1 Kings 19-20 The Bible tells us a lot about the nature of God. It also tells us quite a bit about the nature of man. There are a few things in this passage that ...
Category: God’s Character
Day 176 – 1 Kings 5-7; Acts 7:44-60Day 176 – 1 Kings 5-7; Acts 7:44-60
1 Kings 5-7 After a trip through some Wisdom Literature of the Bible, we are back in Kings. This particular passage is a fairly detailed description of Solomon’s building of God’s house – the Temple. ...
Day 175 – SoS 6-8; Acts 7:22-43Day 175 – SoS 6-8; Acts 7:22-43
SoS 6-8 “I am my beloved’s, and his desire is for me” (SOS 7:10). Still trying to look at this book of love poetry through the lens of my relationship with God, and this is ...
Day 164 – Prov 8-9; John 21Day 164 – Prov 8-9; John 21
Prov. 8-9 These two Proverbs focus on wisdom – “her” characteristics, benefits, and source. We learn in Proverbs 9:10 how to get started on the path to wisdom. “The fear of the LORD is the ...
Day 159 – Ps 143-145; John 18:1-18Day 159 – Ps 143-145; John 18:1-18
Ps. 143-145 Psalm 143 asks God for deliverance. “For your name’s sake, O LORD, preserve my life! In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble! And in your steadfast love you will cut off ...
Day 155 – Ps 68, 72, 96; John 14Day 155 – Ps 68, 72, 96; John 14
Ps. 68 “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation” (Ps 68:19). Did you catch that? Daily! God is there, with us and for us, every.single.day. Ps. 72 It appears ...
Day 154 – Ps 61-62, 65; John 13:21-38Day 154 – Ps 61-62, 65; John 13:21-38
Ps. 61-62 I continue to read David’s words as if they were the words of our Christ. What stands out to me in Psalm 61 is verse 5b, “You have given me the inheritance of ...
Day 151 – Ps 36-38; John 12:1-26Day 151 – Ps 36-38; John 12:1-26
Ps. 36-38 Boy, is Psalm 36 ever a today-relevant Psalm!! The first 4 verses speak so clearly of the so-called ‘leadership’ that we are faced with today – it brought several names to mind while ...
Day 143 – Ps 9, 11; John 8:1-27Day 143 – Ps 9, 11; John 8:1-27
Ps. 9 “I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.” (Ps 9:1) Gratitude is good for what ails us, they say, and I know ...
Day 141 – Ps 4-6; John 7:1-27Day 141 – Ps 4-6; John 7:1-27
Ps. 4-6 David fully trusted that God is good, and that He accepts a heart that is right before Him. It is important to note that a “right heart” isn’t about right behavior, but about ...
Day 134 – 2 Sam 13-14; John 4:1-26Day 134 – 2 Sam 13-14; John 4:1-26
2 Sam. 13-14 As we read recently, the turmoil in David’s family noted in these two chapters is the direct result of David’s sin with Bathsheba. And it is just the tip of the iceberg. ...
Day 116 – 1 Sam 10-12; Luke 19:1-27Day 116 – 1 Sam 10-12; Luke 19:1-27
1 Sam. 10-12 Israel made a mistake in rejecting God – the perfect King – and demanding an imperfect, human king for themselves. When they confessed their evil, Samuel’s response was this: “’Do not be ...
Day 114 – 1 Sam 4-6; Luke 18:1-23Day 114 – 1 Sam 4-6; Luke 18:1-23
1 Sam. 4-6 In 1 Sam 4:3, the people of Israel were losing to the Philistines in battle. They decided to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD on site, hoping that might ...
Day 104 – Judges 1-3; Luke 12:32-59Day 104 – Judges 1-3; Luke 12:32-59
Judges 1-3 It seems that God always leaves us with a choice. When He created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, He gave them one tree – just one – from which they ...
Day 103 – Josh 22-24; Luke 12:1-31Day 103 – Josh 22-24; Luke 12:1-31
Josh. 22-24 When the two and a half tribes returned to their side of the Jordan, they stopped and built a very large alter at the crossing point. When the rest of Israel heard of ...
Day 102 – Josh 19-21; Luke 11:29-54Day 102 – Josh 19-21; Luke 11:29-54
Josh. 19-21 “Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.” (Josh. 21:45). God keeps His word in spite of us ...
Day 89 – Deut 17-19; Luke 5:17-39Day 89 – Deut 17-19; Luke 5:17-39
Deut. 17-19 Reading through this section in Deuteronomy, it seems to me that the children of Israel did not do any of the things God told them to do. Even the Godly men, like David ...
Day 79 – Num 26-27; Luke 1:1-20Day 79 – Num 26-27; Luke 1:1-20
Num. 26-27 So when God swallowed up the three rebels who rose up against Moses and Aaron, for some reason He did not take the sons of Korah – one of the three men. The ...
Day 66 – Lev 23-24; Mark 10:32-52Day 66 – Lev 23-24; Mark 10:32-52
Lev 23-24 My Bible study group did a study a good while back on the Feasts of the LORD (there are seven). It was fascinating. The feasts are a roadmap of God’s redemptive plan for ...
Day 54 – Ex 39-40; Mark 4:21-41Day 54 – Ex 39-40; Mark 4:21-41
Ex. 39-40 “Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.” (Ex 40:34). It is so awesome to me that, though they were a sinful and stiff-necked ...
Day 45 – Ex 19-20; Matt 27:27-50Day 45 – Ex 19-20; Matt 27:27-50
Ex. 19-20 God revealed Himself to His people – He gave them a glimpse of His power and might and showed them a glimpse of His character in the 10 commandments (His Law). Moses said ...
Day 39 – Ex 4-6; Matt 24:29-51Day 39 – Ex 4-6; Matt 24:29-51
Ex. 4-6 Moses did what we all do when we are afraid or lacking confidence – he made a whole string of excuses and objections. God is so patient with us! He answered every objection ...
Day 13 – Job 11-13; Matt 9:18-38Day 13 – Job 11-13; Matt 9:18-38
Job 11-13 Zophar adds that, not only must Job be guilty of something, but that God must be going easy on him! Job’s friends refuse to consider that Job might indeed be innocent, because they ...
Day 10 – Job 3-4; Matt 8:1-17Day 10 – Job 3-4; Matt 8:1-17
Job 3-4 Job is a difficult book…and it’s hard to find application in the bits and pieces of it (rather than the whole). Knowing the end of this story, I will say that one thing ...