Good morning! Text: Lamentations 3-5; Isaiah 29. Jeremiah, the author of Lamentations, is called “the weeping prophet.” The mood of this book is certainly sad. In the midst …
10/16/23
Good morning! Text: Lamentations 1-2; Isaiah 28 In Isaiah 28 we find repeated words that describe how the Word of God comes into the lives of …
10/15/23
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 50-52; Isaiah 27 Isaiah 27 brings more beautiful imagery of the time to come when the Lord will bring all things …
10/14/23
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Both Isaiah and Jeremiah wrote during times of great inflection in the course of God’s history. The Jews, …
10/13/23
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 47-49; Isaiah 26 There is much in our world and in our lives to upset us, unsettle us, and make …
10/12/23
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 43-46; Isaiah 25 As we read these two great Old Testament prophets, much of what they …
10/11/23
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 40-42; Isaiah 24 In Jeremiah 40-42 we read God’s words to the remnant of Jews left behind in the Promised Land after the Babylonians …
10/10/23
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 37-39; Isaiah 23 In Jeremiah 37, we read that the prophet is cast in prison, then released, and then lowered into …
10/9/23
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 34-36; Isaiah 22 The story of the Rechabites in Jeremiah 35 is interesting. This clan was a puritan protest group that …
10/8/23
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 31-33; Isaiah 21 When things look hopeless, when it is very bleak, Jeremiah punctuates his difficult …
10/7/23
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. A familiar and oft-quoted verse is found in Jeremiah 29: For I know the plans I have …
10/6/23
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 28-30; Isaiah 20 In Jeremiah 29, we read the text of a letter the prophet wrote from Jerusalem to the captives in Babylon. The captors, the Babylonians, are enemies …
10/5/23
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 …
10/4/23
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 22-24; Isaiah 18 In Jeremiah’s day, leadership in the land of Judah was a mess – a big mess. The kings were …
10/3/23
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 …
10/2/23
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 16-18; Isaiah 16 Jeremiah 17:9 is important, and explains an awful lot about our human nature: …
10/1/23
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 …
9/30/23
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Consider the words of Jeremiah 4:3… Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among …
9/29/23
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Isaiah 11-12 is a good read. It is a celebration of God’s promise …
9/28/23
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, …
9/27/23
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 7-9; Isaiah 13 When I was in seminary, I had a classmate from Africa who led a ministry …
9/26/23
Good morning! Text: Jeremiah 4-6; Isaiah 12 A great fallacy of our day is that old things are obsolete and irrelevant. …
9/25/23
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 …
9/24/23
Good morning! Text: Titus; Isaiah 10 One of the delights of daily Bible reading is that sometimes a verse or a phrase …
9/23/23
Good morning! Text: Job 40-42; Isaiah 9 Today is a Scripture bonanza! Job’s story is resolved, and Jesus is prophesied in Isaiah …
9/22/23
Good morning! Text: Job 37-39; Isaiah 8. Isaiah is a prophet of God living in a time when many of the people are not …
9/21/23
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The Word at the end of Job 36 into chapter 37 speaks of …
9/20/23
Good morning! Text: Job 34-36; Isaiah 7 Isaiah is remarkable. It is beautiful poetry, but also very rich in prophecy about Jesus. …
9/19/23
Good morning! Text: Job 31-33; Isaiah 6 Isaiah 6 opens with the prophet’s remarkable vision of the throne room of God. The awesome and frightening presence …
9/18/23
Good morning! Text: Job 28-30; Isaiah 5 In Isaiah 5, we read more words of indictment against God’s people – the inhabitants of …
9/17/23
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 …
9/16/23
Good morning! Text: Job 22-24; Isaiah 3 In these passages of Job, his friend Eliphaz is working to persuade Job that the explanation …
9/15/23
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 …
9/14/23
Good morning! Today is a reflection day* Want a booster? Read Psalm 121 aloud. It is a powerful reminder that …
9/13/23
Good morning! Text: Job 16-18; Isaiah 1 Isaiah opens with a volley of indictment against Judah for their rebellion and …
9/12/23
Good morning! Text: Job 13-15; Psalm 122 As Job responds to his friends’ remarks, he struggles with the great mysteries of life, …
9/11/23
Good morning! Text: Job 10-12; Psalm 121 As Job wrestles with his grave troubles, he receives “advice” from his friends …
9/10/23
Good morning! Text: Job 7-9; Psalm 120 As Job wrestles to understand his plight and to respond to his three …
9/9/23
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 …
9/8/23
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 …
9/7/23
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In yesterday’s meditation I mentioned how rich 2 Timothy is. Here is another …
9/6/23
Good morning! Text: 2 Timothy; Psalm 119:129-144 This second letter to Timothy is so rich that I find almost all …
9/5/23
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. …
9/4/2023
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 …
9/3/23
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, …
9/2/23
Good morning! Text: 1 Timothy 4-6; Psalm 119:65-80 1 Timothy 4:7-8 had a great impact upon my early Christian walk. …
9/1/23
Good morning! Text: 1 Timothy 1-3; Psalm 119:49-64. 1 Timothy is known as a “pastoral epistle”, a letter giving instructions to a church leader …
8/31/23
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The scene following the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem, where Ezra reads the Word of God to the people really stands out. …
8/30/23
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 is the death of …
8/29/23
Good morning! Today is a reflection day. A verse that caught my eye on this read-through was Nehemiah 7:2: “I …