Ps. 73, 85 The writer of Psalm 73 starts off by acknowledging that he knew that God is good to His own. But when he looked around at the world around him, he saw the ...
Category: God’s Plan
Day 226 – 1 Chron 10-12; 1 Cor 8Day 226 – 1 Chron 10-12; 1 Cor 8
1 Chron. 10-12 When the Philistines found Saul and his sons dead, they “sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to carry the good news to their idols…”. (1 Chron 10:9). I am so ...
Day 209 – Ps 104-105; 1 Thes 1Day 209 – Ps 104-105; 1 Thes 1
Ps. 104-105 These two Psalms show God as creator and caretaker. Psalm 104 speaks of His creation of the whole earth and how He cares for it all. It even mentions His rejoicing in His ...
Day 205 – Ps 89, 92; Phil 3Day 205 – Ps 89, 92; Phil 3
Ps. 89, 92 There are so many things in the Bible that have a double meaning or that we can read two ways. As I was reading through Psalm 89 this morning, one such alternative ...
Day 198 – 2 Kings 17-18; Gal 4Day 198 – 2 Kings 17-18; Gal 4
2 Kings 17-18 I want to be like Hezekiah. Of all the kings of Judah, Hezekiah was the one who was wholeheartedly committed to God alone. 2 Kings 18:6 says, “he held fast to the ...
Day 197 – 2 Kings 15-16; Gal 3Day 197 – 2 Kings 15-16; Gal 3
2 Kings 15-16 There is a stark contrast between the history of the kings of Judah and that of the kings of Israel. Judah was far from perfect, but most of the kings generally “did ...
Day 194 – Amos 1-3; Acts 15:22-41Day 194 – Amos 1-3; Acts 15:22-41
Amos 1-3 These prophesies of Amos reveal many things about the character and nature of God, as well as His plan – both temporal and eternal – for humanity. 1. Just because God uses someone ...
Day 193 – Jonah 1-4; Acts 15:1-21Day 193 – Jonah 1-4; Acts 15:1-21
Jonah 1-4 Ahh…the story of Jonah – a good one! I’m sure there are many things to learn from this story, but I want to note three for now: 1. You cannot flee from ...
Day 190 – 2 Kings 7-9; James 3Day 190 – 2 Kings 7-9; James 3
2 Kings 7-9 It is interesting to me how Israel could not keep a royal family. The ‘house of Ahab’ was the third that God cursed to utter destruction. Not one member of any of ...
Day 184 – 1 Kings 14-15; Acts 12Day 184 – 1 Kings 14-15; Acts 12
1 Kings 14-15 Why did God choose Jeroboam to rule Israel? Surely He knew what Jeroboam would do! Why not choose someone He knew would be faithful? One could fall down a rabbit hole of ...
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 167 – Prov 16-18; Acts 2:22-47Day 167 – Prov 16-18; Acts 2:22-47
Prov. 16 Plucking out a few random verses again…Prov. 16:3 – “Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established”. I want to read this verse as, “If I pray that God ...
Day 153 – Ps 53, 55, 58; John 13:1-20Day 153 – Ps 53, 55, 58; John 13:1-20
Ps 53 “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’” (Ps 53:1) – AMEN!! Ps 55 “Cast your burden on the LORD, and He will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous ...
Day 148 – Ps 24-26; John 10:22-42Day 148 – Ps 24-26; John 10:22-42
Ps. 24-26 Ps 25:7 says, “Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O LORD!” Because God is good, He ...
Day 142 – Ps 7-8; John 7:28-53Day 142 – Ps 7-8; John 7:28-53
Ps. 7-8 Psalm 7 is another example of David’s seeking vengeance from God against his enemies rather than taking vengeance himself. He is confident that those who are pursuing him are without cause and he ...
Day 132 – 2 Sam 10-12; John 3:1-15Day 132 – 2 Sam 10-12; John 3:1-15
2 Sam. 10-12 David and Bathsheba. Now here is one case where the Bible explicitly states that “the thing that David had done displeased the LORD” (2 Sam 11:27b). I don’t know if the same ...
Day 109 – Judges 13-15; Luke 15:1-10Day 109 – Judges 13-15; Luke 15:1-10
Judges 13-15 Wow – I love Manoah’s response to God’s word here! (And funny, his wife remains nameless…) Manoah never questioned or doubted the word from God (and he didn’t even realize that it had ...
Day 92 – Deut 26-27; Luke 7:1-30Day 92 – Deut 26-27; Luke 7:1-30
Deut. 26-27 Egypt is often a representation of sin in the OT (I’m sure there is an interesting study in that thought). Apply that thought here and we see that God’s rescuing His people from ...
Day 87 – Deut 11-13; Luke 4:31-44Day 87 – Deut 11-13; Luke 4:31-44
Deut. 11-13 With all the amazing things the people of Israel saw God do for them and with all the amazing promises He gave them for good, to take care of them and prosper them, ...
Day 86 – Deut 8-10; Luke 4:1-30Day 86 – Deut 8-10; Luke 4:1-30
Deut. 8-10 Deut. 9 makes it very clear that God did not bless the people of Israel because of their righteousness. He blessed them to set them apart, because He chose them. Starting with Abram, ...
Day 83 – Deut 1-2; Luke 2:1-24Day 83 – Deut 1-2; Luke 2:1-24
Deut. 1-2 So, it was the people’s idea to send scouts into the land before going in to take it. I can agree that there is some wisdom in seeing what you are getting into ...
Day 80 – Num 28-30; Luke 1:21-38Day 80 – Num 28-30; Luke 1:21-38
Num. 28-30 Chapter 30 seems to go along with the thought that man is to woman as Christ is to His Church. It states that any man that a woman ‘belongs’ to – whether her ...
Day 73 – Num 9-11; Mark 14:1-25Day 73 – Num 9-11; Mark 14:1-25
Num. 9-11 I love that some of the men in this passage approached God, wanting to be able to bring their offering before Him for Passover, but being unclean through no fault of their own. ...
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 51 – Ex 31-33; Mark 3:1-19Day 51 – Ex 31-33; Mark 3:1-19
Ex. 31-33 It is often difficult to find a specific way to apply a portion of scripture in and to your life. Sometimes, however, we can see things that reaffirm to us the Hand of ...
Day 47 – Ex 23-24; Matt 28Day 47 – Ex 23-24; Matt 28
Ex. 23-24 Now the part of the law given in the first several verses of Exodus 23 I can understand! And it struck me as I was reading the first two verses, “You shall not ...
Day 46 – Ex 21-22; Matt 27:51-66Day 46 – Ex 21-22; Matt 27:51-66
Ex. 21-22 Yeah….I don’t even know what to say about all the laws. So many of them seem very strange and ‘unfair’ to me. But I think at least some of the laws were based ...
Day 44 – Ex 16-18; Matt 27:1-26Day 44 – Ex 16-18; Matt 27:1-26
Ex. 16-18 So…God sent Manna – the bread of life – to the Israelites while they were in the wilderness of Sin. If that doesn’t paint the picture of Christ, the Bread of Life, who ...
Day 42 – Ex 12-13; Matt 26:1-35Day 42 – Ex 12-13; Matt 26:1-35
Ex. 12-13 The Bible is a very intricate story. It is full of pictures within pictures of God’s Plan – like the layers of an onion. It is utterly fascinating. The Passover is a foreshadowing ...