For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 21 Based on the words of Jesus here, what does it look like for you to be ready for His return? “Be ...
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Y2 Day 10 – Luke 10; Gen 19-20Y2 Day 10 – Luke 10; Gen 19-20
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 10 Who is your neighbor? How are you showing mercy to them? Interesting how Jesus answered this law expert’s question. In asking, ...
Y2 Day 6 – Luke 6; Gen 11-12Y2 Day 6 – Luke 6; Gen 11-12
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 6 How do you discover the plank in your own eye? What do you think about Jesus’ counter-narrative? I have noticed that ...
Day 360 – Neh 4-6; Rev 17Day 360 – Neh 4-6; Rev 17
Neh. 4-6 God’s work will always face opposition. This is because Satan, who has temporary reign in this world, opposes God and all who serve Him. It is a spiritual battle. As in any battle, ...
Day 336 – Ez 42-44; 1 John 1Day 336 – Ez 42-44; 1 John 1
Ez. 42-44 Wow – I really have no idea what this whole temple vision is all about. It seems, however, that I am not alone. I did some very brief research on it, and there ...
Day 332 – Ez 33-34; 1 Pet 5Day 332 – Ez 33-34; 1 Pet 5
Ez. 33-34 We read about watchmen and shepherds today. I’m no prophet, and I’m not a leader of Israel, so what do these chapters have to do with me? Likely far more than I can ...
Day 330 – Ez 27-29; 1 Pet 3Day 330 – Ez 27-29; 1 Pet 3
Ez. 27-29 God’s declaration of His coming judgment for the nations seems to have shifted. What was first due to their treatment of Judah is now due to their pride. And a good portion of ...
Day 329 – Ez 24-26; 1 Pet 2Day 329 – Ez 24-26; 1 Pet 2
Ez. 24-26 Ezekiel must have understood, as Paul stated in Philippians 3, that any loss for God in this life would be for eternal gain. Not only did God take Ezekiel’s wife, whom he loved, ...
Day 319 – Ps 137; Ez 1-2; 1 Tim 2Day 319 – Ps 137; Ez 1-2; 1 Tim 2
Ps. 137 I remember from reading in Jeremiah recently that God told His exiled people to settle in Babylon. They were to live their best lives and work and pray for the welfare of their ...
Day 316 – Dan 5-7; Titus 3Day 316 – Dan 5-7; Titus 3
Dan. 5-7 God blessed Nebuchadnezzar greatly and the king’s heart grew very proud. He was then brought low in a way that could not be attributed to anything but the hand of God. Restoration followed, ...
Day 314 – 2 Chron 36; Dan 1-2; Titus 1Day 314 – 2 Chron 36; Dan 1-2; Titus 1
2 Chron. 36 Zedekiah was clearly given over to pride. He would not listen to God’s prophets and he rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar after having sworn his allegiance by God. So he wasn’t simply rebelling ...
Day 313 – Lam 3-5; Heb 13Day 313 – Lam 3-5; Heb 13
Lam. 3-5 Lamentations 3 is quite the journey! It starts off with, “I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of his wrath” (Lam. 3:1). I assume “his wrath” is referring to ...
Day 309 – Jer 39, 52, 40; Heb 10:19-39Day 309 – Jer 39, 52, 40; Heb 10:19-39
Jer. 39, 52, 40 Zedekiah was not obedient to God. He had his eyes put out, was bound in chains, and was taken to Babylon. Ebed-melech, the Ethiopian who rescued Jeremiah from the cistern, however, ...
Day 303 – Jer 27-29; Heb 5Day 303 – Jer 27-29; Heb 5
Jer. 27-29 There are a few things that stand out to me in this passage right now. One is that God declared king Nebuchadnezzar “my servant”. I don’t have any reason to believe that king ...
Day 296 – Jer 15-17; Col 2Day 296 – Jer 15-17; Col 2
Jer. 15-17 Jeremiah was not a friend of the people. They did not like his message and, because its fulfillment was long in coming, they disbelieved and mocked him for it. Thus they continued in ...
Day 293 – Jer 6, 11-12; Acts 27:27-44Day 293 – Jer 6, 11-12; Acts 27:27-44
Jer. 6, 11-12 In its simplest form, all of God’s law boils down to two things – love God and love others. God declares through Jeremiah, as with the other prophets, that His people are ...
Day 292 – Jer 3-5; Acts 27:1-26Day 292 – Jer 3-5; Acts 27:1-26
Jer. 3-5 Was God fair in unleashing His wrath and His judgment on His people? Some definitions of fair are “acceptable and appropriate” and “without self-interest”. Some people view God’s actions from a “you didn’t ...
Day 289 – Zeph 1-3; Acts 24Day 289 – Zeph 1-3; Acts 24
Zeph. 1-3 I did not realize that Zephaniah was Hezekiah’s great, great grandson. Not that I have any idea how or if that matters. I just thought it was interesting that Zephaniah was a distant ...
Day 278 – Is 62-64; Rom 12Day 278 – Is 62-64; Rom 12
Is. 62-64 Isaiah prophesies some beautiful things about Zion; about how God will lift her up and she will be His delight. And He promises a day when He will never again turn her over ...
Day 263 – Is 26-27; Eph 6Day 263 – Is 26-27; Eph 6
Is. 26-27 “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” (Is 26:3). Wow. I don’t know about you, but I’m not really felling a whole lot ...
Day 260 – Is 17-19; Eph 4Day 260 – Is 17-19; Eph 4
Is. 17-19 God is not just the God of Israel and Judah. He is God of the whole earth. He shows that here in Isaiah by declaring judgments against all of the nations. God alone ...
Day 253 – 2 Chron 27-28; Acts 19:1-20Day 253 – 2 Chron 27-28; Acts 19:1-20
2 Chron. 27-28 Jotham did right and the LORD blessed him, “but the people still followed corrupt practices.” (2 Chron 27:2b). Furthermore, his son, Ahaz, who reigned after him was corrupt and turned the people ...
Day 247 – 2 Chron 22; Joel 1; 2 Cor 9Day 247 – 2 Chron 22; Joel 1; 2 Cor 9
2 Chron. 22 Interesting…somehow one of Ahaziah’s daughters, in spite of the evil influence of her grandmother, Athaliah, and the rest of the house of Ahab, managed to end up married to the priest. It ...
Day 246 – 2 Chron 21; Obad 1; 2 Cor 8Day 246 – 2 Chron 21; Obad 1; 2 Cor 8
2 Chron. 21 We read yesterday that Jehoshaphat messed up by allying himself with evil King Ahab of Israel. It seems the marriage alliance he made was with his oldest son, who married one of ...
Day 245 – 2 Chron 19-20; 2 Cor 7Day 245 – 2 Chron 19-20; 2 Cor 7
2 Chron. 19-20 Wow – so much to learn from Jehoshaphat! He sought God, promoted justice in the land, directed the people back to God, and turned to God in his need. His prayer is ...
Day 239 – 2 Chron 4-6; 2 Cor 1Day 239 – 2 Chron 4-6; 2 Cor 1
2 Chron. 4-6 A couple of interesting things regarding the Temple that Solomon built. Firstly, this was no small engineering, manufacturing, and construction feat! They may not have had all the fancy technology that we ...
Day 237 – 1 Chron 28-29; 1 Cor 15:29-58Day 237 – 1 Chron 28-29; 1 Cor 15:29-58
1 Chron. 28-29 I have several brief thoughts from this reading that I believe are very applicable to our day-to-day lives. They are as follows: 1 Cor. 15:29-58 I’m not sure I understand everything that ...
Day 229 – Ps 45-47; 1 Cor 10:19-33Day 229 – Ps 45-47; 1 Cor 10:19-33
Ps. 45-47 Psalm 46 is such a great Psalm! No matter what disasters take place around us, we need not fear. We have a safe place in God, who is mighty above all. God is ...
Day 224 – 1 Chron 4-6; 1 Cor 7:1-19Day 224 – 1 Chron 4-6; 1 Cor 7:1-19
1 Chron. 4-6 Ugh! The genealogies are hard to follow! Names crop up out of nowhere, maybe because they sometimes use two different names for the same person but don’t make that clear (might have ...
Day 219 – Ps 133-135; 1 Cor 2Day 219 – Ps 133-135; 1 Cor 2
Ps. 133-135 “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” (Ps 133:1). We just read Paul’s exhortation to the Corinthian church for this very thing yesterday. But unity is hard, isn’t ...