Tag: grace

Week 42 Evil Will Not Prevail

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger)  Week 42 Scripture Readings: Nahum Key Scripture Verse: Nahum 1:8 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “But with an everlasting flood he will make an end of Nineveh; he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.”  The prophet Nahum was sent by God to Assyria’s great city of Nineveh… Continue reading Week 42 Evil Will Not Prevail

Week 42 He Watches My Coming and Going

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 42 Scripture Readings: Psalms 120-121 Key Scripture Verses: Psalm 121: 3-4, 8 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.” “the Lord will watch over your coming… Continue reading Week 42 He Watches My Coming and Going

Week 41 Discipline in Childrearing

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 41 Scripture Readings: Proverbs 29-30 Key Scripture Verses: Proverbs 29:17 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.” Our scripture passage today has to do with childrearing and discipline of children, so I have to… Continue reading Week 41 Discipline in Childrearing

Week 40 Learning to Admit When We Are Wrong

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 40 Scripture Readings: Proverbs 28 Key Scripture Verses: Proverbs 28: 13, 14 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” “Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls… Continue reading Week 40 Learning to Admit When We Are Wrong

Week 39 Feuding Neighbors and the Wrath of God

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 39 Scripture Reading: Obadiah Key Scripture Verses: Obadiah 1:3-4 (NIV, Life Application Bible; Commentary also consulted: “Believer’s Bible Commentary,” by William MacDonald, 1995): “The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights, you… Continue reading Week 39 Feuding Neighbors and the Wrath of God

Week 39 Dedication of the Temple

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 39 Scripture Readings: 2 Chronicles 6-10 Key Scripture Verses: 2 Chronicles 7:1 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.” As you will recall, David’s son… Continue reading Week 39 Dedication of the Temple

Week 39 “Who is God?”

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 39 Scripture Readings: Hebrews 1-4 Key Scripture Verse: Hebrews 1: 3 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.” The beginning of the book of Hebrews starts off saying that… Continue reading Week 39 “Who is God?”

Week 38 Keep Your Eyes On Him

Keep Your Eyes on Him! By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell Week 38 Scripture Reading: Numbers 21-24 Key Scripture Reading: Numbers 21:8 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Make a snake and put it up on a pole, anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.’” God’s people were complaining again, displaying… Continue reading Week 38 Keep Your Eyes On Him

Week 37: The Love Behind the Warning

The Love Behind the Warning By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 37 Scripture Readings: Amos 1-4 Key Scripture Verse: Amos 3:7 “Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.” (NIV, Life Application Study Bible) Amos was a shepherd whom God sent to Israel (the Northern Kingdom) to… Continue reading Week 37: The Love Behind the Warning