Mar 31st CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.31.10

Deuteronomy 16-17:20

17:⁷ The hands of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from among you.

John - Interesting they would make the person who made the accusation follow through with the punishment.

Luke 9:7-27

9:¹⁴ For there were about five thousand men.
Then He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.” ¹⁵ And they did so, and made them all sit down.

John - Notice Jesus had them sit down in small groups... Small groups were used throughout the movement of the New Testament.

Psalm 72:1-20
Proverbs 12:8-9

12:⁸ A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

John - We are commended based on our wisdom we are also know we can perish for a lack of knowledge... Wisdom and knowledge are so important.

Mar 30th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.30.10

Deuteronomy 13-15:23
Luke 8:40-9:6

9: ¹ Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. ² He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

John - Jesus GAVE power and authority... when He sent them out he had them PREACH and HEAL, this is powerful. From power they preached, from authority, they healed.

Psalm 71:1-24

71: ²⁴ My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long;
For they are confounded,
For they are brought to shame
Who seek my hurt.

John - confound - to be ashamed, disconcerted, disappointed

Proverbs 12:5-7

12:⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are right,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

John - thoughts - device, plan, purpose, invention

Mar 29th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.29.10

Deuteronomy 11-12:32

11:²² “For if you carefully keep all these commandments which I command you to do—to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him— ²³ then the LORD will drive out all these nations from before you, and you will dispossess greater and mightier nations than yourselves. ²⁴ Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the River Euphrates, even to the Western Sea, shall be your territory.

John - When you CAREFULLY obey God and walk in all His ways..... HE WILL DRIVE OUR and you will DISPOSSESS great and mightier things than yourself!

Luke 8:22-39

8:²⁴ And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!”
Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm. ²⁵ But He said to them, “Where is your faith?”
And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, “Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!”

John - Jesus gets right to the point, WHERE IS YOUR FAITH? We should know here our faith is, if we through circumstances of life know where our faith is when things happen we will GO to where our faith is.... Look to where our faith is... that why it is so important to know where it is!

Psalm 70:1-5
Proverbs 12:4

⁴ An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

John - excellent -strength, might, efficiency, wealth, arm... what descriptions of excellent the bible has!

Mar 28th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.28.10

Deuteronomy 9-10:22
Luke 8:4-21

8:¹¹ “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. ¹² Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

John - Interestly enough they HEAR but then what they heard gets TAKEN away..before they believe and are saved.

Psalm 69:19-36

69:³³ For the LORD hears the poor,
And does not despise His prisoners.

John - poor- subject to oppression and abuse, in this passage you can take comfort that God hears you... And if He hears you He will work through where you are!

Proverbs 12:2-3

12:² A good man obtains favor from the LORD,
But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.
³ A man is not established by wickedness,
But the root of the righteous cannot be moved.

John - A good, pleasant, agreeable man... obtains (receives) FAVOR from the Lord.... It is important to be open in relationships with others and God because out of it flows FAVOR!

Mar 27th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.27.10

Deuteronomy 7-8:20

7:⁹ “Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

John - 1000 generations!! WOW, God is good.


Luke 7:36-8:3

7:⁴⁷ Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

John - When we have been forgiven of much WE FORGIVE MUCH!! SHE LOVED MUCH!!

Psalm 69:1-18

Proverbs 12:1

12: ¹ Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
But he who hates correction is stupid.


John - No further explanation needed..

Mar 26th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.26.10

Deuteronomy 5-6:25
Luke 7:11-35

7:²² Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them. ²³ And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”


John - I see something AMAZING in this.. the blind needed to see, the lame needed to walk, the leper needed cleansing, the deaf need to hear, the dead need to be raised to life again..... BUT the poor... needed the GOSPEL preached to them! Not money... not gold... but the gospel!!


Psalm 68:19-35

³⁵ O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places.
The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people.

John - It is obvious, but great to reaffirm GOD is greater than the places He created... Ex. the Grand Canyon, Oceans, the universe!


Proverbs 11:29-31

11: ³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who wins souls is wise.
³¹ If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth,
How much more the ungodly and the sinner.


John - The righteous is like a tree that continues to to bear fruit OVER and OVER in seasons.. And he who WINS souls is wise..

recompensed - is caused to be at peace as compensation what do you think the compensation for the ungodly is?

Mar 25th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.25.10

Deuteronomy 4:1-49
Luke 6:39-7:10

6:⁴⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart^[a] brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

John - Our hearts hold treasures, what ever we have placed there, and out of our heart comes all kind of stored items that show up on our lips!

Psalm 68:1-18

68:¹⁸ You have ascended on high,
You have led captivity captive;
You have received gifts among men,
Even from the rebellious,
That the LORD God might dwell there.

John - The Lord dwells in the place of His people, even with the example of Israel, when they are rebellious. What grace God has!


Proverbs 11:28

11:²⁸ He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like foliage.

John - God I thank you in you we can flourish! If we trust in riches, we fall.... If we trust in you we flourish!

Mar 24th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.24.10

Deuteronomy 2-3:29
Luke 6:12-38

6:¹⁹ And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all.

John - THE POWER went out FROM Him... what God used was inside Jesus, what God wants to use in us is INSIDE us!



6:³² “But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. ³³ And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. ³⁴ And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. ³⁵ But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.


John - What credit is that to you... so obviously God has a system of credits for things done in obedience. Also God has a reward system for following Him that is from simple to GREAT.


Psalm 67:1-7
Proverbs 11:27

²⁷ He who earnestly seeks good finds favor,
But trouble will come to him who seeks evil.


John - SEEKING GOOD = FINDING FAVOR....

Mar 23rd CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.23.10

Numbers 36:1-13
Deuteronomy 1:1-46

Luke 5:29-6:11

6:³ But Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: ⁴ how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?”

John - Jesus always pointed them back to the truth, connecting it with what they knew was in the word. God still connects us to the truth this is one reason its so important to take in His word..

Psalm 66:1-20

66: ¹³ I will go into Your house with burnt offerings;
I will pay You my vows,
¹⁴ Which my lips have uttered
And my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble.


John - When we are in trouble we promise God all kind of things, don't be quick to utter things to God because He will expect you to follow through them, if you do make a vow...DO IT!

Proverbs 11:24-26

11:²⁴ There is one who scatters, yet increases more;
And there is one who withholds more than is right,
But it leads to poverty.
²⁵ The generous soul will be made rich,
And he who waters will also be watered himself.
²⁶ The people will curse him who withholds grain,
But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

John - WOW, scattering you INCREASE, withholding more than right leads you to poverty. You can see Gods system is exactly opposite of the thought process of the main stream.

Mar 22nd CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.22.10

Numbers 33:40-35:34
Luke 5:12-28

5:¹⁷ Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

John - The presence of the power doesnt mean the person receives the healing, BUT the have the opportunity if they believe... they receive....

Psalm 65:1-13

65:5 By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us,
O God of our salvation,
You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth,
And of the far-off seas;

John - By awesome deeds in righteousness, and to think what God's "awesome" is, not my awesome but far, far beyond... He created the universe and everything in it HIS awesome is TRULY awesome....


Proverbs 11:23

11:²³ The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

John - We know that when God makes us righteous by Jesus's blood, we then have a GOOD desire (Holy Spirit) living inside us!!

Mar 21st CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.21.10

Numbers 32-33:39

33:² Now Moses wrote down the starting points of their journeys at the command of the LORD.


John - God had Moses document the journeys, God is big on exact events.


Luke 4:31-5:11

4: ³⁹ So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them.


John - Jesus rebuked the fever, this is interesting I have never thought to just rebuke a fever instead of try to find a way to medicate it or sleep it off. Jesus is awesome!

5:¹¹ So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.


John - This is the pattern... "they forsook all!" God help us see the power in these words..


Psalm 64:1-10
Proverbs 11:22

11:²² As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,
So is a lovely woman who lacks discretion.


John - Its easy to see in this scripture what God thinks about women who lack discretion!

Mar 20th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.20.10

Numbers 30-31:54

Luke 4:1-30

4:³ And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
⁶ And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. ⁷ Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”
⁹ Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. ¹⁰ For it is written:

‘ He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you,’
¹¹ and,
‘ In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’”

^{John - 3 times the enemy tried to get Jesus to sin by meeting His hunger, serving His desire to lead, or showing His protection from God, BUT Jesus responded with scripture... interesting with the WORD the enemy tried to use the WORD, with us is it possible the enemy would try to use the word??}


Psalm 63:1-11

63: ⁶ When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches.
⁷ Because You have been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.

John - All we have to do is look back over our lives and WE CAN SEE that the HELP of the Lord is ALL over our lives...

Proverbs 11:20-21

11:²⁰ Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.


John - WOW!! TO be Gods delight, what a great thought that becomes greater the more we walk with HIM!

Mar 19th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.19.10

Numbers 28:16-29:40

Luke 3:23-38

3:³⁸ the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

John - The son of ADAM and the Son of God, this is POWERFUL I have never seen it this way before. All man, all God, to reconcile the two!


Psalm 62:1-12

62:¹¹ God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.
¹² Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy;
For You render to each one according to his work.


John - Both power and mercy belong to God, remember He does render to us according to our work, there is a reaping and sowing component to our lives.

Proverbs 11:18-19

11:¹⁸ The wicked man does deceptive work,
But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.
¹⁹ As righteousness leads to life,
So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

John - Righteousness is the key to LIFE, it give you life and happiness as a by product of the relationship!

Mar 18th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.18.10

Numbers 26:52-28:15

Luke 3:1-22

3:⁸ Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

John - He is telling them, dont think it is your RIGHT, God can raise up His children from even ROCKS! Abraham was a man of faith, you do like wise and then you will BEAR FRUITS! Even in the old testament it is look at the fruit and your can tell its root!

Psalm 61:1-8

61:⁸ So I will sing praise to Your name forever,
That I may daily perform my vows.

John - Daily vow preforming and praising are interwoven, we must do them DAILY!


Proverbs 11:16-17

11: ¹⁷ The merciful man does good for his own soul,
But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

John - When we think of being merciful, we think it is about others and doing them good, BUT this shows us being merciful does our SOUL (Mind, Will, and Emotions) Good!!

Mar 17th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.17.10

Numbers 26:1-51

Luke 2:36-52

51: ⁵¹ Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. ⁵² And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

John – This is a great example, even though Jesus CREATED everything, He was subject to His mother… Even though He knew more, controlled more, and was sin less He sat under HER authority! WOW!

Also I love Mary had a treasure chest of things she kept in her heart about JESUS! Lastly even under Mary’s authority, without preaching, teaching and healing…. He increased in wisdom, stature, and in favor with GOD and men! If He did it SO CAN WE!

Psalm 60:1-12

60: ¹² Through God we will do valiantly,
For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.

John – THROUGH God we “WILL DO” valiantly…. Why? Because it is HE who shall tread our enemies down, not us, not the government, HE!

Proverbs 11:15

11: ¹⁵ He who is surety for a stranger will suffer,
But one who hates being surety is secure.

John – WILL suffer… hmmm I think this is clear, I’m out, I don’t want to be surety for any strangers…

Mar 16th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.16.10

Numbers 24-25:18

Luke 2:1-35

2: ²⁵ And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶ And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

John – Simeon knew that he would see with his eyes the Lords Christ before he died, what an example of God fulfilling His words and a mans desire, whatever Gods word is for you, YOU will not see death until you complete it!

Psalm 59:1-17

59: ¹⁷ To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises;
For God is my defense,
My God of mercy.

John – If God is my defense do I have to worry about it failing? NO, If God is my defense can I do better defending myself? NO! God help me see HOW broad and powerful is MY DEFENSE, It is you!

Proverbs 11:14

¹⁴ Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

John – God has allowed us the privilege to have Godly counsel from others and given us the SAFETY in the multitude of them! Thank you for your safety God and allowing us to be interdependent!

Mar 15th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.15.10

Numbers 22:21-23:30

Luke 1:57-80

1: ⁶⁶ And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, “What kind of child will this be?” And the hand of the Lord was with him.

John – How amazing the difference when the hand of the Lord is WITH a man!

Psalm 58:1-11

58: ¹¹ So that men will say,
“Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely He is God who judges in the earth.”

John – We have the assurance that THERE IS a reward, from the Lord, we don’t have to look at other people, or our circumstances for the reward, GOD is our reward and will provide us a reward… Surely HE is God and PROVIDES a reward!

Proverbs 11:12-13

11: ¹² He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor,
But a man of understanding holds his peace.
¹³ A talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.

John – A “faithful spirit” conceals a matter… Lord let us BE of a faithful spirit and hold our peace!

Mar 14th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.14.10

Numbers 21-22:20

Luke 1:26-56

1: ³⁷ “For with God nothing will be impossible.”

John – NOTHING.. pretty clear..

Psalm 57:1-11

57: ¹¹ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.

John – Even the sky above our heads shows Gods glory each DAY!

Proverbs 11:9-11

11: ⁹ The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
¹⁰ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
¹¹ By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted,
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

John – The righteous is a CITY changer and causes the CITY to rejoice.

Mar 13th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.13.10

Numbers 19-20:29

Luke 1:1-25

1: ¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. ¹⁶ And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

John – Even before he was born God FILLED him with the Holy Spirit! WOW! Shows you when God thinks life begins…

Psalm 56:1-13

56: ⁵ All day they twist my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.

John – Enemies of righteousness, WILL twist our words!

Proverbs 11:8

11: ⁸ The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead.

John – The righteous escapes trouble, the wicked get it, I think I like the righteous outcome better!

Mar 11th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.11.10

Numbers 16:41-18:32

Mark 16:1-20

16: ¹² After that, He appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country. ¹³ And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.

John – We are talking about disciples here, they DID NOT BELIEVE, so give yourself a break when you struggle with believing, even the ones who knew Jesus and lived with Him struggled, it doesn’t disqualify you!

16: ¹⁷ And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; ¹⁸ they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

John – JESUS said this.

Psalm 55:1-23

55: ¹² For it is not an enemy who reproaches me;
Then I could bear it.
Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me;
Then I could hide from him.
¹³ But it was you, a man my equal,
My companion and my acquaintance.
¹⁴ We took sweet counsel together,
And walked to the house of God in the throng.

John- This shows us the fact that often times people we had sweet fellowship with and walk with God along side, can turn and be our enemy if they choose to walk away from Gods plan, they will also be walking away from Gods people.

Proverbs 11:7

11: ⁷ When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,
And the hope of the unjust perishes.

Mar 11th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.11.10

Numbers 15:17-16:40

Mark 15:1-47

15: ¹⁵ So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified.

John – He wanted to GRATIFY – please, fulfill, Pilate gave in to the will of the crowd instead of what he knew in his heart, Lord help us not fall trap to the same error!

Psalm 54:1-7

7:⁴ Behold, God is my helper;
The Lord is with those who uphold my life.

John – Who your helper is determines what the out will be like!

Proverbs 11:5-6

11:

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way aright,
But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
⁶ The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.

John – We are DELIVERED by righteousness, this is the plan of God for the life of a believer is to be set free!

Mar 10th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.10.10

Numbers 14-15:16

Mark 14:53-72

14: ⁶² Jesus said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

John- power - 1) strength power, ability

a) inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth

b) power for performing miracles

c) moral power and excellence of soul

d) the power and influence which belong to riches and wealth

e) power and resources arising from numbers

f) power consisting in or resting upon armies, forces, hosts

Strong's G1411 - dynamis

Psalm 53:1-6

Proverbs 11:4

11: ⁴ Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness delivers from death.

John – “Day of wrath” is the day of God’s anger and punishment.

Mar 9th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.09.10

Numbers 11:24-13:33

12: ² So they said, “Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?” And the LORD heard it. ³ (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.)

John – When they questioned Moses authority, God heard them. We can be assured God hears the talk of men.

Mark 14:22-52

14: ³⁵ He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.

John – Seeing Jesus in this moment we KNOW we have a High Priest who knows out pain and obeyed the father completely!

Psalm 52:1-9

52: ⁹ I will praise You forever,
Because You have done it;
And in the presence of Your saints
I will wait on Your name, for it is good.

John – name – (reputation, fame, glory) in Gods name is the accurate description of His nature, when shows what is going to be His behavior.

Proverbs 11:1-3

11: ² When pride comes, then comes shame;
But with the humble is wisdom.
³ The integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.

John – 1^st comes pride, then comes SHAME…. Always this is the progression.

Mar 8th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.8.10

Numbers 10-11:23

Mark 14:1-21

14: ⁴ But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, “Why was this fragrant oil wasted? ⁵ For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” And they criticized her sharply.

14: ⁶ But Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me.

14: ¹⁰ Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Him to them.

John – 1^st a great act of kindness was done for Jesus, 2^nd some were indignant over it and thought the gift was wasted, 3^rd Jesus says “Let her alone”, 4^th THEN one of the twelve betrayed Jesus… Interesting how kindness stirred up betrayal.

Psalm 51:1-19

Proverbs 10:31-32

10: ³² The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.

John – We know when we speak acceptable and when we don’t…

Mar 7th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.7.10

Numbers 8-9:23

9: ²³ At the command of the LORD they remained encamped, and at the command of the LORD they journeyed; they kept the charge of the LORD, at the command of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

John – They followed Gods path but didn’t obey His principles, their attitude and actions in the small things derailed them!

Mark 13:14-37

13: ³⁵ Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning— ³⁶ lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. ³⁷ And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”

John – WATCH is what Jesus said to all, this is an active looking, checking, seaching, engaged in our masters work.

Psalm 50:1-23

50: ¹⁴ Offer to God thanksgiving,
And pay your vows to the Most High.
¹⁵ Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

John – OFFER to God thanksgiving, this is a GREAT gift, not a small one, in doing so we are transformed, renewed, focused and God is glorified!

Proverbs 10:29-30

10: ²⁹ The way of the LORD is strength for the upright,
But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
³⁰ The righteous will never be removed,
But the wicked will not inhabit the earth.

John – The “WAY” of the Lord IS strength, we are strengthened on the journey of the Lord, it changes us…

Mar 6th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

3.6.10

Numbers 6-7:89

Mark 12:38-13:13

13: ⁷ But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet. ⁸ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows.

John – Jesus said when you hear of these things DO NOT BE TROUBLED, for such things must happen…

Psalm 49:1-20

49: ¹⁶ Do not be afraid when one becomes rich,
When the glory of his house is increased;
¹⁷ For when he dies he shall carry nothing away;
His glory shall not descend after him.
¹⁸ Though while he lives he blesses himself
(For men will praise you when you do well for yourself),

John – So often the desire to be rich, or do well for your self is the DESIRE to be praise by others more than the desire for STUFF, we all want to be valuable in the eyes of others.

Proverbs 10:27-28

10: ²⁸ The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the expectation of the wicked will perish.

John – This is comforting, that our HOPE “will be” gladness, not could be, would be, should be, but WILL BE!