The Bible in a Year “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud; and he shall hear my voice.” Psalm 55:17 Psalm 55:17 gives us more than a verse about prayer; it gives us a pattern for living before God. David speaks of prayer in the evening, in the morning, andContinue reading “When Prayer Orders the Day”
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When the Soul Gets Thirsty
The Bible in a Year As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Psalm 42:1 There is a kind of thirst that cannot be satisfied by success, entertainment, possessions, or human approval. Psalm 42 opens with the image of a deer panting after flowing streams, and theContinue reading “When the Soul Gets Thirsty”
When God Saves the Best for Last
The Bible in a Year “So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning.” — Job 42:12 There is something deeply comforting about reaching the final chapters of the book of Job. After walking through pages filled with sorrow, confusion, silence, and painful accusations from friends who misunderstood both Job andContinue reading “When God Saves the Best for Last”
WHEN SUCCESS PUSHES GOD AWAY
The Bible in a Year “Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.” Job 21:14 Job’s words expose a dangerous condition of the human heart. The wicked in this passage are not openly denying God’s existence as much as they are rejecting His presence and authority.Continue reading “WHEN SUCCESS PUSHES GOD AWAY”
When God Finds a Faithful Heart
The Bible in a Year “And found his heart faithful before thee…” — Nehemiah 9:8 One of the beautiful patterns throughout Scripture is that God often begins His greatest works with one faithful heart. In Nehemiah 9, the people of Jerusalem gathered after rebuilding the walls to hear the Word of God and confess theirContinue reading “When God Finds a Faithful Heart”
The Family Tree of Grace
The Bible in a Year “A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham.” — Gospel of Matthew 1:1 When many people begin reading Matthew chapter 1, they are tempted to rush past the genealogy and move quickly to the birth of Jesus. A long list of unfamiliarContinue reading “The Family Tree of Grace”
When Decisions Are Made Without God
The Bible in a Year “And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord.” — Joshua 9:14 One of the most sobering lessons in the Old Testament is how easily God’s people can make serious mistakes when they act without seeking the Lord’s guidance. Joshua 9 recordsContinue reading “When Decisions Are Made Without God”
Between the Cherubim
Learning to Speak and Listen The Bible in a Year “When Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims; and he spake untoContinue reading “Between the Cherubim”
Most Holy and Not for Sale
The Bible in a Year “No devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.” — Leviticus 27:28 As we continue our journeyContinue reading “Most Holy and Not for Sale”
Marked and Made Clean
The Bible in a Year “And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.” Leviticus 13:45 As we move steadily through Scripture together, passages like Leviticus 13 can feel distant from everydayContinue reading “Marked and Made Clean”