For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Cor. 9 What were Paul’s rights? Why did he choose to forego them? Where might you forgo a right for the good ...
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Y2 Day 104 – 1 Cor 8; Josh 19-20Y2 Day 104 – 1 Cor 8; Josh 19-20
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Cor. 8 As far as Paul was concerned, what was the problem with eating food offered to idols? Can you think of ...
Y2 Day 103 – 1 Cor 7; Josh 17-18; Ps 44Y2 Day 103 – 1 Cor 7; Josh 17-18; Ps 44
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Cor. 7 What is Paul’s guiding principle in this chapter (see v. 17-24), and why does he think this is critical? “Nevertheless, ...
Y2 Day 102 – 1 Cor 6; Josh 15-16Y2 Day 102 – 1 Cor 6; Josh 15-16
–For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Cor. 6 Once again we see that God is the standard by which all things are to be measured. Paul chided believers ...
Y2 Day 101 – 1 Cor 5; Josh 13-14; Ps 43Y2 Day 101 – 1 Cor 5; Josh 13-14; Ps 43
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Cor. 5 Why did Paul insist they remove this man from their church? What was his goal for the church? For the ...
Y2 Day 100 – 1 Cor 4; Josh 11-12Y2 Day 100 – 1 Cor 4; Josh 11-12
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Cor. 4 “What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as ...
Y2 Day 99 – 1 Cor 3; Josh 9-10; Ps 42Y2 Day 99 – 1 Cor 3; Josh 9-10; Ps 42
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Cor. 3 How does Paul describe himself? His fellow workers? The Corinthian Christians? Which description best fits you? Why? I like the ...
Y2 Day 98 – 1 Cor 2; Josh 7-8Y2 Day 98 – 1 Cor 2; Josh 7-8
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Cor. 3 Contrast the wisdom of God and human wisdom. How has God given us “the mind of Christ?” Paul makes it ...
Y2 Day 97 – 1 Cor 1; Josh 5-6; Ps 41Y2 Day 97 – 1 Cor 1; Josh 5-6; Ps 41
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Cor. 1 What was the first problem in the Corinthian church that Paul addressed, and what was his solution? We humans want ...
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 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 236 – 1 Chron 26-27; 1 Cor 1:1-28Day 236 – 1 Chron 26-27; 1 Cor 1:1-28
1 Chron. 26-17 There is another reference to David’s census in this passage, and perhaps it sheds a little more light on why he incurred God’s wrath for the count. It says here that David ...
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 233 – 1 Chron 17-19; 1 Cor 13Day 233 – 1 Chron 17-19; 1 Cor 13
1 Chron. 17-19 King David wanted to build a house for God. Instead, God promised to build a house for David. David was speaking of making a cedar house, but God was speaking of making ...
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 231 – Ps 73, 85; 1 Cor 11:17-34Day 231 – Ps 73, 85; 1 Cor 11:17-34
Ps. 73, 85 The writer of Psalm 73 starts off by acknowledging that he knew that God is good to His own. But when he looked around at the world around him, he saw the ...
Day 230 – Ps 48-50; 1 Cor 11:1-16Day 230 – Ps 48-50; 1 Cor 11:1-16
Ps. 48-50 I wonder what was / is special about Jerusalem that made God choose it as His eternal dwelling place? The Psalms talk a lot about Jerusalem, The City of David, and Mount Zion, ...
Day 229 – Ps 45-47; 1 Cor 10:19-33Day 229 – Ps 45-47; 1 Cor 10:19-33
Ps. 45-47 Psalm 46 is such a great Psalm! No matter what disasters take place around us, we need not fear. We have a safe place in God, who is mighty above all. God is ...
Day 228 – 1 Chron 16; Ps 42, 44; 1 Cor 10:1-18Day 228 – 1 Chron 16; Ps 42, 44; 1 Cor 10:1-18
1 Chron. 16 Music is a big part of worshiping God. Music speaks to our souls, somehow; it is a gift from God and we worship Him by offering it back to Him. It is ...
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 226 – 1 Chron 10-12; 1 Cor 8Day 226 – 1 Chron 10-12; 1 Cor 8
1 Chron. 10-12 When the Philistines found Saul and his sons dead, they “sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to carry the good news to their idols…”. (1 Chron 10:9). I am so ...
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 224 – 1 Chron 4-6; 1 Cor 7:1-19Day 224 – 1 Chron 4-6; 1 Cor 7:1-19
1 Chron. 4-6 Ugh! The genealogies are hard to follow! Names crop up out of nowhere, maybe because they sometimes use two different names for the same person but don’t make that clear (might have ...
Day 223 – 1 Chron 1-3; 1 Cor 6Day 223 – 1 Chron 1-3; 1 Cor 6
1 Chron. 1-3 Boy, the genealogies are tough to read! So many names!! But they must be important, because the Bible includes them multiple times. I know that being able to follow the line from ...
Day 222 – Ps 149-150; 1 Cor 5Day 222 – Ps 149-150; 1 Cor 5
Ps. 149-150 There are several Psalms, as well as a couple of other books in the Bible, that tell us to “sing to the LORD a new song”. It does so here in Psalm 149:1. ...
Day 221 – Ps 147-148; 1 Cor 4Day 221 – Ps 147-148; 1 Cor 4
Ps. 147-148 Psalm 147 is yet another Psalm that declares that the same God who numbers the stars binds up the wounds of the brokenhearted. This Psalm declares God’s great care for His creation and ...
Day 220 – Ps 136, 146; 1 Cor 3Day 220 – Ps 136, 146; 1 Cor 3
Ps. 136, 146 It’s very repetitive, but I like the structure and the message of Psalm 136. It is basically a list of reasons to give thanks to God, starting with the simple fact that ...
Day 219 – Ps 133-135; 1 Cor 2Day 219 – Ps 133-135; 1 Cor 2
Ps. 133-135 “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” (Ps 133:1). We just read Paul’s exhortation to the Corinthian church for this very thing yesterday. But unity is hard, isn’t ...