January 14 readings

Hi, all. I had to take a break for a couple of days to help my parents get the pool ready for the hard freeze we're liable to have tomorrow. While reading the past few days of Bible readings, I realized that we forgot to post January 14. So here it is.


My maid’s better than your maid! Genesis 30:1-31:16 No wonder there were 12 tribes in Israel. 

Matthew 10:1-23

Psalm 12:1-8

Proverbs 3:13-15

I joked about how the some of the tribes of Israel were the result of the “battle” of the maids.  But Matthew recorded Jesus recruiting & utilizing His 12 disciples. Jesus had many disciples, but the twelve were the closest to Jesus. Those of us who are Christians should probably pick a couple of people close to us who are not as spiritually healthy as we are and give special attention to them.

Also, note the spiritual war. Jesus gives us the ability to cast out demons. Yet, some people try to execute the spiritual war in the flesh by harming other people (verses 17-23). For 2,000 years Christians have been hunted down in various parts of the world by various peoples & governments. And it still goes on today.