For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 15 What was Jesus’ response to religionists who were concerned about outward ceremonies? What matters to Jesus? To you? In the first ...
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Y2 Day 80 – Matt 12; Deut 5-6Y2 Day 80 – Matt 12; Deut 5-6
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 12 What is Jesus’ relationship to the Sabbath, and what does that tell you about Him? This is the second time Jesus ...
Y2 Day 75 – Matt 7: Num 31-32; Ps 32Y2 Day 75 – Matt 7: Num 31-32; Ps 32
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 7 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them ...
Y2 Day 72 – Matt 4; Num 25-26Y2 Day 72 – Matt 4; Num 25-26
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 4 How did Jesus resist temptation? How can you do the same? The first thing I notice about Jesus’ time of testing ...
Y2 Day 68 – Rom 16; Num 17-18Y2 Day 68 – Rom 16; Num 17-18
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 16 “I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that ...
Y2 Day 52 – Acts 28; Lev 13-14Y2 Day 52 – Acts 28; Lev 13-14
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Act 28 What was Paul’s status at the end of Acts? What was he doing? Is there anything that keeps you from doing ...
Y2 Day 49 – Acts 25; Lev 7-8; Ps 21Y2 Day 49 – Acts 25; Lev 7-8; Ps 21
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 25 Those Jews were certainly persistent! Paul had been in prison for two years and they were still plotting to kill him! ...
Y2 Day 44 – Acts 20; Ex 37-38Y2 Day 44 – Acts 20; Ex 37-38
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 20 From Paul’s farewell to the Ephesian elders: what most speaks to you and how will you put it into practice today? ...
Y2 Day 42 – Acts 18; Ex 33-34Y2 Day 42 – Acts 18; Ex 33-34
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 18 Where did Paul begin his ministry in Corinth? Why was this his habit? Where did he move and why? How did ...
Y2 Day 36 – Acts 12; Ex 21-22Y2 Day 36 – Acts 12; Ex 21-22
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 12 Characterize the prayers and faith of (a) Peter, and (b) the church. What can you learn from them? I notice two ...
Y2 Day 30 – Acts 6; Ex 9-10Y2 Day 30 – Acts 6; Ex 9-10
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 6 List the qualifications required for those selected to “wait on tables.” Would you require such qualifications for a duty like this? ...
Y2 Day 22 – Luke 22; Gen 43-44Y2 Day 22 – Luke 22; Gen 43-44
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 22 “Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.” (Luke 22:7). I’m thinking Luke ...
Y2 Day 20 – Luke 20; Gen 39-40Y2 Day 20 – Luke 20; Gen 39-40
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 20 What do Jesus’ words about Caesar and God (see v. 25) mean for you as a Christian and a citizen? What ...
Y2 Day 9 – Luke 9; Gen 17-18; Ps 5Y2 Day 9 – Luke 9; Gen 17-18; Ps 5
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 9 What does it mean to you to take up your cross daily? Jesus made His comment about taking up your cross ...
Day 365 – Mal 3-4; Rev 22Day 365 – Mal 3-4; Rev 22
Mal. 3-4 It is so easy to look around these days and think that the wicked will never pay for their wicked ways. There are so many who get away with whatever they want; who ...
Day 363 – Neh 12-13; Rev 20Day 363 – Neh 12-13; Rev 20
Neh. 12-13 Wow – for the past few chapters we have been reading about how the returned exiles were dedicating themselves to God. They committed to following His laws and took an oath that they ...
Day 362 – Neh 10-11; Rev 19Day 362 – Neh 10-11; Rev 19
Neh. 10-11 The exiles obligated themselves to an oath to return to God and walk in His ways. They committed themselves to being God’s people. The last statement in their covenant is, “We will not ...
Day 341 – Hag 1-2; 2 John 1Day 341 – Hag 1-2; 2 John 1
Hag. 1-2 The exiles who returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple delayed in their task. I get it. Life is busy and building a temple is a BIG project. I imagine the people felt ...
Day 338 – Ez 47-48; 1 John 3Day 338 – Ez 47-48; 1 John 3
Ez. 47-48 The land portions that God allotted to His people were important to Him. There were many laws about not moving the boundaries or taking someone’s inheritance away. There were also provisions, such as ...
Day 332 – Ez 33-34; 1 Pet 5Day 332 – Ez 33-34; 1 Pet 5
Ez. 33-34 We read about watchmen and shepherds today. I’m no prophet, and I’m not a leader of Israel, so what do these chapters have to do with me? Likely far more than I can ...
Day 329 – Ez 24-26; 1 Pet 2Day 329 – Ez 24-26; 1 Pet 2
Ez. 24-26 Ezekiel must have understood, as Paul stated in Philippians 3, that any loss for God in this life would be for eternal gain. Not only did God take Ezekiel’s wife, whom he loved, ...
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 326 – Ez 18-19; 2 Tim 3Day 326 – Ez 18-19; 2 Tim 3
Ez. 18-19 This proverb mentioned in Ezekiel 18:2 was also mentioned in Jeremiah. “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge”. It seems that’s a way of saying that ...
Day 324 – Ez 14-15; 2 Tim 1Day 324 – Ez 14-15; 2 Tim 1
Ez. 14-15 God stated several times in chapter 14 that His people had “taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces.” (Ez 14:3a). In thinking about ...
Day 323 – Ez 11-13; 1 Tim 6Day 323 – Ez 11-13; 1 Tim 6
Ez. 11-13 There were a few things of interest to me in this reading of Ezekiel. 1 Tim. 6 Interesting, how the selfish ambition of man corrupts his every endeavor. As Paul pointed out, some ...
Day 316 – Dan 5-7; Titus 3Day 316 – Dan 5-7; Titus 3
Dan. 5-7 God blessed Nebuchadnezzar greatly and the king’s heart grew very proud. He was then brought low in a way that could not be attributed to anything but the hand of God. Restoration followed, ...
Day 315 – Dan 3-4; Titus 2Day 315 – Dan 3-4; Titus 2
Dan. 3-4 Nebuchadnezzar is one of the few people in the Bible on whom God uses some extra persuasion to turn toward Him. Paul is another. Are there people who could have experienced what King ...
Day 300 – Jer 47-48; Heb 2Day 300 – Jer 47-48; Heb 2
Jer. 47-48 God’s judgment was not just for His chosen people. Jeremiah prophesied destruction for all of the surrounding lands as well. We see God’s judgment declared against Moab in chapter 48. While the Moabites ...
Day 299 – Jer 25, 45-46; Heb 1Day 299 – Jer 25, 45-46; Heb 1
Jer. 25, 45-46 Jeremiah prophesied that God would use Babylon to punish His faithless people and then, after seventy years, He would punish Babylon. I’m not sure what to make of that. I am certain ...
Day 298 – Jer 20, 35-36; Col 4Day 298 – Jer 20, 35-36; Col 4
Jer. 20, 35-36 Jeremiah did not like being a prophet, the job to which God had called him from a young age. I can’t say that I blame him. The people did not exactly receive ...