Welcome to Watchword devotionals. Watchwords have been a feature here at bosworth30.com since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when thee were first sent to the men in my Bible Study group. The number now receiving Watchwords has now grown to nearly 100 subscribers and, as of December 2022, more than 900 installments have been sent via e-mail.
Each one contains a scripture passage or two, a short meditation, an occasional announcement or other inspirational or humorous feature, and a closing prayer.
Subscribers are encouraged to contribute short meditations or inspirational stories, prayer requests, news, poems or just a bit of humor – and they do.
Here are a couple of the most recent Watchwords.
- W W J D - WWJD: I'd like to pick up where I left off at our last Watchword, June 2, entitled "History Repeating?" The last sentence in that meditation was: “What would Jesus have us do?" So, this is what I think: Jesus said that the most important commandment was to love God with all of our being, and the second commandment was to love one's neighbors as ourselves. Jesus also taught us to love our enemies and to pray for those who persecute us. He was also explicit in his identification with those who are marginalized in society for he called them ‘the least of these’ and went on to say when you neglect them, you neglect Him. Clearly Jesus wants us to open our hearts to envelope everyone in his love. Continue reading
- History Repeating? - History Repeating? I've had reoccurring thoughts that comes and goes for the past several months. They’re bothersome thoughts, that if I gave them too much lead, it would cause sleepless nights. I hesitated to incorporate the focus of those thoughts in a devotional, so I tried to neatly put them aside and move on. Then, from another source, a nudge, a reminder, and I concluded that I’m dealing with a whispered message from of my Holy Spirit. As this year has unfolded it has become clear that the nation and the new presidential administration is going to have mass deportations of immigrants and refugees based on fear and bigotry against some of the most vulnerable residing in our country. Is this country acting in opposition to God? Continue reading
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A footnote. I know that we use a lot of different Bible commentaries in our studies and they are helpful. One that I like is Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik. He really speaks to me in language that even I can understand, and he is very thorough as he goes through chapter by chapter. Another feature of his writings is that he does not hesitate to quote other theologians in order to make a clear point.
