For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 19 Jesus told the rich young man he still lacked one thing. If Jesus were to tell you that, what might that ...
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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 65 – Rom 13; Num 11-12; Ps 28Y2 Day 65 – Rom 13; Num 11-12; Ps 28
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 13 It’s really hard to read what Paul says here about governing authorities and apply it to those we have at times. ...
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 41 – Acts 17; Ex 31-32; Ps 18Y2 Day 41 – Acts 17; Ex 31-32; Ps 18
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 17 What made the Berean Jews “of more noble character” than those in Thessalonica? How do you “examine the Scriptures every day?” ...
Y2 Day 33 – Acts 9; Ex 15-16; Ps 15Y2 Day 33 – Acts 9; Ex 15-16; Ps 15
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 9 Imagine being Ananias. Would you obey God in that situation? What would it take to convince you? I wonder if Ananias ...
Y2 Day 27 – Acts 3; Ex 3-4; Ps 12Y2 Day 27 – Acts 3; Ex 3-4; Ps 12
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 3 What has God given you that you can share today with others? Something jumped out at me reading this chapter this ...
Y2 Day 23 – Luke 23; Gen 45-46; Prov 2Y2 Day 23 – Luke 23; Gen 45-46; Prov 2
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 23 Compare and contrast the actions of Jesus on the cross with the reactions of his disciples, the crowd, the soldiers and ...
Y2 Day 4 – Luke 4; Gen 7-8Y2 Day 4 – Luke 4; Gen 7-8
For a description of the Year 2 (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 4 How did Jesus respond to temptation, and how does that affect the way you respond? I always had it ...
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? ...
Y2 Day 2 – Luke 2; Gen 3-4Y2 Day 2 – Luke 2; Gen 3-4
For a description of the Year 2 (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 2 What is significant about how God chose to reveal Jesus to the world? Why was Jesus presented at the ...
Day 355 – Est 3-5; Rev 12Day 355 – Est 3-5; Rev 12
Est. 3-5 I marvel at Mordecai’s confidence. God is never mentioned in the book of Esther, but His presence in the story, and especially in Mordecai, is evident. Mordecai was obviously aware of God’s promise ...
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 320 – Ez 3-4; 1 Tim 3Day 320 – Ez 3-4; 1 Tim 3
Ez. 3-4 Curious, that a scroll filled with “lamentation and mourning and woe” (Ez 2:10), would be sweet as honey in Ezekiel’s mouth. God told Ezekiel, “…go to the house of Israel and speak with ...
Day 310 – Jer 41-42; Heb 11:1-19Day 310 – Jer 41-42; Heb 11:1-19
Jer. 41-42 Here it is again – that choice to trust and obey God and live, or to trust in your own reasoning and die. God doesn’t always ask us to do what seems the ...
Day 309 – Jer 39, 52, 40; Heb 10:19-39Day 309 – Jer 39, 52, 40; Heb 10:19-39
Jer. 39, 52, 40 Zedekiah was not obedient to God. He had his eyes put out, was bound in chains, and was taken to Babylon. Ebed-melech, the Ethiopian who rescued Jeremiah from the cistern, however, ...
Day 308 – Jer 34, 37-38; Heb 10:1-18Day 308 – Jer 34, 37-38; Heb 10:1-18
Jer. 34, 37-38 Some things never change. Jeremiah was one of the few, if not the only one speaking God’s truth in Judah and Jerusalem. Because of it, men who did not want to listen ...
Day 307 – Jer 33, 21; Heb 9Day 307 – Jer 33, 21; Heb 9
Jer. 33, 21 Time after time throughout the Old Testament, God offers His people a choice. It is a simple choice. As He says in Jeremiah 21:8b, “I set before you the way of life ...
Day 296 – Jer 15-17; Col 2Day 296 – Jer 15-17; Col 2
Jer. 15-17 Jeremiah was not a friend of the people. They did not like his message and, because its fulfillment was long in coming, they disbelieved and mocked him for it. Thus they continued in ...
Day 291 – Jer 1-2; Acts 26Day 291 – Jer 1-2; Acts 26
Jer. 1-2 Jeremiah’s initial response to God’s call was to say that he was too young to speak with authority to kings and rulers. God reassured Jeremiah that He would give him the words, the ...
Day 290 – 2 Chron 35; Hab 1-3; Acts 25Day 290 – 2 Chron 35; Hab 1-3; Acts 25
2 Chron. 35 I wonder what possessed Josiah to get involved in somebody else’s fight. The king of Egypt was not attacking him. He was not even attacking a nation that Josiah should have been ...
Day 287 – Nah 1-3; Acts 23:1-15Day 287 – Nah 1-3; Acts 23:1-15
Nah. 1-3 Nahum paints a stark contrast with the character of God. The contrast isn’t in God’s character, of course, as God is sovereign, just, and unchanging. It is, rather, in the human perspective of ...
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 255 – 2 Chron 31-32; Acts 20:1-16Day 255 – 2 Chron 31-32; Acts 20:1-16
2 Chron. 31-32 Wow – even righteous King Hezekiah succumbed to pride in the end. God miraculously extended his life, and he spent the gift he was given foolishly and selfishly. 2 Chronicles 32:31 says, ...
Day 183 – 1 Kings 12-13; Acts 11Day 183 – 1 Kings 12-13; Acts 11
1 Kings 12-13 God promised Jeroboam the bulk of the kingdom of Israel – 10 of the 12 tribes – after Solomon’s death. And God fulfilled His promise, as He always does. God also promised ...
Day 182 – Eccl 10-12; Acts 10:24-48Day 182 – Eccl 10-12; Acts 10:24-48
Eccl. 10-12 Solomon launches into what seems to me to be a random string of Proverbs (wise sayings). I have no idea the connection or meaning in any of it, but I do like Ecclesiastes ...
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 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 155 – Ps 68, 72, 96; John 14Day 155 – Ps 68, 72, 96; John 14
Ps. 68 “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation” (Ps 68:19). Did you catch that? Daily! God is there, with us and for us, every.single.day. Ps. 72 It appears ...