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.
- I’m A Mermaid. Deal with It! - I'm a Mermaid, Deal with it!: Robert Fulgham describes in his little book All I Really Need to Know I learned in Kindergarten a confident 5-year-old girl's question. The little girl asked, “Where do the mermaids go?” When he explained, that there was no mermaid category, she asserted, “You may believe that only giants, wizards, & ogres exist, but you are wrong. I am a mermaid! Deal with it!” I wonder what thoughts have occurred to us, when we have felt lost, out in a desert, or possibly out on the ocean, where the familiar, and the comfortable no longer can be seen. Or, you simply don't fit in, a mermaid amid giants. And you wonder, is this part of God's plan for me? If it is, I need Help, God. Continue reading
- Our Failures - Our Failures: Jesus is not praying for us in our success! He is praying for us in our failures! Wow. What a statement! Do you believe that? Jesus is rejoicing in the success He sees in our lives, which is different than the success we may aspire to, and the success He sees in us does not surprise Him. He has equipped us for that success, He has foreordained that we would succeed. So, in our equipping and in the foreordaining, He has set the stage for what would follow…our success through His will. 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.
