Today’s Text: First Chronicles 1-4 Key Text: First Chronicles 2:1-2 “These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.” It’s one of those sections of scripture you might be tempted to skip over – this long, long genealogical list. “So and so begat so and so…”… Continue reading Week 32: Family Line
Month: August 2015
Week 32: Blessings for Obedience
Today’s Text: Leviticus 25-27 Key Text: Leviticus 26:3-5 “If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. Your threshing shall last to the time… Continue reading Week 32: Blessings for Obedience
Week 32: Always and Continually What?
Today’s Text: Second Thessalonians Key Text: Second Thessalonians 1:16 “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I know a young man who, if you say you do something “all the time” calls you on it. “All the time?” he chides, “can anyone… Continue reading Week 32: Always and Continually What?
Week 31: The Twilight Zone
Today’s Text: John 1-2 Key Text: John 1:5 “The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.” I’m a first generation TV watcher. What I mean by that is that I was one of those kids, born in the late 1950’s, who grew up right after TV was invented. I can… Continue reading Week 31: The Twilight Zone
Week 31 “Filled with Glory”
Week 31 “Filled with Glory” Today’s Text: Ezekiel 43-48 Key Text: Ezekiel 43:1 “Then the man brought me to the gate facing east, and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory. The… Continue reading Week 31 “Filled with Glory”
Week 31 A Gentle Answer
Week 31 A Gentle Answer Today’s Text: Proverbs 14-15 Key Text: Proverbs 15:1 “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Some passages of scripture are very complex. They require careful study, thoughtful analysis, and prayerful discernment. They may require the fine touch of a great scholar who can unpack… Continue reading Week 31 A Gentle Answer
Week 31: From Everlasting to Everlasting
Today’s Text: Psalms 90-92 Key Text: Psalm 90:1-2 “Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” You’ve heard it before – the only constant in life is change.” I suppose… Continue reading Week 31: From Everlasting to Everlasting
Week 31: Renew the Covenant
Week 31: Renew the Covenant Today’s Text: Second Kings 21-25 Key Text: Second Kings 23:1-3 “Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. He went up to the temple of the LORD with the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the prophets—all the people from the least… Continue reading Week 31: Renew the Covenant
Week 31: Holy Time
Week 31: Holy Time Today’s Text: Leviticus 22-24 Key Text: Leviticus 23:1-2 “The LORD said to Moses, ‘Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘These are my appointed festivals, the appointed festivals of the LORD, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.’” Along with all the “rules and regulations” that you find in… Continue reading Week 31: Holy Time
Week 31: Children of the Light
Week 31: Children of the Light Today’s Text: First Thessalonians 4-5 Key Text: First Thessalonians 5:4 “But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or… Continue reading Week 31: Children of the Light