Read: Jeremiah 4:23-28 I looked, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled. (v. 25) The July 2, 2021, issue of The Old Farmer’s...
Read: Matthew 3:13-17 The Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you...
Read: Isaiah 31:1-5 How often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. (Matt. 23:37 NIV)...
Read: Matthew 10:26-33 You are of more value than many sparrows. (v. 31) If you are familiar with gospel tunes, the song “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” probably comes to...
Read: Psalm 104:10-17 Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches. (v. 12) Before I sat down to write this, I opened the window so I...
Read: Job 39:13-18 The ostrich flaps her wings futilely—all those beautiful feathers, but useless! (v. 13 MSG) What an enigma! This large, flightless bird, averaging eight feet tall with a long...
Read: Psalm 139:7-12 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your...
Read: Jeremiah 8:6-22 Even the stork in the heavens knows her times, and the turtledove, swallow, and crane keep the time of their coming, but my people know not the...
Read: Psalm 102:1-18 I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins . . . like bird alone on a roof. (vv. 6-7 NIV) An owl is a haunting image...
Read: John 5:1-15 I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up. (v. 7) Today we read again about the paralyzed man, waiting...
Read: John 5:1-15 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?”...
Read: John 4:43-54 At Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. (v. 46) Imagine for just a second that you are in a very difficult situation, a situation...
Read: John 2:1-12 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” (v. 3) When you go hiking, it is very important to...
Read: Ephesians 2:11-22 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. (v. 17) From my desk at Words of...
NIGER — The team in Niger is focusing on the theme “Year of Encounter with God” to encourage believers to draw closer to him for strength and hope. Pray that...
