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 289 – Zeph 1-3; Acts 24Day 289 – Zeph 1-3; Acts 24
Zeph. 1-3 I did not realize that Zephaniah was Hezekiah’s great, great grandson. Not that I have any idea how or if that matters. I just thought it was interesting that Zephaniah was a distant ...
Day 288 – 2 Chron 33-34; Acts 23:16-35Day 288 – 2 Chron 33-34; Acts 23:16-35
2 Chron. 33-34 We see it over and over again – no matter how much evil someone has done, God takes them back with mercy and compassion when they genuinely humble their hearts before Him. ...
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 286 – Micah 6-7; Acts 22Day 286 – Micah 6-7; Acts 22
Micah 6-7 If God’s judgment on His people seems harsh, consider what He says in Micah 6. First, not only was God good to Israel, saving them from bondage and blessing them where men intended ...
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 284 – Micah 1-3; Acts 21:1-17Day 284 – Micah 1-3; Acts 21:1-17
Micah 1-3 So many words in all of these prophesies, and my understanding of them falls way short! Perhaps God will grant me more understanding over time. For now, though, there is one thing that ...
Day 283 – Hos 12-14; Rom 16Day 283 – Hos 12-14; Rom 16
Hos. 12-14 God did so much for His people, yet they repeatedly turned away from Him. He could have walked away. He could have left them in their rejection. But He didn’t. Instead, He went ...
Day 282 – Hos 9-11; Rom 15:14-33Day 282 – Hos 9-11; Rom 15:14-33
Hos. 9-11 In all this declaration of doom for Ephraim and Israel, God says, “How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel?…My heart recoils within me; my ...
Day 281 – Hos 5-8; Rom 15:1-13Day 281 – Hos 5-8; Rom 15:1-13
Hos. 5-8 I’m no theologian, but an interesting thought came to me when I read Hosea 6:1-3. It made me think of Jesus and His work for us on the cross. God has torn Jesus, ...
Day 280 – Hos 1-4; Rom 14Day 280 – Hos 1-4; Rom 14
Hos. 1-4 It amazes me, some of the things God had His prophets do to demonstrate His message to His people. God asked Hosea to take a prostitute for a wife and to love her. ...
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 278 – Is 62-64; Rom 12Day 278 – Is 62-64; Rom 12
Is. 62-64 Isaiah prophesies some beautiful things about Zion; about how God will lift her up and she will be His delight. And He promises a day when He will never again turn her over ...
Day 277 – Is 59-61; Rom 11:19-36Day 277 – Is 59-61; Rom 11:19-36
Is. 59-61 Though evil and oppression abound, there is hope. God promises complete restoration to His people. Israel was brought low, but will one day be glorified. Jesus laid the foundation for it. He is ...
Day 276 – Is 56-58; Rom 11:1-18Day 276 – Is 56-58; Rom 11:1-18
Is. 56-58 I wonder what it really means to keep the Sabbath? I have some loose ideas running around in my head, but nothing really cohesive. Jesus showed that it has nothing to do with ...
Day 275 – Is 53-55; Rom 10Day 275 – Is 53-55; Rom 10
Is. 53-55 These chapters are so full of promise! They reveal God’s plan for a new covenant with us, His people. I particularly like the promise in Is 54:13. “All your children shall be taught ...
Day 274 – Is 50-52; Rom 9:16-33Day 274 – Is 50-52; Rom 9:16-33
Is. 50-52 The book of Isaiah is full of prophecy about Jesus. I see it in chapter 50. “I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the ...
Day 273 – Is 47-49; Rom 9:1-15Day 273 – Is 47-49; Rom 9:1-15
Is. 47-49 As long as this earth remains, God will continue to use godless men (and nations) to accomplish His purpose. But being used by God does not excuse their wickedness. God spoke to Babylon ...
Day 272 – Is 45-46; Rom 8:22-39Day 272 – Is 45-46; Rom 8:22-39
Is. 45-46 God is not limited in doing what He has purposed to do. He says to Cyrus, “I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me.” (Is 45:4b) ...
Day 271 – Is 43-44; Rom 8:1-21Day 271 – Is 43-44; Rom 8:1-21
Is. 43-44 I don’t know how anyone can read these chapters in Isaiah and not be in awe of God’s greatness and His love for His people. But then, I don’t understand a lot 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 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 268 – Is 37-38; Rom 5Day 268 – Is 37-38; Rom 5
Is. 37-38 Sennacherib made the mistake of attributing his victories to his own might. At one point he rightly said that it was God who sent him against the land of Israel and Judah to ...
Day 267 – Is 34-36; Rom 4Day 267 – Is 34-36; Rom 4
Is. 34-36 I wonder why the book of Isaiah includes this story of Sennacherib and Hezekiah? I get Isaiah’s involvement with the situation. Still, this historical account seems a little out of place with the ...
Day 266 – Is 32-33; Rom 3Day 266 – Is 32-33; Rom 3
Is. 32-33 Fools “utter error concerning the LORD” (Is 32:6), and scoundrels “ruin the poor with lying words” (Is 32:7). Satan is the Father of Lies, but God is Truth. The importance of constantly seeking ...
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 264 – Is 28-29; Rom 1Day 264 – Is 28-29; Rom 1
Is. 28-29 God is calling out the fallacies with which His people have replaced Him. He says that He will show His people that He is the real thing. “The proud crown of the drunkards ...
Day 263 – Is 26-27; Eph 6Day 263 – Is 26-27; Eph 6
Is. 26-27 “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” (Is 26:3). Wow. I don’t know about you, but I’m not really felling a whole lot ...
Day 262 – Is 23-25; Eph 5:17-33Day 262 – Is 23-25; Eph 5:17-33
Is. 23-25 Again, there is a lot that I don’t understand about all these prophesies. But there are a few things that come through loud and clear. Eph. 5:17-33 Submission. It has something of a ...
Day 261 – Is 20-22; Eph 5:1-16Day 261 – Is 20-22; Eph 5:1-16
Is. 20-22 God continues, through the prophet Isaiah, to warn of His pending wrath and destruction of the nations. And in doing so, He points out the futility of their trying to save themselves by ...