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Thursday, September 15, 2016, 7:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Broken and Contrite.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Revelation 16 (ESV). Then, the Lord reminded me of something which took place in my life 12 years ago, at this time of year. He reminded me of how...

Tuesday, August 16, 2016, 4:48 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Give Ear to Jesus.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Peter 2 (Select vv. ESV). Pure Spiritual Milk (vv. 1-3) So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn...

Monday, April 25, 2016, 1:21 a.m. Last night, after I went to bed, and again this morning I had the song “Here I Go Again” running through my mind. So, I looked up the lyrics. Basically, the message of the song is from the perspective of someone who is afraid to share the gospel of Jesus...

Sunday, April 24, 2016, 4:24 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “All Through the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 28:17-28 (ESV). It is Spoken Against (vv. 17-22) After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he...

Friday, April 22, 2016, 4:44 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Courageous!” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 26 (Select vv. ESV). Summary (Acts 21:27-26:11) Paul was in Jerusalem. Some Jews from the province of Asia stirred up a crowd against him. A mob of people...

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 12:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Songs in the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 16:16-34 (Select vv. ESV). Summary (vv. 16-24) A young girl, who was a fortune teller, followed Paul and his companions for many days. She kept...

Sunday, April 10, 2016, 5:56 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Near the Cross.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 13 (Select vv. ESV). The Message of Salvation (vv. 26-33a) “Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent...

Friday, April 8, 2016, 4:45 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “He Reached Down.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 9:1-19a (ESV). Getting Our Attention (vv. 1-9) But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and...

Tuesday, April 5, 2016, 7:32 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “All Through the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 5:17-42 (Select vv. ESV). Jealousy (vv. 17-18) But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and...

Friday, March 18, 2016, 9:05 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “He Gives Purpose.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 12 (select vv. ESV). We Must Die to Sin (vv. 20-25) Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who...

Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 11:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Open My Heart.” I read John 1:35-51 (ESV). The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this...

Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 3:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Servant of The Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 1:19-23 (NASB). This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” And he...

Sunday, March 6, 2016, 6:17 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “To Be Like Him.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Luke 24 (quoting vv. 36-49 ESV). Jesus’ Resurrection (summary vv. 1-35) Jesus Christ, God the Son, was betrayed by Judas, who was one of his twelve disciples. He...

Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 1:13 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Fully Ready!” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Luke 12:35-48 (ESV). Awake When He Comes (vv. 35-40) “Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master...

Monday, February 22, 2016, 5:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put the song in mind, “Believe Him.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Luke 10:38-42 (ESV). Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called...

Monday, February 15, 2016, 3:54 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Fear Not, Little Flock.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Luke 5:1-11 (ESV). On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he...

Thursday, February 11, 2016, 8:08 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Fear Not, Little Flock.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Mark 16:1-8 (ESV). When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint...

What I see at work here is that God revealed Jesus to John, John then revealed Jesus to his disciples, and two of them followed him. One of the two immediately told his brother, who he then brought to Jesus. Jesus found Philip and said, “Follow Me,” and Philip found Nathanael and told him about...

Thursday, December 17, 2015, 5:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Praise be Told.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Matthew 5:13-16 (NASB). Salt of Earth (v. 13) “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is...

This song is a prayer to my Lord, expressing how much I love his daily presence with me as I go throughout my day walking in his footsteps, listening to him speak, and having him teach me how to live and work for him; expressing my heart’s desire to be his witness, to tell others of his love and...