For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 12 What is the relationship between our hearts and our words? Jesus said, “Whoever is not with me is against me, and ...
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Y2 Day 125 – 2 Cor 13; 1 Sam 13-14; Ps 54Y2 Day 125 – 2 Cor 13; 1 Sam 13-14; Ps 54
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 2 Cor. 13 “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.” (2 Cor. 13:5a). I think that is something ...
Y2 Day 62 – Rom 10; Num 5-6Y2 Day 62 – Rom 10; Num 5-6
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 10 Paul knew that the Jews in general, especially the religious ones, were zealous for God. He knew because he was once ...
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 249 – 2 Chron 24-26; 2 Cor 11:1-15Day 249 – 2 Chron 24-26; 2 Cor 11:1-15
2 Chron. 24-26 I see a pattern here…all three of these kings – father, son, and grandson – started strong but finished weak. We humans seem to have trouble sticking to the right path with ...
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 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 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 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 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 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, ...
Day 7 – Gen 18-19; Matt 6:1-18Day 7 – Gen 18-19; Matt 6:1-18
Gen. 18-19 So much to note here! First, Abraham and Sarah waited an additional 13 years (at least 23 now) before Sarah became pregnant – patience!!! Another thing about God – He loves to wait ...
Day 6 – Gen 16-17; Matt 5:27-48Day 6 – Gen 16-17; Matt 5:27-48
Gen. 16-17 Ten years Abram and Sarai waited for God to fulfill His promise of a son to them. Ten years…and they grew impatient – or perhaps just anxious and confused. Either way, they began ...