For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 5 Contrast the mature with the readers of this letter (v. 11-14). Our faith walk with God is not something to be ...
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Y2 Day 118 – 2 Cor 6: Ruth 1-4Y2 Day 118 – 2 Cor 6: Ruth 1-4
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. 2 Cor. 6 What would it mean to “receive God’s grace in vain” (v. 1)? Have you ever done that? There were people ...
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, ...
Day 352 – Ps 107, 126; Rev 10Day 352 – Ps 107, 126; Rev 10
Ps. 107, 126 God is in the restoration business! He takes the bad things that happen to us and the bad things that we do and, when we cry out to Him, He turns them ...
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 240 – 2 Chron 7-9; 2 Cor 3Day 240 – 2 Chron 7-9; 2 Cor 3
2 Chron. 7-9 Wow – this whole Temple dedication was an astronomical affair! 22,000 oxen? 120,000 sheep? I can’t even fathom it! And it says again that the glory of the LORD filled the Temple ...
Day 207 – Ps 96-98; Acts 14:1-15Day 207 – Ps 96-98; Acts 14:1-15
Ps. 96-98 I see a couple of themes in these three Psalms. One is that the call for praise to God goes out to all of creation – the whole earth! We, as God’s chosen, ...
Day 144 – Ps 12-14; John 8:28-59Day 144 – Ps 12-14; John 8:28-59
Ps. 12-14 Definitely seeing a pattern in David’s Psalms of distress – always the confidence in God’s salvation and ultimate justice against evil. And boy, how relevant the words of Ps 12 are still for ...
Day 139 – 2 Sam 21-22; Ps 18; John 6:22-40Day 139 – 2 Sam 21-22; Ps 18; John 6:22-40
2 Sam. 21-22 God takes a vow very seriously. The Gibeonites were the people who deceived Joshua and the Israelites when they were finally moving into the Promised Land, to take it over from the ...
Day 131 – 2 Sam 8-9; Ps 60; John 2Day 131 – 2 Sam 8-9; Ps 60; John 2
2 Sam. 8-9 David remembered his covenant with Jonathan and reached out to take care of any that were left in the house of Saul. He was kind to Mephibosheth because of their shared relationship ...
Day 129 – 2 Sam 3-5; John 1:1-28Day 129 – 2 Sam 3-5; John 1:1-28
2 Sam. 3-5 Here is another example of what I mentioned yesterday. David took all these wives – something that definitely comes off as contrary to God’s Biblical plan and preference,. He even goes so ...
Day 128 – 2 Sam 1-2; Luke 24:36-53Day 128 – 2 Sam 1-2; Luke 24:36-53
2 Sam. 1-2 I have never figured out if the man in 2 Samuel 1, who brought news of Saul and Jonathan’s death to David, was telling the truth about finishing Saul off or not. ...
Day 124 – 1 Sam 23; Ps 54,63; Luke 22:47-71Day 124 – 1 Sam 23; Ps 54,63; Luke 22:47-71
1 Sam. 23 Things I notice: Ps. 54 In this Psalm, David acknowledges that it is God who protects and vindicates him. Ps. 63 In this Psalm, David compared God to both water and to ...
Day 112 – Ruth 1-4; Luke 17:1-19Day 112 – Ruth 1-4; Luke 17:1-19
Ruth 1-4 I love the story of Ruth! Not only is it a beautiful story, but I believe it is a more significant one than at first meets the eye. It is a fantastic example ...
Day 98 – Josh 7-9; Luke 9:37-62Day 98 – Josh 7-9; Luke 9:37-62
Josh. 7-9 In Joshua 7, Israel was defeated before Ai because one man among them had disobeyed God. In chapter 9, Israel was deceived by the Gibeonites because they “did not seek counsel from the ...
Day 97 – Josh 4-6; Luke 9:18-36Day 97 – Josh 4-6; Luke 9:18-36
Josh. 4-6 We continue to see the importance of remembrance when God had the people set up 12 stones after crossing the Jordan. Traditions do serve a purpose. God knows that we forget so very ...
Day 95 – Deut 32-34; Luke 8:26-56Day 95 – Deut 32-34; Luke 8:26-56
Deut. 32-34 Simeon is missing from Moses’ blessing of the tribes in Deut. 33. Looking into this a bit, I found that most believe this is due to the fact that Jacob cursed his two ...
Day 84 – Deut 3-4; Luke 2:25-52Day 84 – Deut 3-4; Luke 2:25-52
Deut. 3-4 I love this statement from Moses to God in Deut. 3:24 – “O Lord God, you have only begun to show your servant your greatness and your mighty hand.” Very few men saw ...
Day 82 – Num 34-36; Luke 1:57-80Day 82 – Num 34-36; Luke 1:57-80
Num. 34-36 God is pretty adamant about the land that was given to each tribe staying within that specific tribe – there are several laws dealing with this. I wonder why? What is the significance ...
Day 76 – Num 17-19; Mark 15:1-25Day 76 – Num 17-19; Mark 15:1-25
Num. 17-19 I love this – overnight, Aaron’s staff goes from being a dead stick to bearing ripe almonds!! Tell me my God can’t do anything! And if He can give this kind of life ...
Day 72 – Num 7-8; Mark 13:21-37Day 72 – Num 7-8; Mark 13:21-37
Num. 7-8 Really not much to say here except that, wow – that’s a bunch of animals! Mark 13:21-37 “Stay awake.” A comment in the Bible that always scares me, because I don’t stay awake ...
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 ...
Day 50 – Ex 29-30; Mark 2Day 50 – Ex 29-30; Mark 2
Ex. 29-30 There is a point in the life of King David where God punishes the people because David took a census. I never understood this. But there is a clue to this right here ...
Day 49 – Ex 27-28; Mark 1:23-45Day 49 – Ex 27-28; Mark 1:23-45
Ex. 27-28 I am impressed by the detail God gives in the design of His Temple, and I wonder at the significance of all of it. I know that the Temple is a representation of ...
Day 48 – Ex 25-26; Mark 1:1-22Day 48 – Ex 25-26; Mark 1:1-22
Ex. 25-26 The portable Temple –this thing was no small feat! For leaving Egypt “in a hurry”, they sure took a bunch of stuff with them!! Just the stuff that went into the Temple is ...
Day 40 – Ex 7-8; Matt 25:1-30Day 40 – Ex 7-8; Matt 25:1-30
Ex. 7-8 Throughout Genesis I have noticed and wondered about various foreign leaders who seemed to know and fear God (like when Abraham and Isaac told the leaders their wives were their sisters). But this ...
Day 34 – Gen 41-42; Matt 22:1-22Day 34 – Gen 41-42; Matt 22:1-22
Gen. 41-42 It seems Reuben is trying to regain his status with his father after the concubine incident. First, he planned to rescue Joseph from the pit and be the one to restore Jacob’s favorite ...
Day 21 – Job 32-33; Matt 14:1-21Day 21 – Job 32-33; Matt 14:1-21
Job 32-33 I don’t know what business Elihu has getting angry with everyone just because he thinks they are all wrong and because nothing has been resolved. But he is. And he, too, believes Job ...
Day 20 – Job 30-31; Matt 13:31-58Day 20 – Job 30-31; Matt 13:31-58
Job 30-31 Wow – Job, throughout his life, has considered every aspect of it and how to live it righteously before God. God, enlarge the part of me that wants to live less for me ...