Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 25-27; Isaiah 19 Jeremiah writes terrifying prophetic words about the impending reign of Babylon over Judah. Jerusalem and the temple will be …
10/4/22
Good morning! Text: Isaiah 18; Jeremiah 22-24 Our daily interaction with the Word of God brings great power to our lives. Jeremiah 23:29 …
10/3/22
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 19-21; Isaiah 17 Jeremiah 21 brings a conundrum. The prophet is speaking to the king, Zedekiah, saying that the Lord is turning …
10/2/22
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 16-18; Isaiah 16 Jeremiah 17:9 is important, and explains an awful lot about our human nature: …
10/1/22
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 13-15; Isaiah 15 Jeremiah brings difficult words to his people. He lives in terrible days, as the sin of God’s people in Judah has …
9/30/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Consider the words of Jeremiah 4:3… Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among …
9/29/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Isaiah 11-12 is a good read. It is a celebration of God’s promise …
9/28/22
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 10-12; Isaiah 14 Again I am reminded how just reading the Bible brings me into contact with the Living God, …
9/27/22
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 7-9; Isaiah 13 When I was in seminary, I had a classmate from Africa who led a ministry …
9/26/22
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 4-6; Isaiah 12 A great fallacy of our day is that old things are obsolete and irrelevant. …
9/25/22
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 1-3; Isaiah 11 As we read of Jeremiah the prophet’s introduction and calling, we read these amazing words: “Before I …
9/24/22
Good morning! Text: Titus; Isaiah 10 One of the delights of daily Bible reading is that sometimes a verse or a phrase …
9/23/22
Good morning! Text: Job 40-42; Isaiah 9 Today is a Scripture bonanza! Job’s story is resolved, and Jesus is prophesied in Isaiah …
9/22/22
Good morning! Text: Job 37-39; Isaiah 8. Our reading of Job thus far has taken us through the ruminations of men trying …
9/21/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Isaiah 6 brings us a magnificent view of God’s throne room. Isaiah’s vision is a …
9/20/22
Good morning! Text: Job 34-36; Isaiah 7 When I think I understand God, that I have a handle on him, …
9/19/22
Good morning! Text: Job 31-33; Isaiah 6 In Job 32 we meet a new character, Elihu. He also challenges Job as …
9/18/22
Good morning! Text: Job 28-30; Isaiah 5 In Job 28, an image of mining for precious metals is brought – a …
9/17/22
Good morning! Text: Job 25-27; Isaiah 4 Job’s three friends have all brought Job the same answer to the question, “Why suffering?” They all …
9/16/22
Good morning! Text: Job 22-24; Isaiah 3 In these passages of Job, his friend Eliphaz is working to persuade Job that the explanation …
9/15/22
Good morning! Text: Job 19-21; Isaiah 2 The prophet Isaiah speaks truth to the sin of the people of ancient Israel, warning of judgment. At the same …
9/14/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day* Want a booster? Read Psalm 121 aloud. It is a powerful reminder that …
9/13/22
Good morning! Text: Job 16-18; Isaiah 1 Isaiah opens with a volley of indictment against Judah for their rebellion and …
9/12/22
Good morning! Text: Job 13-15; Psalm 122 As Job responds to his friends’ remarks, he struggles with the great mysteries of life, …
9/11/22
Good morning! Text: Job 10-12; Psalm 121 As Job wrestles with his grave troubles, he receives “advice” from his friends …
9/10/22
Good morning! Text: Job 7-9; Psalm 120 As Job wrestles to understand his plight and to respond to his three …
9/9/22
Good morning! Text: Job 4-6; Psalm 119:161-176 I wrote earlier that some consider Job the most intellectually challenging book in the Bible. As we get …
9/8/22
Good morning! Text: Job 1-3; Psalm 119:145-160 Job is characterized as the most intellectually challenging books of the Bible. Many scholars also believe it …
9/7/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. 2 Timothy 2:22 speaks these words: So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, …
9/6/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Timothy; Psalm 119:129-144 I am always delighted when God’s Word says something fresh and new when I read. In the opening …
9/5/22
Good morning! Text: Esther 8-10; Psalm 119:113-128 The Book of Esther is unique in the Bible in that God is never mentioned – not even once. …
9/4/22
Good morning! Text: Esther 4-7; Psalm 119:97-112 Psalm 119:105 is one of my favorite verses; “Your word is a lamp to my feet and …
9/3/22
Good morning! Text: Esther 1-3; Psalm 119:81-96 Even reading a familiar story in the Bible can bring us new truth. In today’s reading from Esther, …
9/2/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Timothy 4-6; Psalm 119:65-80 Throughout the Bible we find words of praise for God, reminders that our highest …
9/1/22
Good morning! Text: 1 Timothy 1-3; Psalm 119:49-64. The two letters to Timothy are important for us as they give clear instructions about leadership …
8/31/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 116:15 brings us words that have always made me think: Precious in the sight of the Lord …
8/30/22
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 119 is a beautiful and remarkable chapter. It is the longest in the Bible, and it is …
8/29/22
Good morning! Text: Today is a reflection day When the Book of the Law is read aloud in the presence of the assembly of all Israel, it has a …
8/28/22
Good morning! Text: Nehemiah 11-13; Psalm 119:33-48 We live in a time and culture that is saturated with images to look at. …
8/27/22
Good morning! Text: Nehemiah 8-10; Psalm 119:17-32 When the Book of the Law is read aloud in the presence of the assembly of all Israel, it has a profound …
8/26/22
Good morning! Text: Nehemiah 4-7; Psalm 119:1-16 I love the story of Nehemiah leading the people as they rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, and have studied …
8/25/22
Good morning! Text: Nehemiah 1-3; Psalm 118:15-29 The book of Nehemiah chronicles the rebuilding of the city wall of Jerusalem. Nehemiah is the leader of the effort. When he …
8/24/22
Good morning! Text: Ezra 8-10; Psalm 118:1-14. Ezra comes to a challenging ending, as Ezra confronts the people for having broken God’s …
8/23/22
Good morning! Text: Ezra 5-7; Psalm 117. Yesterday in Ezra we saw how the adversary was able to get work rebuilding the temple stopped. As we …
8/22/22
Good morning! Text: Ezra 1-4; Psalm 116 Ezra brings the account of the rebuilding of the temple after the exile in Babylon. Just as prophesied by Isaiah, and in accordance with timing in the Word of …
8/21/22
Good morning! Text: Today is a reflection day. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. …
8/20/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Corinthians 10-13; Psalm 115 As Christians, we are in a spiritual battle – as attested in 2 Corinthians 10. We …
8/19/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Corinthians 7-9; Psalm 114 What do we grieve over? When I hear that word, “grieve”, I think …
8/18/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Corinthians 4-6; Psalm 113 Some people think that becoming a Christian is a step into perfection. …
8/17/22
Good morning! Text: 2 Corinthians 1-3; Psalm 112 I underlined a whole bunch of our 2 Corinthians text today. It …