Insightful Musings on the New Testament
by
Ray Sparre, NU class of '67

Ray has a wealth of experience as a Husband, Father, Pastor, Missionary, and student of the Word. He believes and practices his faith where the rubber meets the road. You'll find his writings to be practical, insightful, and grounded in a truly Christ-centered world view.

Below are links to a printable daily Bible reading guide which Ray is following, and an archive of all his daily devotional writings for 2010.

|  Daily Reading Guide  |  2010 Devotion Archives  |
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12 Dec 10
            Good morning, dear people.
            13 days till Christmas!  Wow!
            Not only has it been raining like crazy, the temperature has ascended to nearly 60 degrees.  As that is sure to melt a lot of mountain snow, adding to the rain, there has to be a lot of flooding.
            Keep worshiping.  Have a blessed day.
                        Love, Dad/Ray
 
12 December 2010
Passage: Revelation 4
Focus: “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power…”  Revelation 4:11.
            I know we sing this verse in chorus form, and it’s a great song, but I’m thinking that it would also be a very good verse to paint on my wall—at least be remembered and maintained as an essential anchor point for doing life.  I have observed that when this orientation is blurred, everything else kind of deteriorates.
            Which operating system do you have in your computer?  This computer I’m typing on right now uses Windows 7 (…I’d much rather have XP).  But when it comes to setting up your life computer, it would be good advice to install Revelation 4:11 as your operating system.  After all, doesn’t it make good sense to install into your computer the operating system that has been designed and prescribed by the Manufacturer of your computer?
            Let’s review: “You are worthy (Not me.), our Lord (Lord?  That means Boss!) and God (Sovereign Designer Manufacturer), to receive glory and honor and power (He has it anyway…but you and I have the privilege to participate.), for you created all things (How many things are ALL THINGS?), and by your will (KJV says “for thy good pleasure.”) they were created and have their being (It’s ALL about Him!).”
 
“Since we fight for the liberty to worship, should we not make more use of that liberty?”