Today's readings

SOAP (Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer) readings from Northside Community Church
James 2 1-13
I'm finding that the readings that have been chosen (randomly? through divine intervention?, coincidentally?) speak to me of the things that I need to hear. This reading is about not favouring those who rich in material things over those who are poor in material things but about treating all equally. It's also about not judging others (You talking to me God?) for one sin while we are busy doing another. It also has a strong message about mercy "For judgement is without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgement".

Life Journal Reading Plan
1 Samuel 3-5, Psalm 77, 2 Corinthians 8
Samuel is beyond me today, I will have to reread it to have any idea what it means except that it is important to do the will of God and not allow others for whom you are responsible to say or do anything against God.

The Psalms are always a comfort and I love today's - it speaks to me directly.
"I will cry unto God with my voice, 2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: 3 I remember God, and am disquieted:

4 Thou holdest mine eyes watching: 5 I have considered the days of old, 6 I call to remembrance my song in the night: 7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? 8 Is his loving kindness clean gone for ever? 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious?

10 And I said, This is my infirmity; 11 I will make mention of the deeds of Jehovah; 12 I will meditate also upon all thy work, 13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: 14 Thou art the God that doest wonders: 15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people,

16 The waters saw thee, O God; 17 The clouds poured out water; 18 The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind; 19 Thy way was in the sea,20 Thou leddest thy people like a flock,"

I'm not a big fan of Paul's but I enjoyed reading this passage. The strongest message for me today was "For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich."

There is no doubt that I've experienced great poverty of the spirit and it's about time that I spent as much time on my spiritual life as I do on the physical, intellectual and emotional. Thanks for being with me today.