One year bible blog: January 7, 2009

today's reading can be found here

Today's scriptures:

Genesis 16:1-18:15 ~ Matthew 6:1-24 ~ Psalm 7:1-17 ~ Proverbs 2:1-5


I am reminded today that we can't lie to God. Sarah tried to tell the Lord that she didn't laugh, but the Lord knew that she had. I believe that we should confess our sins and the secrets of our heart openly before the Lord because he knows about them anyway. How many of us try to hide our true feelings or intentions from God? I like to tell him the very worst about me, only then can he change my heart.

I enjoyed reading the Lord's prayer today. I think I am going to memorize it and have both of my kids do the same. I want to pray this prayer once a day.




The theme of the Psalms seems to keep on talking about the wicked and the good. Being good in your heart is what God wants. Getting our motives right, loving what is pure and honest. This is the way God knows the real us, by looking into the deepest parts of who we are. We can't hide from God. I pray for the Lord to make my heart pure and clean before him. Search into my heart and show me anything that is not pleasing in your sight. If we continually pray this way and deal with the sins that we are shown then we can rest assured that God will not bring upon us the judgment that Psalms 7 talks about.


Lastly, we are to cry out for wisdom. Do you cry out for wisdom? We are to search for it and not rest until we find it. I assure you that if you ask for wisdom God will hear you. Sometimes the road to wisdom may be a little bumpy. I believe some of us get from God quicker than others may. The point is to never stop searching. Always pray for wisdom in every situation and aspect of your life.

One year bible blog: January 6, 2009

Todays reading can be found here:


Genesis 13:5-15:21 ~ Matthew 5:27-48 ~ Psalm 6:1-10 ~ Proverbs 1:29-33


something that stood out to me today was from the reading in Genesis:


"The Lord accepted Abram because he believed. So his faith made him right with the Lord."


Having faith makes us right with the Lord. Having faith in his written word and believing that all of God's promises will come about in their time. Do a study on how many times the bible talks about having faith. it's a lot!
Hebrews 11:6 says that without faith it is impossible to please God.

In Matthew today I am reminded of the sanctity of marriage. It is a covenant before God and not to be taken lightly. Also, as a woman I am reminded that how I dress and how I behave are very important to the Lord. Women are very much responsible for being modest in every aspect of our lives.

In Psalms today I think about how many times I have felt like David. How many times have I cried and poured out my heart to God. After crying out to God I always feel better, and sometimes only then is it truly possible to have faith that what you are in need of will be given. Pouring our hearts out before God is something we should be doing regularly.



I really like this:

Proverbs 1:32

"The Lord really hates sinful people. But he makes honest people his closest friends."

One year bible blog: January 5, 2009

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Today's reading:

Genesis 11:1-13:4~ Matthew 5:1-26 ~Psalm 5:1-12 ~Proverbs 1:24-28



I too have turned into somewhat of a night owl since my husband started working from home. His day use to start at 6:00 and it was really easy for me to get up and get my day going as soon as he left the house.

Now that he is at home his day starts rather late and because of this I have started getting up later and going to bed later.

I desperately want to change this!

I must admit that I have been doing my daily bible study in the evenings, and sometimes even before bed. I am rather ashamed of this and I am committed to changing my schedule.

I am going to set my alarm for 7:00 tomorrow and get up when it goes off! Sometimes this is hard to do when my husband is still snuggled up in bed. But if I do this I will be able to have an hour or more to pray and read my bible before I have to start my day of homeschooling.

I do believe that being a night owl is no good and it's also unhealthy.

I enjoyed the scriptures today. Proverbs really makes you think about how important it is to listen and obey. Just like I tell my kids "Bad things happen when you don't listen to your mom and dad!"

One year bible blog: January 4, 2009

Today's reading:
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Genesis 8:1-10:32 ~ Matthew 4:12-25 ~ Psalm 4:1-8 ~ Proverbs 1:20-23

some things that stood out to me today:

Genesis 8:1-10:32

"I will never put a curse on the ground again because of men. I will not do it even though his heart is always directed toward what is evil. His thoughts are evil from the time he is young."

This really stood out to me today. Our flesh is always pulled toward what is evil, even from the time we are children. It is only by the power of the Holy Spirit, the renewing of our mind and putting off of our old man that we are changed into the image of Christ. Without the communion with God daily through prayer and storing God's word in out heart we don't have the ability to turn away from evil, not on our own. We are dependent on God's help to be transformed.

I don't know about you, but for me this is a daily walk and a daily battle of renewing my mind. Satan is always there trying to steal the word out of my mind and bring fear and doubt. The more in communion with I am with God the easier it is to resist Satan's attacks.

I also noticed that after Noah got off the boat the Lord told him "Everything that lives and moves will be food for you." This is the first time in the bible that God allows man to eat meat. I assume at this time animals started each other as well. Thankfully this will be changed and the orginal diet for man and animals will be restored in the new heaven and new earth.

Matthew 4:12-25



Psalm 4:1-8

I love this entire Psalm. Well, the entire book of Psalms is wonderful. To pick something...


"How long will you love what will certainly fail you?"

Let's look at our own lives and ask this question. Do you love your house, your stature in your community or church, your pride in your accomplishments...do you love these more than God? All of these things, even our husband and our children, will fail us at some point.



Proverbs 1:20-23

I have prayed for wisdom since I was 16 years old. I have to say that sometimes to gain wisdom you have to go through some hard times. The wisdom I have gained in my life is more precious to me than anything anyone could offer up to me.

My kids are memorizing scriptures from the book of Proverbs. I think this book is so important for young children to learn and remember. It will help equip them for what the world has in store for them when they get older.


I definitely believe that the Lord is always calling us to something. He is constantly challenging us to surrender to him that which keeps us from being transformed into his likeness. We are never standing still. We are either moving forward or backward on the path that we are on.

I feel I am being called in 2009 to take a closer look at my role as a wife, mother, and woman of God. I feel a calling to change something significant in my life...(I am going to be talking about this in an upcoming post of mine, I am not quite ready yet to tell about it.)

I am doing an online bible study of the book "The Excellent Wife" by Martha Peace. I will be posting my responses to our study questions ASAP.

I know that one day I will stand before the King of Kings and I want to be ready. What about YOU?