Author: Michael Moran

Good morning! Text:  Jude; Isaiah 47 Jude is very brief, but rich in content.  In verses 20-21, we find a commandment, “keep yourselves in the love of …

Good morning! Text:  Zephaniah; Isaiah 46 One of the hidden gemstones in the Bible is Zephaniah 3:17.  This prophet writes scathing words of judgment upon Judah, Jerusalem …

Good morning! Text: Habakkuk; Isaiah 45 Years ago, when Lyn and I were fairly new Christians, we hosted a home …

Good morning! Text: 2 Peter; Isaiah 44 In 2 Peter, we find a closing that compels: But grow in the grace and knowledge of our …

Good morning! Text:  Nahum; Isaiah 43  Isaiah is a powerful and beautiful text, filled with hope and promise.  We find …

Good morning! Text: 2 Thessalonians; Isaiah 42 We are living in the end times.  We do not know when Jesus will return, but …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. What sweet blessings are found in Isaiah.  Isaiah 40:3 says; A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. One of those gemstones that makes God’s instructions for our life as His …

Good morning! Text:  Micah 6-7; Isaiah 41 Micah concludes his prophecy with words of promise and restoration – after having …

Good morning! Text: Micah 4-5; Isaiah 40 Today’s reading includes a very timely text – Micah 5.  It speaks of …

Good morning! Text:  Micah 1-3; Psalm 150 Psalm 150 puts a beautiful cap on the Book of Psalms, encouraging us to praise the Lord, …

Good morning! Text:  Joel; Psalm 149 The prophet Joel paints a picture of great desolation, complete and sweeping, that will come …

Good morning! Text: 1 Thessalonians 3-5; Psalm 148 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 describes what is called the “rapture.”  That word comes from the Latin root from which …

Good morning! Text:  1 Thessalonians 1-2; Psalm 147 Happy Thanksgiving!  As Paul opens his letter to the Thessalonians, he writes …

Good morning! Text:  Daniel 10-12; Psalm 146 Having prayed for insight (Chapter 9), Daniel waits, mourns and fasts for three …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Daniel is quite the prayer warrior.  He is committed to prayer, even to his own …

Good morning! Text: Daniel 7-9; Psalm 145 Daniel is amazing!  The visions of beasts, rams, goats and such found in chapters 7 and 8 …

Good morning! Text: Daniel 4-6; Psalm 144 Thrice in today’s Daniel text the Lord uses his servant Daniel to bring the knowledge of God to pagan kings.  God …

Good morning! Text:  Daniel 1-3; Psalm 143 When Daniel and his companions are in captivity in Babylon, they distinguish themselves by refusing to compromise …

Good morning! Text: John 19-21; Psalm 142 At the close of John’s Gospel, there is a beautiful scene where Jesus restores Peter. …

Good morning! Text:  John 16-18; Psalm 141 Today’s text in John includes Jesus’ “great high priestly prayer” for himself, his disciples and for …

Good morning! Text:  John 13-15; Psalm 140 In these chapters of John, we begin what is called the “upper room discourse.”  Jesus teaches …

Good morning! Text:  Today is a reflection day Yesterday we read Psalm 139, a powerful Word telling us that God is deeply …

Good morning! Text:  John 10-12; Psalm 139 The shortest verse in the English Bible is John 11:35;  “Jesus wept.” It is in the setting of the remarkable story about …

Good morning! Text:  John 7-9; Psalm 138 In the midst of a confrontation with religious leaders, many of those hearing His wprds …

Good morning! Text:  John 4-6; Psalm 137 In John 5, Jesus lays out marvelous truths about his relationship with the Father.  He brings …

Good morning! Text:  John 1-3; Psalm 136 These opening chapters of John have great personal importance to me.  It was the story …

Good morning! Text:  Ezekiel 46-48; Psalm 135. As Ezekiel comes to a close we read language reminiscent of the allocation of territory …

Good morning! Text:  Ezekiel 43-54; Psalm 133-134 Psalm 133 celebrates the unity of God’s people.  It opens with these words: Behold, how …

Good morning! Text:  Today is a reflection day A few days ago, our reading passed through an important text – …

Good morning! Text:  Ezekiel 39-42; Psalm 132 When we think of the traits of God, we think of majesty, might, holiness, eternal …

Good morning! Text: Ezekiel 35-38; Psalm 130-141 When I was in junior high, we lived in the desert outside Tucson, Arizona.  I used to …

Good morning! Text:  Ezekiel 31-34; Psalm 128-129 Ezekiel brings many laments and words of doom for Judah, Israel and the surrounding nations. …

Good morning! Text:  Ezekiel 27-30; Psalm 127 Ezekiel 28 contains a curious passage about the “King of Tyre.”  It is filled with …

Good morning! Text:  Ezekiel 24-26; Psalm 125-126 Sometimes as we read Scripture we encounter familiar phrases.  One is in the last verse of …

Good morning! Text: Ezekiel 20-23; Psalm 123-124 Ezekiel cries out to the people of Jerusalem and Judah that they might see their …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. What do we expect of the day today?  Do we expect routine things, calm and …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day – a day to go back over recent Bible readings or to get …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Ezekiel 11:19 brings a dramatic promise to God’s people, one that is most …

Good morning! Text: Ezekiel 16-19; Isaiah 39 In Ezekiel 18, the idea is developed that each of us is judged by God for …

Good morning! Text:  Ezekiel 12-15; Isaiah 38 In Isaiah 38 we find some great encouragement.  Hezekiah, the King of Judah, is taken deathly …

Good morning! Text:  Ezekiel 8-11; Isaiah 37 In Ezekiel, we find many compelling (and a few strange) visions.  In Chapter 9, the Lord shows Ezekiel the impending …

Good morning! Text: Ezekiel 5-7; Isaiah 36. In Isaiah 36 the text turns to prose – a historical account of the siege of Jerusalem by the Assyrians.  …

Good morning! Text:  Ezekiel 1-4; Isaiah 35 The descriptions of the vision of God in the opening chapter of Ezekiel are pretty strange.  He says in verse 1; “…the heavens …

Good morning! Text:  1 Peter 4-5; Isaiah 34 One of the great things about reading through the Scriptures is that it allows us to …

Good morning! Text:  1 Peter 1-3; Isaiah 33. 1 Peter, written to a group of churches in a region coming under increasing …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Isaiah is beautiful literature.  The prophet’s words are sweet words from heaven which challenge and …

Good morning! Text:  2 John; 3 John; Isaiah 32 The letters of John are brief, but contain precious gems.  3 John …

Good morning! Text:  1 John 4-5; Isaiah 31 Here are great words of confidence in prayer: And this is the confidence that we have …

Good morning! Text: 1 John 1-3; Isaiah 30 Years ago, when my wife Lyn and I were brand new Christians, …