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 ...
Category: Serving God
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 279 – Is 65-66; Rom 13Day 279 – Is 65-66; Rom 13
Is. 65-66 Isaiah tells of the day when God will remove His blessings from those who refuse to serve Him. They will no longer have good things, because good things come from God. But where ...
Day 269 – Is 39-40; Rom 6Day 269 – Is 39-40; Rom 6
Is. 39-40 Hezekiah grew complacent in his pride. God had blessed him richly; he was comfortable and secure. When Isaiah told him of the coming destruction of Judah, destruction that would happen even to his ...
Day 250 – Is 1-2; 2 Cor 11:16-33Day 250 – Is 1-2; 2 Cor 11:16-33
Is. 1-2 I can’t say that I have a firm grasp on the prophesies of the Bible, but there are a few tidbits of information or wisdom that I pick up here and there. And ...
Day 242 – 2 Chron 13-14; 2 Cor 4Day 242 – 2 Chron 13-14; 2 Cor 4
2 Chron. 13-14 God is faithful and dependable. Judah fights two battles in these chapters, under two different kings. Both times they are severely outnumbered. Yet both times they prevail. Why? “…because they relied on ...
Day 238 – 2 Chron 1-3; 1 Cor 16Day 238 – 2 Chron 1-3; 1 Cor 16
2 Chron. 1-3 As I was reading through the list of things that Solomon did NOT ask from God, one thing stuck out to me. We all know that Solomon did not ask for riches ...
Day 237 – 1 Chron 28-29; 1 Cor 15:29-58Day 237 – 1 Chron 28-29; 1 Cor 15:29-58
1 Chron. 28-29 I have several brief thoughts from this reading that I believe are very applicable to our day-to-day lives. They are as follows: 1 Cor. 15:29-58 I’m not sure I understand everything that ...
Day 235 – 1 Chron 23-25; 1 Cor 14:21-40Day 235 – 1 Chron 23-25; 1 Cor 14:21-40
1 Chron 23-25 David didn’t just make preparations for the building of the Temple for Solomon. It seems he also made preparations for the service of the Temple as well. He organized the priests, the ...
Day 234 – 1 Chron 20-22; 1 Cor 14:1-20Day 234 – 1 Chron 20-22; 1 Cor 14:1-20
1 Chron. 20-22 I get the feeling there is A LOT more significance to this story of David’s census and the ensuing plague than what we see on the surface. The end result of the ...
Day 232 – Ps 87-88; 1 Cor 12Day 232 – Ps 87-88; 1 Cor 12
Ps. 87-88 The Psalms are a bit of a mystery at times. I can’t imagine what the Psalm writers were thinking or experiencing to write some of the stuff they wrote. When I read Psalm ...
Day 227 – 1 Chron 13-15; 1 Cor 9Day 227 – 1 Chron 13-15; 1 Cor 9
1 Chron. 13-15 The first time David attempted to move the Ark of the Covenant, he did it wrong. He did not follow the instructions that God had given back when the Ark was first ...
Day 225 – 1 Chron 7-9; 1 Cor 7:20-5Day 225 – 1 Chron 7-9; 1 Cor 7:20-5
1 Chron. 7-9 Lost in lists of names again today! Among the odd comments inserted into today’s text is 1 Chronicles 7:24. “His daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheera”. ...
Day 216 – Ps 123-125; 2 Thess 3Day 216 – Ps 123-125; 2 Thess 3
Ps. 123-125 These and the last few Psalms we have read focus on God as our help. They tell us that God is both more than capable and more than willing to help those who ...
Day 210 – Ps 106, 111-112; 1 Thess 2Day 210 – Ps 106, 111-112; 1 Thess 2
Ps. 106, 111-112 “Who can utter the mighty deeds of the LORD or declare all His praise?” (Psalm 106:2). Who indeed. The LORD is bigger than our minds can imagine; greater than we can fathom. ...
Day 204 – Ps 67, 71; Phil 2Day 204 – Ps 67, 71; Phil 2
Ps. 67, 71 Yesterday’s NT reading spoke to me of Paul’s focus on God and God’s good purposes. Today’s Psalms take me to the same point. In Psalm 67, the Psalmist asks for God’s blessing. ...
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 191 – 2 Kings 10-12; Jms 4Day 191 – 2 Kings 10-12; Jms 4
2 Kings 10-12 God commissioned Jehu to clean up Israel. He wiped out all of the house of Ahab as well as the house and prophets of Baal. Jehu even took out Ahaziah, the evil ...
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 185 – 1 Kings 16-18; Acts 13:1-25Day 185 – 1 Kings 16-18; Acts 13:1-25
1 Kings 16 God’s word is true. The Bible shows that over and over. We find another example here in 1 Kings 16:34, when a man named Hiel of Bethel, under evil king Ahab’s rule, ...
Day 181 – Eccl 7-9; Acts 10:1-23Day 181 – Eccl 7-9; Acts 10:1-23
Eccl. 7-9 Solomon sounds tired to me. He has spent his whole life in great wisdom and riches, doing many great things. He no doubt had everything he ever wanted. We also know that Solomon ...
Day 179 – Eccl 1-3; Acts 9:1-22Day 179 – Eccl 1-3; Acts 9:1-22
Eccl. 1-3 Why is it that the heart of man is never satisfied? I mentioned yesterday that Solomon, with all that he had and did, managed to be discontent with his life. The book of ...
Day 178 – 1 Kings 10-11; Acts 8:26-40Day 178 – 1 Kings 10-11; Acts 8:26-40
1 Kings 10-11 1 Kings Chapter 10 tells of how abundantly God blessed Solomon in all that he did and had. Solomon was more blessed than any king that ever lived before or after. Then, ...
Day 173 – SoS 1-3; Acts 6Day 173 – SoS 1-3; Acts 6
SoS 1-3 Now here is a book that I truly do not understand!! What does this book have to do with anything??? And so I sought some help. I would strongly encourage you to look ...
Day 172 – Prov 30-31; Acts 5:22-42Day 172 – Prov 30-31; Acts 5:22-42
Prov. 30 Proverbs 30 is a strange chapter to me. I should study it sometime to see if I can make any sense out of it. For this morning, I will make note of the ...
Day 163 – Prov 5-7; John 20Day 163 – Prov 5-7; John 20
Prov. 5-7 In all three of these chapters, Solomon warns against the adulterous woman. He addresses “my son” in these proverbs, so the warnings make sense. The temptation toward sexual impurity is very strong, especially ...
Day 156 – Ps 101, 103, 108; John 15Day 156 – Ps 101, 103, 108; John 15
Ps. 101 Ps 101:7, “No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes.” Ummm…transgender movement, anyone? Ps. 103 But for those who love the ...
Day 125 – 1 Sam 24-27; Luke 23:1-25Day 125 – 1 Sam 24-27; Luke 23:1-25
1 Sam. 24-27 Twice David has Saul’s life in his hands, and twice he spares it. David was content to wait for God to take Saul and deliver the kingdom to him, as promised. It ...
Day 122 – 1 Sam 22; Ps 56; Luke 22:1-23Day 122 – 1 Sam 22; Ps 56; Luke 22:1-23
1 Sam. 22 I am struck by the crowd that gathered to David. 1 Sam 22:2a says, “And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in ...
Day 121 – 1 Sam 20-21; Ps 34; Luke 21:20-38Day 121 – 1 Sam 20-21; Ps 34; Luke 21:20-38
1 Sam. 20-21 What a difficult position Jonathan found himself in, having to choose between his father and his friend! Perhaps his decision was made easier when his father tried to run him through with ...