Thank all for joining in on our 2025 meditations from the scriptures. I hope you find some inspiration for the day. It's a long journey, but it's easier together! God bless! ~ Coach
Bible Reading: January 12-18
Gen. 28 – 38
Matt. 9 – 12
Psalm 11 – 16
Proverbs 3:9 – 32
January 14, 2025
Today ~ Gen. 30-31:16 / Matt. 10:1-23 / Ps. 12:1-8 / Prov. 3:13-15
We approach each year with a different mindset—I suppose it’s the ebb and flow of life. This year, I’ve had a renewed desire to roll up my sleeves and do the daily Bible reading to examine the Book through in 2025. It is amazing how each day speaks to you right where you are with the valleys you have to go through and the mountain-top experiences.
A day’s reading does not go by without true introspection plus a clearer look at what makes people what they are.
Today in Genesis 29-30 you’ll read about Rachel and Leah, the two sisters Jacob marries—Ah, there’s a great deal about human behavior, the spirit deep within them. No, it was not a commendable spirit at all, unfortunately; and it creates a vast chasm and discord in their lives. Their story reminds us to “clean up” our spirits and to be aware always to keep the devil’s spirit from our hearts.
When we allow Satan to plant the wrong seeds in our hearts, our actions, motives, and love become contaminated. Sometimes it may be hidden, at least for a while, but the Lord knows how to bring things to light. That’s why we need continually to examine ourselves and to seek the Lord’s mercy. We are all very human, after all.
It reminds us to do the very best we can every day with everyone we meet, to treat all with love and respect, and to keep the devil’s fruit from taking any root at all in our hearts.
The best we can do every day with what we have! We can live by that.
It may not seem like much, and it may not be profitable outwardly, but the Lord sees the inside.
When we get to Psalm 11, the Spirit sheds more light on these two sisters’ hearts. It is not that they were totally corrupt, but they were losing the battle at this stage in life.
“But the Lord is in his holy Temple; the Lord still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth. The Lord examines both the righteous and the wicked. He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds. For the righteous Lord loves justice. The virtuous will see his face.”
All of this hits us right where we live, today, January 14, 2025.
It will hit it the same tomorrow.
Thank each of you for reading today! ~ Coach
Bible Reading: January 5 - 11
Genesis 1 - 26
Matthew 1 - 8
Psalm 1 - 10
Proverbs 1 - 3:8
Notes over Bible Reading:
1: Stopping at Haran – Genesis 11:31-32
2: History of Shechem – Gen. 12:6
3: Morning prayers – Psalm 5
4: “For we are brethren” – Gen. 13:8ff
5: A Higher Standard – Matt. 5:38-43
6: The Lord sees me! – Gen. 16:13-14 / Matt. 5:6 / Matt. 6:18 / Psalm 7:9
7: Never Too Old – Gen. 18:12
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