365 Daily Meditations from the Word

Today’s Reading

Copyright © 2003 by Searchlight (www.searchlightradio.org)

Published by Calvary Chapel Publishing (CCP)

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Second edition © 2003 by Searchlight

First edition © 2002 by Jon Courson

All Scripture quotations in this book, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the King James Version.

ISBN: 1–931667-15–2

Introduction

And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp…as it were a day’s journey on the other side, round about the camp...

Numbers 11:31

But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness...

I Kings 19:4

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey...

Jonah 3:4

And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey...

Luke 2:43–44

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.

Acts 1:12

Whether the path before you leads ‘round about the camp’ of fellowship or into a solitary wilderness of testing, whether you travel to minister to the rebellious city of Nineveh or to the Holy City of Jerusalem to see Jesus and await His power, it is our prayer that these meditations from the Word will provide sustenance and light for your day’s journey.

January 1

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea...

Matthew 2:4–5

The results of a poll came out recently in the San Francisco Chronicle listing the ten biggest disappointments in the world of tourism...

Number one was the Polo Lounge in Hollywood where movie stars supposedly hung out. Tourists by the thousands would go into the Polo Lounge, but all they would see were other tourists. Number two was one of the casinos in Monte Carlo. Number three was Bethlehem.

Bethlehem is indeed a major disappointment for tourists because they go there expecting to see something special, but when they arrive, all they see is a somewhat dirty little city.

They go into the church of the Nativity, assuming it will be awesome. But as they walk in, they see the church itself divided into three sections: Catholic, Eastern, and Russian Orthodox because these three groups have been fighting for centuries over who should control the site. And there are objects hanging from the ceiling which look like Christmas tree ornaments in a garage sale. With church groups ...