For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Pet. 1 What does it mean to be holy? How are we called to live? To love? I have never really paid ...
Category: God’s Sovereignty
Y2 Day 216 – Rev 19; Job 3-5Y2 Day 216 – Rev 19; Job 3-5
Rev. 19 When Babylon falls, a great multitude praises God. Why do they praise Him? Where are you praying for God’s justice to prevail? What I see is that the fall of Babylon is our ...
Y2 Day 195 – 1 John 5; 2 Chron 25-26; Ps 83Y2 Day 195 – 1 John 5; 2 Chron 25-26; Ps 83
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 John 5 Why did John write these things? What confidence did he want us to have? I’ve gotta admit – I have ...
Y2 Day 109 – 1 Cor 13; Judges 5-6; Ps 46Y2 Day 109 – 1 Cor 13; Judges 5-6; Ps 46
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Cor. 13 Insert your name instead of the word “love” in v. 4-7. Does that describe you? Ask God to grow your ...
Y2 Day 102 – 1 Cor 6; Josh 15-16Y2 Day 102 – 1 Cor 6; Josh 15-16
–For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Cor. 6 Once again we see that God is the standard by which all things are to be measured. Paul chided believers ...
Y2 Day 63 – Rom 11; Num 7-8; Ps 27Y2 Day 63 – Rom 11; Num 7-8; Ps 27
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 11 What does this chapter (and the two before) say about the sovereignty of God? About the free will of humans? Paul ...
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 ...
Y2 Day 3 – Luke 3; Gen 5-6; Ps 2Y2 Day 3 – Luke 3; Gen 5-6; Ps 2
For a description of the Year 2 (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page Luke 3 Can you think of how Jesus is good news for the people in your life, both Christians and non-Christians? ...
Day 356 – Est 6-8; Rev 13Day 356 – Est 6-8; Rev 13
Est. 6-8 I love the story of Esther! The poetic justice runs deep. It says in Psalm 7, “Behold, the wicked man conceives evil…His mischief returns upon his own head” (Ps 7:14a, 16a). It is ...
Day 353 – Ezra 5-7; Rev 11Day 353 – Ezra 5-7; Rev 11
Ezra 5-7 Clearly God made Himself known to the foreign kings under whom the exiled Israelites served. Cyrus and Darius both obviously recognized the power of God and the importance of supporting His people. Not ...
Day 347 – Ps. 74-76; Rev 5Day 347 – Ps. 74-76; Rev 5
Ps. 74-76 I don’t know that this is the case, but it seems to me that part of conquering a people back in Bible times would have involved destroying the temple/s of their god/s. I ...
Day 344 – Zech 9-10; Rev 1Day 344 – Zech 9-10; Rev 1
Zech. 9-10 In Zechariah 10:3a, God says, “My anger is hot against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders”. The Hebrew word translated as “leader” in this verse is actually “male goats”. Given what ...
Day 334 – Ez 37-39; 2 Pet 2Day 334 – Ez 37-39; 2 Pet 2
Ez. 37-39 Once again, there is much that I don’t understand about all of this prophecy. But I know the end result. God will gather all of His people to Himself, and He will be ...
Day 331 – Ez 30-32; 1 Pet 4Day 331 – Ez 30-32; 1 Pet 4
Ez. 30-32 There is a lot of prophecy against Egypt and Pharaoh too. I wish I understood some of the deeper meaning behind these prophesies. To me, it all just looks like an extremely long ...
Day 327 – Ez 20-21; 2 Tim 4Day 327 – Ez 20-21; 2 Tim 4
Ez. 20-21 God is God. We cannot make Him what we want Him to be. We can’t expect Him to be there for us when things aren’t going our way and to leave us alone ...
Day 312 – Lam 1-2; Heb 12Day 312 – Lam 1-2; Heb 12
Lam. 1-2 All of the idols and nations and things that God’s people turned to failed them. But as for God, “The LORD has done what He purposed; He has carried out His word which ...
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 297 – Jer 18-19; Col 3Day 297 – Jer 18-19; Col 3
Jer. 18-19 God is sovereign. He is the Creator, and He is in the right to do whatever He wishes with His creation. Like the potter in Jeremiah 18, He can crush the vessel He ...
Day 295 – Jer 9-10, 14; Col 1Day 295 – Jer 9-10, 14; Col 1
Jer. 9-10, 14 “Thus says the LORD: ‘Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but ...
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 285 – Micah 4-5; Acts 21:18-40Day 285 – Micah 4-5; Acts 21:18-40
Micha 4-5 There will come a day when God will no longer tolerate the folly of men and their pursuit of everything but Him. He will reveal Himself in an indisputable way and all men ...
Day 274 – Is 50-52; Rom 9:16-33Day 274 – Is 50-52; Rom 9:16-33
Is. 50-52 The book of Isaiah is full of prophecy about Jesus. I see it in chapter 50. “I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the ...
Day 273 – Is 47-49; Rom 9:1-15Day 273 – Is 47-49; Rom 9:1-15
Is. 47-49 As long as this earth remains, God will continue to use godless men (and nations) to accomplish His purpose. But being used by God does not excuse their wickedness. God spoke to Babylon ...
Day 272 – Is 45-46; Rom 8:22-39Day 272 – Is 45-46; Rom 8:22-39
Is. 45-46 God is not limited in doing what He has purposed to do. He says to Cyrus, “I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me.” (Is 45:4b) ...
Day 270 – Is 41-42; Rom 7Day 270 – Is 41-42; Rom 7
Is. 41-42 Funny – it is all so obvious. The LORD is God and there is no other. Things made by man and even things made by God are not gods. They cannot do what ...
Day 265 – Is 30-31; Rom 2Day 265 – Is 30-31; Rom 2
Is. 30-31 What will it take for people to truly know that God alone is God? Even we who know it and who strive to live by that truth find ourselves continually seeking our own ...
Day 264 – Is 28-29; Rom 1Day 264 – Is 28-29; Rom 1
Is. 28-29 God is calling out the fallacies with which His people have replaced Him. He says that He will show His people that He is the real thing. “The proud crown of the drunkards ...
Day 262 – Is 23-25; Eph 5:17-33Day 262 – Is 23-25; Eph 5:17-33
Is. 23-25 Again, there is a lot that I don’t understand about all these prophesies. But there are a few things that come through loud and clear. Eph. 5:17-33 Submission. It has something of a ...
Day 261 – Is 20-22; Eph 5:1-16Day 261 – Is 20-22; Eph 5:1-16
Is. 20-22 God continues, through the prophet Isaiah, to warn of His pending wrath and destruction of the nations. And in doing so, He points out the futility of their trying to save themselves by ...
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 ...