13: Verses 6-7 (NLT) Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a mere servant of David’s son Solomon, rebelled against his master. Then a whole gang of scoundrels joined him, defying Solomon’s son Rehoboam when he was young and inexperienced and could not stand up to them. 2 Chronicles Chapter 14: Verses 2-4 (NLT) Asa…

  • 20 August 2023 – What have I learned today?

    2 Chronicles Chapter 12: Verses 12-14 (NIV) Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger turned from him, and he was not totally destroyed. Indeed, there was some good in Judah. King Rehoboam established himself firmly in Jerusalem and continued as king. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years…

  • 19 August 2023 – What have I learned today?

    Psalm 100: Verses 2-3 (NLT) Worship the Lord with gladness.     Come before him, singing with joy.  Acknowledge that the Lord is God!     He made us, and we are his.     We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. As Christians, when we come before God in worship, it should never be half-hearted.…

  • 18 August 2023 – What have I learned today?

    If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part…

  • 17 August 2023 – What have I learned today?

    2 Chronicles Chapter 9: Verses 1-4 (NIV) When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. Arriving with a very great caravan—with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones—she came to Solomon and talked with him about all she had on her…

  • 16 August 2023 – What have I learned today?

    1 Corinthians Chapter 10: Verses 23-24 (NIV)  “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.  No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. 1 Corinthians Chapter 10: Verses 31-33 (NIV) So whether you eat or drink or…

  • 15 August 2023 – What have I learned today?

    2 Samuel Chapter 24: Verses 20-21 (NIV) When Araunah looked and saw the king and his officials coming toward him, he went out and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.  Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” “To buy your threshing floor,” David answered, “so…

  • 14 August 2023 – What have I learned today?

    Ecclesiastes Chapter 12: Verses 9-10 (NIV) Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs.  The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true. Ecclesiastes Chapter 12: Verse 13 (NIV)  Now…

  • 13 August 2023 – What have I learned today?

    Ecclesiastes Chapter 7: Verses 13-14 (NLT) Accept the way God does things, for who can straighten what he has made crooked? Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life. We all respond differently when circumstances come upon us, be…