My criteria

So, some people have asked me how I choose the verses for the daily blogs that I write. They wonder, because I am the first to complain that I can't come up with sermons or sermon ideas on my own. That is why I always have preached expositorily, and most likely always will. With Palm Sunday and Easter approaching I once again had to figure out what to preach on a few weeks ago as I was preparing. It took me longer to decide on one than to actually do all of the planning and research for it to this point.
But, back to the blogs. I spend hours each morning searching, praying and looking for just the perfect verse to bring up and illustrate each day. Hours upon hours of research goes into each and every blog. I mean it's intense every morning. Okay, if you bought into that, I apologize it's really quite scientific.
I subscribed to a national local Christian radio station and by doing so I can listen on-line from my office. Each morning that radio station sends me their verse of the day, and I would have to say that 90% of the time I use that verse. I open up my Bible, my couple of concordances that I have at my office and I pray about it. Then I start typing and presto! A blog.
Proverbs 20:5 The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
This verse interestingly enough is not the verse of the day for today, but it illustrates a little bit what I am seeking here. If I blog on my own, without the randomness of what I find, it will become more about me. My heart and my purposes, or motives will come out and it will no longer be something anyone will want to read. So, I use the scientific approach of opening up my email and studying that particular verse. It leads me in different directions each morning which keeps it fun for me, and allows me to extend my knowledge of the Word in a way that is not driven by my own purposes.
So I hope I didn't let you down too much with my selection process. Atleast I don't close my eyes, open my BIble and point to a verse.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!