2 Chron. 15-16 “The LORD is with you while you are with Him.” (2 Chron 15:1a). The Holy Spirit has been convicting me recently of my tendency to want God to be with me more ...
Category: Pride and Humility
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 236 – 1 Chron 26-27; 1 Cor 1:1-28Day 236 – 1 Chron 26-27; 1 Cor 1:1-28
1 Chron. 26-17 There is another reference to David’s census in this passage, and perhaps it sheds a little more light on why he incurred God’s wrath for the count. It says here that David ...
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 221 – Ps 147-148; 1 Cor 4Day 221 – Ps 147-148; 1 Cor 4
Ps. 147-148 Psalm 147 is yet another Psalm that declares that the same God who numbers the stars binds up the wounds of the brokenhearted. This Psalm declares God’s great care for His creation and ...
Day 199 – 2 Kings 19-21; Gal 5Day 199 – 2 Kings 19-21; Gal 5
2 Kings 19-21 I see a repeated pattern among the righteous kings of Judah in the humility with which they approach the LORD. They do not approach God with pomp and pride, demanding action on ...
Day 187 – 1 kings 21-22; Acts 14Day 187 – 1 kings 21-22; Acts 14
1 Kings 21-22 Ahab was a real piece of work. After all that he saw of who God is, he still refused to let go of his selfish pride and to commit his ways to ...
Day 180 – Eccl 4-6; Acts 9:23-43Day 180 – Eccl 4-6; Acts 9:23-43
Eccl. 4-6 “Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor” (Eccl. 4:4a). This is an interesting statement to me. This speaks to the concept ...
Day 161 – 1 Kings 3-4; Prov 1; John 19:1-22Day 161 – 1 Kings 3-4; Prov 1; John 19:1-22
1 Kings 3-4 Solomon’s humility at the start of his reign impresses me. The Bible doesn’t say how old he was. The assumption, however, based on other information in scripture, is that he was likely ...
Day 152 – Ps 39-41; John 12:27-50Day 152 – Ps 39-41; John 12:27-50
Ps. 39-41 It is so interesting to read David’s Psalms as if it were Jesus saying the words rather than David. So much of it fits! There are several examples in today’s reading, but one ...
Day 119 – 1 Sam 17-18; Luke 20:27-47Day 119 – 1 Sam 17-18; Luke 20:27-47
1 Sam. 17-18 I love David’s fearlessness and his confidence in God, the living God. He had no doubt that no man who defied God as Goliath had would stand. All that was needed was ...
Day 118 – 1 Sam 15-16; Luke 20:1-26Day 118 – 1 Sam 15-16; Luke 20:1-26
1 Sam. 15-16 Saul once again disobeyed the command of the LORD. And once again he deluded himself into believing that he did the ‘godly’ thing. His excuse was that they kept the best of ...
Day 99 – Josh 10-12; Luke 10:1-24Day 99 – Josh 10-12; Luke 10:1-24
Josh. 10-12 Note that when Israel went to fight on behalf of the people of Gibeon, who were attacked by the Amorites, they evidently did not make the same mistake that they made at Ai. ...
Day 74 – Num 12-14; Mark 14:27-53Day 74 – Num 12-14; Mark 14:27-53
Num. 12-14 I wonder why only Miriam was struck with disease? Perhaps she was the one who was really doing the complaining, or at least instigated it. Moses was indeed meek – he never craved ...
Day 69 – Num 1-2; Mark 12:1-27Day 69 – Num 1-2; Mark 12:1-27
Num. 1-2 603,550 men from the age of 20 and up…That is somewhere between the size of Colorado Springs and Denver. Of course, this number did not include any females or boys under 20 or ...
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 33 – Gen 39-40; Matt 21:23-46Day 33 – Gen 39-40; Matt 21:23-46
Gen. 39-40 Joseph leaves a great example to aspire to…and such a contrast from his deceitful father! They actually say that Joseph is a type of Christ – a foreshadowing of the Messiah – and ...