For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Ex. 11 As I alluded to yesterday, evil attacks whatever belongs to God simply because it is God’s. We see evidence of ...
Category: God’s Family
Y4 Day 49 – Ex 1; Luke 4; Job 18Y4 Day 49 – Ex 1; Luke 4; Job 18
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Ex. 1 I mentioned a few days back that Israel’s beginning foreshadowed the beginning of Christ’s Church, the Kingdom of God. First ...
Y4 Day 46 – Gen 48; Luke 1:39-80; Job 14Y4 Day 46 – Gen 48; Luke 1:39-80; Job 14
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 48 I wrote last year about the great family shake-up Jacob created in this chapter. He essentially gave Joseph the family ...
Y4 Day 44 – Gen 46; Mark 16; Job 12Y4 Day 44 – Gen 46; Mark 16; Job 12
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 46 The Israelites started as one man’s direct descendants. First came twelve sons. Those twelve became 70, who settled into a ...
Y4 Day 29 – Gen 30; Mark 1; Est 6Y4 Day 29 – Gen 30; Mark 1; Est 6
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Day 28 (July 28) Gen. 30 Ah – the great “baby war”. How sad to find your value only in producing sons. ...
Y4 Day 23 – Gen 24; Matt 23; Neh 13Y4 Day 23 – Gen 24; Matt 23; Neh 13
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 24 A couple of days ago I commented on Isaac’s apparent willingness to be his father’s sacrifice. Isaac really had nothing ...
Y4 Day 19 – Gen 20; Matt 19; Neh 9Y4 Day 19 – Gen 20; Matt 19; Neh 9
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 20 A very unexpected thought popped into my head this morning when I read what God said to Abimelech in Genesis ...
Y4 Day 4 – Gen 4; Matt 4; Ezra 4Y4 Day 4 – Gen 4; Matt 4; Ezra 4
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 4 Most everybody is familiar with the story of Cain and Abel. I got to wondering this morning, though, what the ...
Y4 Day 3 – Gen 3; Matt 3; Ezra 3Y4 Day 3 – Gen 3; Matt 3; Ezra 3
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 3 “The woman saw that the tree was…desirable to make one wise” (from Gen. 3:6). Wisdom comes from God alone. If ...
Y3 Day 359 – 1 Jn 4; 1 Jn 5; 2 Jn 1; 3 Jn 1Y3 Day 359 – 1 Jn 4; 1 Jn 5; 2 Jn 1; 3 Jn 1
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Jn. 4 I am more and more convinced that the book of Revelation is not a prophecy of some future series ...
Y3 Day 358 – 1 Jn 1; 1 Jn 2-3Y3 Day 358 – 1 Jn 1; 1 Jn 2-3
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Jn. 1 When we point others to Jesus, we aren’t just opening the door to fellowship with God for them, we ...
Y3 Day 348 – 1 Tim 1; 1 Tim 2-3Y3 Day 348 – 1 Tim 1; 1 Tim 2-3
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Tim. 1 It’s interesting to me that Paul always introduces himself in his letters, not just as Paul, but essentially as ...
Y3 Day 347 – Phil 1-2; Phil 3; Phil 4Y3 Day 347 – Phil 1-2; Phil 3; Phil 4
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Phil. 1-2 Paul was constantly giving thanks for the faith of those he ministered to. Although my ministry in Christ is not ...
Y3 Day 346 – Eph 4-5; Eph 6Y3 Day 346 – Eph 4-5; Eph 6
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Eph. 4-5 I think I need to start seeing my life as a Christian as more than my life as a Christian. ...
Y3 Day 308 – Luke 22; John 13Y3 Day 308 – Luke 22; John 13
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 22 Luke gives a detail from the Last Supper that the other writers don’t include. When Jesus first took the cup ...
Y3 Day 293 – Matt 18Y3 Day 293 – Matt 18
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 18 In this chapter, Jesus spoke about how we should treat fellow believers. Clearly, the disciples’ competition to be the greatest ...
Y3 Day 292 – Matt 17; Mark 9; Luke 9:28-62Y3 Day 292 – Matt 17; Mark 9; Luke 9:28-62
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 17 There is so much more in this story of the temple tax than what it seems on the surface! The ...
Y3 Day 268 – Ezra 7-8; Ezra 9-10Y3 Day 268 – Ezra 7-8; Ezra 9-10
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Ezra 7-8 “Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the LORD, obey it, and teach its statutes ...
Y3 Day 261 – Ezra 4; Ezra 5-6Y3 Day 261 – Ezra 4; Ezra 5-6
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Ezra 4 Why did the people of the land say they wanted to help with building God’s temple? Were they trying to ...
Y3 Day 254 – Ezek 45-46; Ezek 47-48Y3 Day 254 – Ezek 45-46; Ezek 47-48
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Ezek. 45-46 Honestly, I still have no idea what all of this is about. Although I’m thinking it must somehow be a ...
Y3 Day 197 – Is 9-10; Is 11; Is 12Y3 Day 197 – Is 9-10; Is 11; Is 12
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Is. 9-10 I think the reason the Jews up to Jesus’ day had misplaced expectations about the promised Messiah is because they ...
Y3 Day 193 – Is 5; Is 6; Is 7-8Y3 Day 193 – Is 5; Is 6; Is 7-8
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Is. 5 This chapter makes me think of Paul’s letter to the Romans. In Romans 11 Paul compared the Jews to the ...
Y3 Day 138 – 1 Chron 23; 1 Chron 24-25; 1 Chron 26Y3 Day 138 – 1 Chron 23; 1 Chron 24-25; 1 Chron 26
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Chron. 23 Part of David’s preparations for building God’s Temple involved organizing the Levites for Temple service. The Levites were the ...
Y3 Day 112 – 1 Chron 7-8; 1 Chron 9; 1 Chron 10Y3 Day 112 – 1 Chron 7-8; 1 Chron 9; 1 Chron 10
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Chron. 7-8 I truly don’t get the organization and purpose of these genealogies. The descendants of Dan and Zebulon aren’t mentioned ...
Y3 Day 109 – 1 Chron 3; 1 Chron 4-5; 1 Chron 6Y3 Day 109 – 1 Chron 3; 1 Chron 4-5; 1 Chron 6
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Chron. 3 I’m not sure why all these genealogies were so important to the ancient people of the Bible. Clearly it ...
Y3 Day 82 – Josh 22; Josh 23-24Y3 Day 82 – Josh 22; Josh 23-24
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Josh. 22 As I see it, the western tribes of Israel did a couple things right, here. As it turns out, the ...
Y3 Day 52 – Num 1-2; Num 3Y3 Day 52 – Num 1-2; Num 3
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Num. 1-2 The original tent of meeting was a small tent that Moses pitched outside the Israelite’s camp. God spoke with Moses ...
Y3 Day 47 – Lev 13; Lev 14; Lev 15Y3 Day 47 – Lev 13; Lev 14; Lev 15
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Lev. 13 As I was reading through the laws concerning skin diseases this morning, I couldn’t help but think of Jesus’ instructions ...
Y3 Day 1 – Gen 1, Gen 2, Gen 3Y3 Day 1 – Gen 1, Gen 2, Gen 3
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 1 Two things from this chapter. First, the Bible tells us that God reveals Himself in His creation. That thought came ...
Y2 Day 364 – John 20; Mal 1-2Y2 Day 364 – John 20; Mal 1-2
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. John 20 “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” What does that mean to you? How will you live ...