Friday November 14th
On Fridays my posts will include verses that stood out in my readings from the Bible during week. One, two, three or maybe more. If you have a verse/verses that you read during the week and would like to share, leave it/them in the comments and I will add it/them to the post. Let’s dig deep in God’s Truth again this year!
The verses that you share are appreciated and so encouraging, I’m thankful for them and for each of you!
I’m adding a little note here for the verses I’m sharing today from John 17.
My First Anchor:
On November 24, 1572, John Knox, as he lay dying, said to his wife, Margaret, “Go, read to me where I cast my first anchor.” Margaret knew immediately what to do. She reached for a Bible, opened to John 17, and read to her husband the first three verses. Margaret knew this text was where Knox first met Christ as his Savior. The passage served as both the first and the last anchor for Knox.
John 17:1-3
When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”
From Vera:
“For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.”
Ephesians 2:14-18 ESV
From Dianna:
For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit.
1 Peter 3:18 NASB
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
This was the “right” day to read this – thank you!! We have a family member who has been more urgently on my heart these last weeks than in the past. . .he must be heavy on our son’s heart too because our son called my husband the other night to let him know that this person asked a question! It was a breakthrough worth celebrating for sure. I’m certain the Lord answers our prayers and know that He will answer this one too – the salvation of one of His flock. Thank you for the reminder of the power of our words and prayers.
…Ellen, I wish you a Fabulous Friday. Be well.
Happy Friday Ellen! Take care, have a great day and a happy weekend.
“For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.”
Ephesians 2:14-18 ESV
Thank you for sharing truths on this Friday. My Bible readings have been from Jeremiah for the last several weeks. Even in those terrible times for God’s people due to their own disobedience, God’s declarations were always clear. He would, in the end, restore and redeem. I’m so grateful for that promise to me as well.
For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit. 1 Peter 3:18 NASB
Speaking of an anchor, I am reminded of the song by the Haven of Rest Quartet, “I’ve anchored my soul in the Haven of Rest, I’ll sail the wild seas no more….”
Paul Sandburg from Haven of Rest was part of our church in Huntington Beach for a time. We listened to Haven of Rest on the radio, too, when I was younger.