For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Ezek. 9 In this vision, those still faithful to God received a mark on their forehead to protect them from the slaughter. ...
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Y3 Day 229 – Jer 34; Jer 35; Jer 36; Jer 37-38Y3 Day 229 – Jer 34; Jer 35; Jer 36; Jer 37-38
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Jer. 34 People tend to misunderstand freedom. I have noted before that freedom, like so many other words, cannot stand on its ...
Y3 Day 224 – Jer 18; Jer 19-20; Jer 21-22Y3 Day 224 – Jer 18; Jer 19-20; Jer 21-22
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Jer. 18 I noticed a fascinating thing in this passage this morning that I have never noticed before. In speaking of the ...
Y3 Day 217 – 2 Kings 22, 2 Chron 34; 2 Kings 23, 2 Chron 35Y3 Day 217 – 2 Kings 22, 2 Chron 34; 2 Kings 23, 2 Chron 35
)For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 2 Kings 22, 2 Chron. 34 The Chronicler notes that Josiah began to seek the God of David when he was 16 ...
Y3 Day 211 – Is 54; Is 55-56Y3 Day 211 – Is 54; Is 55-56
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Is. 54 After Noah passed through the flood waters, God promised never to flood the earth again. Now God makes a new ...
Y3 Day 202 – Hos 8-10; Hos 11; Hos 12; Hos 13-14Y3 Day 202 – Hos 8-10; Hos 11; Hos 12; Hos 13-14
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Hos. 8-10 Israel rejected what is good and pursued what is worthless. The more goodness God gave them, the more they traded ...
Y3 Day 201 – Hos 1-3; Hos 4; Hos 5; Hos 6; Hos 7Y3 Day 201 – Hos 1-3; Hos 4; Hos 5; Hos 6; Hos 7
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Hos. 1-3 I watched an episode of “The Chosen” recently where Jesus made the statement, “I make people what they aren’t.” I ...
Y3 Day 196 – 2 Chron 29-30, 2 Kings 18:1-8; 2 Chron 31; Ps 48Y3 Day 196 – 2 Chron 29-30, 2 Kings 18:1-8; 2 Chron 31; Ps 48
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 2 Chron. 29-30, 2 Kings 18:1-8 Hezekiah was even more of a polar opposite to Ahaz than Ahaz was to Jotham. I’m ...
Y3 Day 189 – 2 Kings 15; 2 Chron 26Y3 Day 189 – 2 Kings 15; 2 Chron 26
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 2 Kings 15 I am getting the impression that Judah and Israel give us a rough example of life with God versus ...
Y3 Day 185 – 2 Kings 9; 2 Kings 10Y3 Day 185 – 2 Kings 9; 2 Kings 10
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 2 Kings 9 Nobody likes bad leadership except those benefiting from it. Everybody from the commanders of the armies to the messengers, ...
Y3 Day 182 – 2 Kings 1; 2 Kings 2; 2 Kings 3; 2 Kings 4Y3 Day 182 – 2 Kings 1; 2 Kings 2; 2 Kings 3; 2 Kings 4
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 2 Kings 1 I saw something in this story this morning that I have never seen before. King Ahaziah sent three different ...
Y3 Day 179 – 1 Kings 22; 2 Chron 18Y3 Day 179 – 1 Kings 22; 2 Chron 18
1 Kings 22 The pressure to go with the crowd has always been an issue, even when the ‘crowd’ consisted of only Adam and Eve. We see no evidence that Adam hesitated to follow Eve ...
Y3 Day 177 – 1 Kings 17; 1 Kings 18; 1 Kings 19Y3 Day 177 – 1 Kings 17; 1 Kings 18; 1 Kings 19
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Kings 17 God told Elijah a pretty incredible thing. He sent him to a specific location to hide and said, “I ...
Y3 Day 176 – 1 Kings 15:25-34; 1 Kings 16; 2 Chron 17Y3 Day 176 – 1 Kings 15:25-34; 1 Kings 16; 2 Chron 17
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Kings 15:25-34 The new Israel, the ten tribes that split from Judah and the house of David, started off on the ...
Y3 Day 174 – 2 Chron 10; 2 Chron 11; 2 Chron 12Y3 Day 174 – 2 Chron 10; 2 Chron 11; 2 Chron 12
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 2 Chron. 10 This is the Chronicler’s version of the events we read about yesterday in 1 Kings. I mentioned yesterday how ...
Y3 Day 173 – 1 Kings 12; 1 Kings 13; 1 Kings 14Y3 Day 173 – 1 Kings 12; 1 Kings 13; 1 Kings 14
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Kings 12 Something tells me the response Solomon’s elders gave young Rehoboam was more than just good advice. They told him, ...
Y3 Day 161 – 1 Kings 8; 2 Chron 5Y3 Day 161 – 1 Kings 8; 2 Chron 5
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Kings 8 David desired to build a house for God. And we know from Solomon’s speech here that God commended David ...
Y3 Day 159 – 1 Kings 5, 2 Chron 2; 1 Kings 6, 2 Chron 3Y3 Day 159 – 1 Kings 5, 2 Chron 2; 1 Kings 6, 2 Chron 3
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Kings 5, 2 Chron. 2 King Solomon honored David’s wishes by making his father’s desire his own mission. He didn’t just ...
Y3 Day 142 – Ps 121; Ps 123; Ps 124; Ps 125; Ps 128; Ps 129; Ps 130Y3 Day 142 – Ps 121; Ps 123; Ps 124; Ps 125; Ps 128; Ps 129; Ps 130
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Ps. 121 The wording in the first two verses of this Psalm is a little odd (translated poetry is like that, I ...
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 103 – 1 Sam 28-31; Ps 18Y3 Day 103 – 1 Sam 28-31; Ps 18
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Sam. 28-31 When Saul sought Samuel from the dead, Samuel reminded him, “You did not obey the LORD and did not ...
Y3 Day 101 – 1 Sam 25; 1 Sam 26; 1 Sam 27Y3 Day 101 – 1 Sam 25; 1 Sam 26; 1 Sam 27
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Sam. 25 Abigail was married to a fool. Thus, she was something of a slave to him and his evil ways. ...
Y3 Day 93 – 1 Sam 8; 1 Sam 9-11Y3 Day 93 – 1 Sam 8; 1 Sam 9-11
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Sam. 8 Appointing a king meant Israel would be subjecting themselves to whatever that king desired. In reading through the rights ...
Y3 Day 91 – 1 Sam 1; 1 Sam 2; 1 Sam 3Y3 Day 91 – 1 Sam 1; 1 Sam 2; 1 Sam 3
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Sam. 1 The more I learn about the Bible, the more I see that there is purpose in how it is ...
Y3 Day 88 – Judg 16; Judg 17-18Y3 Day 88 – Judg 16; Judg 17-18
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Judg. 16 It continues to amaze me how God uses our sinful ways to bring about our deliverance. Samson is just one ...
Y3 Day 86 – Judg 10-11; Judg 12Y3 Day 86 – Judg 10-11; Judg 12
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Judg. 10-11 The Israelites did a poor job of remembering their God. Time after time He delivered them, and each time they ...
Y3 Day 85 – Judg 7-8; Judg 9Y3 Day 85 – Judg 7-8; Judg 9
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Judg. 7-8 Moses comes to mind with Gideon’s story because of the great patience God demonstrated in dealing with each of them ...
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 69 – Deut 16; Deut 17; Deut 18Y3 Day 69 – Deut 16; Deut 17; Deut 18
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Deut. 16 In this chapter, unleavened bread is called “the bread of hardship” (from Deut. 16:3). That’s enlightening! Yeast is often representative ...
Y3 Day 68 – Deut 13; Deut 14; Deut 15Y3 Day 68 – Deut 13; Deut 14; Deut 15
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Deut. 13 God takes His sovereignty seriously. Thus, He takes our complete devotion to Him seriously. Either God is our Master, or ...