For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 5 The Sermon on the Mount tells us so much about God’s character and how our human nature contradicts it. In it, ...
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Y2 Day 71 – Matt 3; Num 23-24; Prov 6Y2 Day 71 – Matt 3; Num 23-24; Prov 6
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 3 “Every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” (Matt. 3:10b). John the ...
Y2 Day 18 – Luke 18; Gen 35-36Y2 Day 18 – Luke 18; Gen 35-36
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 18 Do you identify more with the Pharisee or the tax collector in Jesus’ parable? The Pharisee and the rich ruler in ...
Day 346 – Zech 13-14; Rev 3-4Day 346 – Zech 13-14; Rev 3-4
Zech. 13-14 “On that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness” (Zech. 123:1). A fountain. I like that. ...
Day 337 – Ez 45-46; 1 John 2Day 337 – Ez 45-46; 1 John 2
Ez. 45-46 Gotta say, I’m still at a loss with all of this temple stuff. And I’m still curious as to why all of these structure and service details were supposed to make the house ...
Day 331 – Ez 30-32; 1 Pet 4Day 331 – Ez 30-32; 1 Pet 4
Ez. 30-32 There is a lot of prophecy against Egypt and Pharaoh too. I wish I understood some of the deeper meaning behind these prophesies. To me, it all just looks like an extremely long ...
Day 246 – 2 Chron 21; Obad 1; 2 Cor 8Day 246 – 2 Chron 21; Obad 1; 2 Cor 8
2 Chron. 21 We read yesterday that Jehoshaphat messed up by allying himself with evil King Ahab of Israel. It seems the marriage alliance he made was with his oldest son, who married one of ...
Day 195 – Amos 4-6; Gal 1Day 195 – Amos 4-6; Gal 1
Amos 4-6 God’s people had not been faithful to their God. Learning what I did the other day about Bethel being a hot spot for the worship of false gods, I am not certain exactly ...
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 171 – Prov 27-29; Acts 5:1-21Day 171 – Prov 27-29; Acts 5:1-21
Prov. 27 “Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing” (Prov. 27:14). An interesting verse to me, and I can see two applications of it ...
Day 168 – Prov 19-21; Acts 3Day 168 – Prov 19-21; Acts 3
Prov. 19 Proverbs 19 mentions quite a bit about how people are more inclined to befriend the wealthy than the poor. It is human nature to seek relationships from which one can benefit. But Proverbs ...
Day 167 – Prov 16-18; Acts 2:22-47Day 167 – Prov 16-18; Acts 2:22-47
Prov. 16 Plucking out a few random verses again…Prov. 16:3 – “Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established”. I want to read this verse as, “If I pray that God ...
Day 166 – Prov 13-15; Acts 2:1-21Day 166 – Prov 13-15; Acts 2:1-21
Prov. 13-15 There is certainly a wealth of knowledge and good advice to be gleaned from the Proverbs – far too much to comment on in a single sitting! So I will just give some ...
Day 141 – Ps 4-6; John 7:1-27Day 141 – Ps 4-6; John 7:1-27
Ps. 4-6 David fully trusted that God is good, and that He accepts a heart that is right before Him. It is important to note that a “right heart” isn’t about right behavior, but about ...
Day 133 – Ps 32, 51; John 3:16-36Day 133 – Ps 32, 51; John 3:16-36
Ps. 32 In yesterday’s reading Nathan told David, “The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die” (2 Sam 12:13b). David suffered consequences for his actions, but God forgave his sin and ...
Day 113 – 1 Sam 1-3; Luke 17:20-37Day 113 – 1 Sam 1-3; Luke 17:20-37
1 Sam. 1-3 Peninnah had a false heart. When they went up as a family to worship the LORD, she would torment Hannah because Peninnah had children and Hannah did not. There is no worship ...
Day 103 – Josh 22-24; Luke 12:1-31Day 103 – Josh 22-24; Luke 12:1-31
Josh. 22-24 When the two and a half tribes returned to their side of the Jordan, they stopped and built a very large alter at the crossing point. When the rest of Israel heard of ...
Day 102 – Josh 19-21; Luke 11:29-54Day 102 – Josh 19-21; Luke 11:29-54
Josh. 19-21 “Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.” (Josh. 21:45). God keeps His word in spite of us ...
Day 78 – Num 23-25; Mark 16Day 78 – Num 23-25; Mark 16
Num. 23-25 Balaam repeatedly told Balak that he could only say what the LORD put in his mouth to say. When he repeated this after his third blessing on the people of Israel, he added ...
Day 77 – Num 20-22; Mark 15: 26-47Day 77 – Num 20-22; Mark 15: 26-47
Num. 20-22 Moses was set up!! Why did God tell him to take the staff if all He wanted Moses to do was to speak to the rock? But God did not tell them, “you ...
Day 59 – Lev 11-12; Mark 7:1-13Day 59 – Lev 11-12; Mark 7:1-13
Lev. 11-12 This business of clean and unclean is laborious! And I must admit, as with most of the other very detailed laws, I do not understand it. Something did occur to me this morning, ...
Day 58 – Lev 8-10; Mark 6:30-56Day 58 – Lev 8-10; Mark 6:30-56
Lev. 8-10 At the end of chapter 10, Aaron does not do as he was commanded. He and his remaining sons refused their portion of the sin offering for the people and they did not ...
Day 54 – Ex 39-40; Mark 4:21-41Day 54 – Ex 39-40; Mark 4:21-41
Ex. 39-40 “Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.” (Ex 40:34). It is so awesome to me that, though they were a sinful and stiff-necked ...
Day 47 – Ex 23-24; Matt 28Day 47 – Ex 23-24; Matt 28
Ex. 23-24 Now the part of the law given in the first several verses of Exodus 23 I can understand! And it struck me as I was reading the first two verses, “You shall not ...
Day 45 – Ex 19-20; Matt 27:27-50Day 45 – Ex 19-20; Matt 27:27-50
Ex. 19-20 God revealed Himself to His people – He gave them a glimpse of His power and might and showed them a glimpse of His character in the 10 commandments (His Law). Moses said ...
Day 38 Ex 1-3; Matt 24:1-28Day 38 Ex 1-3; Matt 24:1-28
Ex. 1-3 One thing that stands out to me in these chapters is the courage of the Hebrew midwives. Technically, they lied to Pharaoh, but it says that “God dealt well” with them because of ...
Day 23 – Job 36-37; Matt 15:1-20Day 23 – Job 36-37; Matt 15:1-20
Job 36-37 The problem I have with the views of Job’s friends is that they are judging people based on their circumstances. If bad things are happening to you, you are being judged by God, ...
Day 17 – Job 22-24; Matt 12:1-23Day 17 – Job 22-24; Matt 12:1-23
Job 22-24 Well, now Eliphaz is just making stuff up!! He lays out accusations to Job that couldn’t be further from the truth! Note to self: the act of making stuff up to fit your ...
Day 12 – Job 8-10; Matt 9:1-17Day 12 – Job 8-10; Matt 9:1-17
Job 8-10 Bildad is making some hard assumptions about how God works – He will do this and He won’t do that – but who are we to assume we know the ways of God? ...
Day 9 – Job 1-2; Matt 7Day 9 – Job 1-2; Matt 7
Job 1-2 Evidently, we are moving through the Bible chronologically, because we have jumped to Job (which they believe was written sometime during this period in Genesis). And yeah, wow – in one single hour, ...