Posts by jhumphries

February 4, 2019 DAILY READING 1 Kings 17:8-16This weekend’s reading: Revelation 3:1-6 FIELD NOTESIn this story, Elijah has been commanded by God to seek safety outside of Israel, for all of Israel’s resources have dried up in a drought. Elijah crosses the border into Sidon, in a town called Zarephath, in search of food. He…

February 2, 2019 DAILY READING John 1:43-51This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:18-29 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. When he got there, he ran across Philip and said, “Come, follow me.” (Philip’s hometown was Bethsaida, the same as Andrew and Peter.) Philip went and found Nathanael and told him, “We’ve found the One…

DAILY READING Psalm 71:1-7This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:18-29 FIELD NOTESWhat is your safe space?  For me, I don’t feel any safer than I do when I’m at home with my wife and son.  That is my safe space.  What about your spiritual safe space?  Is it Sunday worship?  Is it your small group?  Is it a…

January 31, 2019 DAILY READING Acts 10:44-48This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:18-29 FIELD NOTESWhy do we limit God’s grace to those we deem worthy of it?  Admit it, you do this.  In today’s passage, we see Peter welcoming ALL into the family of God, when no one could bring any objections.  “They have received the same…

January 30, 2019 DAILY READING Psalm 119:89-96This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:18-29 FIELD NOTESEarlier this week, we read this Psalm. Let us read it again today in a different translation, and may it be our prayer today. Amen. Psalm 119:89-96 The Voice (VOICE) Lamedh Forever, O Eternal One,    Your word stands in heaven, firm and resolute.Your faithfulness endures to every…

January 29, 2019 DAILY READING 2 Corinthians 7:2-12This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:18-29 FIELD NOTESHave you ever had to correct someone? Have you ever had to deliver a rebuke? It’s hard, to say the least. Paul, in his letter to the Corinthians, had to deliver a hard rebuke. And he knew it hurt the church. But…

January 28, 2019 DAILY READING Psalm 119:89-96This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:18-29 FIELD NOTESFor today’s meditation, try the practice of Lectio Divina (Latin for divine reading) as explained by The Upper Room and see what God reveals to you through His Word. LamedhYour eternal word, O Lord,    stands firm in heaven.Your faithfulness extends to every generation,    as enduring as…

January 26, 2019 DAILY READING Luke 19:1-10This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:12-17 FIELD NOTESThe story of Zacchaeus is so loved and so popular that it will appear in almost every children’s bible. My toddler has a bible with only about a dozen stories in it. Zacchaeus is one of them – alongside creation, Noah’s Ark, Jesus’…

January 25, 2019 DAILY READING Romans 12:1-8This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:12-17 FIELD NOTESRomans 12:3 says, “Don’t think of yourself more highly than you ought to think. Instead, be reasonable since God has measured out a portion of faith to each one of you.” And the next few verses remind us that not only do we…

January 24, 2019 DAILY READING Luke 17:20-21This weekend’s reading: Revelation 2:12-17 FIELD NOTESOne time, I was sitting at a red light on my way to a local coffee shop. I was listening to the radio and waiting for it to turn green when I got rear-ended. My first thought was, “I really don’t have time…