My Faith View from Here - Daily readings and thoughts

  Today's Reading (Bible in 1 year) Deuteronomy 4:39-5:33, Psalm 101, Jeremiah 15:1-14, John 1:1-34 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%204%3A39-5%3A33%2C%20Psalm%20101%2C%20Jeremiah%2015%3A1-14%2C%20John%201%3A1-34&version=NASB1995 The Word in Human Form I love reading the first chapter of John. Verse 1:  “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God” Verse 2:  “He was in the beginning with God” Verse 4:  “In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men” Verse 14:  “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory as the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” Who is the Word? When did He come into existence? Why did He become human? Did He really bring life? The Truth about Jesus 101 The Word is a person and that person is Jesus.  Jesus did not start in Bethlehem, He was there in the beginning and He is God, “I AM.”  Jesus became human because God loved ...

Today's Reading (Bible in 1 year) Deuteronomy 4:1-38, Psalm 100, Jeremiah 14:13-22, Luke 24:36-53 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%204%3A1-38%2C%20Psalm%20100%2C%20Jeremiah%2014%3A13-22%2C%20Luke%2024%3A36-53&version=NASB1995 Missing the Point 1. “You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it.”  These were Moses’ words in Deuteronomy 4:2.  I’ve mentioned it before that the religious leaders over time added many more laws to what Moses was commanding.  They added laws to protect people from breaking the law that Moses had commanded, but by doing so, they lost the heart of the law. Our previous homes were (we had 4 there) in Hamilton Ontario.  When we moved to Hamilton, we were thrilled at the area because it has more than 100 waterfalls. Syl especially was a fan of waterfalls and can never get enough.  Many of the waterfalls were in dangerous locations so for safety reasons, there was fencing where o...