NEVER, NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP!!!
Today’s Reading: Matthew 3-4
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Sunrise over the Galilee. It’s a new day and a new beginning for 100words.ca. Now is the opportunity to begin with thousands of others this two-year journey through the world’s runaway bestseller, the Bible. I’ve proven that in the one-year journey, approximately 70% don’t complete reading every word in the Bible!!! But in the two-year commitment at least 70-75% actually succeed at the challenge of reading every word!!!
Key Verses: Matthew 3:14 & 4:19
“I have need to be baptised by You and are You coming to me?”… “Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men.”
Later in Matthew 11:2-15 Jesus says, “There has not been one greater than John the Baptist.” Such a great man needed Jesus!
What was the evidence of John’s greatness?
(1) A great message! “Repent!” Turn from your own way and go God’s way (Matthew 3:2).
(2) Humility! He did not consider himself a great personality, just a “VOICE!” (Matthew 3:3).
(3) John recognized his own need. “I have need to be baptised by You” (Matthew 3:14).
John the Baptist, according to Luke’s Gospel, was named by an angel. His birth was prophesied in advance, and he was eventually beheaded because of his stand for Truth. What a great man! Yet he confessed to Jesus, “I need You.” THIS IS GREATNESS!!!
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Jesus, John needed You, and I need You desperately! I’m confident that, as the Apostle Paul wrote in Philippians 4:19, “God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” I pray for the grace of Your daily supply! Amen!!!
100 PERSONAL WORDS:
Watching TV or reading newspapers, I have from time to time talked back to the screen toward the person whose troubles have just been exposed, “YOU NEED JESUS!”
His timing may not be to our liking. I remember the singer Jimmy McDonald saying on the 100 Huntley Street TV show, that there are four ways God answers prayer:
- NO (It’s not the best for you, at least at the present time).
- GROW (We must change first in order to handle wisely the answer to our prayers).
- SLOW (Circumstances must change first. God is committed to working within the free will of others).
- GO (This is God’s “YES!” and we can expect results soon).
Listen very carefully and you will hear God’s answer.
Yours with much love,
David
P.S. Please commit to following along with me for the next 730 days, providing God gives the graces of continuity, consistency, and what I like to call, plain old sanctified stubbornness…the determination to “never, never, never give up!” Those five words made up the entire content of a school graduation speech made by the “Man of the Century” (20th), Winston Churchill!!!
Please send me the 100 words again please.
Thank you so very much for the blog I believe I’ve never missed a day since it was first posted. Thank you family for faithfully carrying on with David’s posts. Blessings to you all.
Blessings to you and your family too, Doreen!
Blessings to you and your family too, Doreen!
I have been here since November of 2012. This blog has been up for 14 years now. If my calculations are correct, we are currently going into the beginning of our 8th journey through the Bible. May God bless and keep us all!
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Yes, I follow 100words.ca daily by simply typing it into my browser…it’s always there and you don’t have to rely on anyone sending it to your inbox…that’s how I’ve done it ever since this began in 2012, shortly after my dear hubby had gone to glory!! It was a “life-saver” for me and I’ve told many about it and lead a small band of gals in a Bible St with 100words as our resource. So I’m in and thrilled that so many others are availing themselves of this wonderful “tool” – a tool for growth and grace and wisdom and joy! Many blessings to you on this lush spring morning on the west coast of God’s earth!
I like that idea Alice. Nothing came in to my email either.
Blessings on you 🙏.
Ps – one year ago yesterday my only daughter passed into eternity as our dear Lord in His infinite love and wisdom and mercy picked her up as her loved ones were at her bedside…God is faithful!!!
Ps2 – i may have mentioned and asked for prayer for my knee replacement surgery which happened just over 4 weeks ago – praise God I’m doing well and thrilled that the healing and recovery have gone so well – lots of prayer and lots of help – indeed, “Praise be to the Lord, to God our Saviour, who daily loads us with benefits.” Ps 68:19