For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 7 Describe the inner war and the solution Paul proposes. Have you experienced this battle? And the solution? God’s law is good. ...
Tag: Leviticus
Y2 Day 58 – Rom 6; Lev 25-26Y2 Day 58 – Rom 6; Lev 25-26
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 6 What does it mean practically for you to consider yourself dead to sin but alive to God today? “For we know ...
Y2 Day 57 – Rom 5; Lev 23-24; Ps 25Y2 Day 57 – Rom 5; Lev 23-24; Ps 25
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 5 I may be geeking out a bit this morning, but I couldn’t help but think of the second law of thermodynamics ...
Y2 Day 56 – Rom 4; Lev 21-22Y2 Day 56 – Rom 4; Lev 21-22
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 4 How was Abraham the father of faith? How was he an example of righteousness by faith, not works? “Abraham believed God…against ...
Y2 Day 55 – Rom 3; Lev 19-20; Ps 24Y2 Day 55 – Rom 3; Lev 19-20; Ps 24
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 3 Summarize in your own words the gospel as Paul presents it in v. 21-24. The fact that we are free from ...
Y2 Day 54 – Rom 2; Lev 17-18Y2 Day 54 – Rom 2; Lev 17-18
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 2 What do Jews and Gentiles (all humanity) have in common? Why should we not pass judgment on others? This is all ...
Y2 Day 53 – Rom 1; Lev 15-16; Ps 23Y2 Day 53 – Rom 1; Lev 15-16; Ps 23
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 1 I love Paul’s introduction to this letter. He manages to cram the entire truth of God’s redemption plan into one single ...
Y2 Day 52 – Acts 28; Lev 13-14Y2 Day 52 – Acts 28; Lev 13-14
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Act 28 What was Paul’s status at the end of Acts? What was he doing? Is there anything that keeps you from doing ...
Y2 Day 51 – Acts 27; Lev 11-12; Ps 22Y2 Day 51 – Acts 27; Lev 11-12; Ps 22
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 27 How did God encourage Paul? How did Paul encourage his shipmates? In what ways are you using God’s encouragement to help ...
Y2 Day 50 – Acts 26; Lev 9-10Y2 Day 50 – Acts 26; Lev 9-10
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 26 What did King Agrippa think Paul was trying to do? Who thinks that about you? Paul knew that King Agrippa knew ...
Y2 Day 49 – Acts 25; Lev 7-8; Ps 21Y2 Day 49 – Acts 25; Lev 7-8; Ps 21
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 25 Those Jews were certainly persistent! Paul had been in prison for two years and they were still plotting to kill him! ...
Y2 Day 48 – Acts 24; Lev 5-6Y2 Day 48 – Acts 24; Lev 5-6
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 24 “As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, ‘That’s enough for now!’” (Acts ...
Y2 Day 47 – Acts 23; Lev 3-4; Prov 4Y2 Day 47 – Acts 23; Lev 3-4; Prov 4
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 23 What do you learn from Paul’s tactic in the Sanhedrin of pitting Sadducees against Pharisees? (See Matthew 10:16) With his very ...
Y2 Day 46 – Acts 22; Lev 1-2Y2 Day 46 – Acts 22; Lev 1-2
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Acts 22 In reading Paul’s testimony this morning, my focus went to the fact that Paul’s companions on that Damascus road could not ...
Day 68 – Lev 26-27; Mark 11:19-33Day 68 – Lev 26-27; Mark 11:19-33
Lev 26-27 Why are we humans never satisfied? It seems we never have enough; we always want more. Adam and Eve had everything they could possibly need or want in the Garden of Eden, with ...
Day 67 – Lev 25; Mark 11:1-18Day 67 – Lev 25; Mark 11:1-18
Lev. 25 Not much to say except that this chapter really seems to stress the thought that everything we think we own really belongs to God and that it is important for us to remember ...
Day 66 – Lev 23-24; Mark 10:32-52Day 66 – Lev 23-24; Mark 10:32-52
Lev 23-24 My Bible study group did a study a good while back on the Feasts of the LORD (there are seven). It was fascinating. The feasts are a roadmap of God’s redemptive plan for ...
Day 65 – Lev 21-22; Mark 10:1-31Day 65 – Lev 21-22; Mark 10:1-31
Lev 21-22 God’s laws seem awfully harsh sometimes – in stark contrast to the merciful that we know God is. Paul says in Romans that the law was given that our sin might be made ...
Day 64 – Lev 19-20; Mark 9:30-50Day 64 – Lev 19-20; Mark 9:30-50
Lev. 19-20 I just want to mention, before I get to my main thought, that this is the second time God has mentioned not being partial to the poor in court. I note this because ...
Day 63 – Lev 17-18; Mark 9:1-29Day 63 – Lev 17-18; Mark 9:1-29
Lev. 17-18 Just two…okay, three, quick thoughts from this reading. First, I note how God repeatedly stresses that the laws and the ways He has for His people are different from the cultures around them. ...
Day 62 – Lev 15-16; Mark 8:22-38Day 62 – Lev 15-16; Mark 8:22-38
Lev. 15-16 Reading through these laws, it’s hard not to notice that there are so many things that render a person unclean! Leviticus chapter 15, concerning the bodily discharges, also makes me realize that it ...
Day 61 – Lev 14; Mark 8:1-21Day 61 – Lev 14; Mark 8:1-21
Lev. 14 Yeah…I thought the laws for declaring leprosy were complex!! Turns out, being declared clean ain’t no easy thing either! I still feel like all those details must have some significant meaning, I just ...
Day 60 – Lev 13; Mark 7:14-37Day 60 – Lev 13; Mark 7:14-37
Lev. 13 I still don’t get all these detailed laws. What’s up with the heavy focus on leprous diseases? A brief search on the issue suggested two possibilities. One is that leprosy is a very ...
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 57 – Lev 6-7; Mark 6:1-29Day 57 – Lev 6-7; Mark 6:1-29
Lev 6-7 Not much to say here. It might be interesting to do a deep-dive study on the sacrifices and their nuances. I don’t know that God would have given so much specific detail with ...
Day 56 – Lev 3-5; Mark 5:21-43Day 56 – Lev 3-5; Mark 5:21-43
Lev. 3-5 Oy! So many different sacrifices and so many detailed instructions for each! I feel like most, if not all, of these details must have some meaning or significance. Many of the specifics are ...
Day 55 – Ps 90; Lev 1-2; Mark 5:1-20Day 55 – Ps 90; Lev 1-2; Mark 5:1-20
Ps. 90 Funny, this prayer of Moses almost seems more relevant for today than for his time! He says that our lives last 70 or 80 years – this from a man who was 80 ...