Category: Daily Readings

August 2 (Daily reading: 2 Kings 20-21) “Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king … He did evil in the sight of the LORD … He built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name” (21:1-2, 4). Manasseh proved that the…

August 1 (Daily reading: Isaiah 64-66) We finish our reading in Isaiah by looking at two quotes as they were applied in the New Testament. Isaiah wrote about God’s amazing feats: “…when you did awesome things which we did not expect” (64:3). God is unique: “For from days of old they have not heard or…

July 31 (Daily reading: Isaiah 59-63) Our reading opens with the terrible reality of sin. Even though “the LORD’S hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor is His ear so dull that it cannot hear,” people still die in their sins. “Your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God,…

July 30 (Daily reading: Isaiah 54-58) The opening verse of Isaiah 55, “Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters,” makes me think of the invitation given by Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles: “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his…

July 29 (Daily reading: Isaiah 49-53) Twelve prophecies in today’s reading are quoted in the New Testament. We will look at two themes; the first, about belief, is developed by John and Paul. Isaiah wrote, “Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?” (Is. 53:1; quotes are…

July 28 (Daily reading: 2 Kings 19; Psalms 46, 80, 135) Three psalms were chosen to correspond to the amazing story of King Hezekiah. When the king became aware of the Assyrian threat, he sought counsel from Isaiah. The prophet gave him this message from the Lord: “Do not be afraid!” Perhaps Hezekiah was aware…

July 27 (Daily reading: Isaiah 44-48) Please allow me to share what Judy wrote in reference to Isaiah 44:3-5 (taken from my book, “From West Texas to the French West Indies and Back Again,” pages 190-194). When our boys were seven and four, Judy miscarried our third child halfway through her pregnancy. She later sought…

July 26 (Daily reading: Isaiah 40-43) In Isaiah 39, Isaiah told Hezekiah that a time would come when some of the people from Judah would be exiled to Babylon. Isaiah dedicated the following chapters to bringing comfort to God’s people. Scripture ties this comfort to the coming of the Messiah. Mark began his gospel by…

July 25 (Daily reading: Isaiah 37-39; Psalm 76) King Hezekiah’s story is covered in our chronological readings over a sixteen-day period. We began on July 19 by reading 2 Kings 18 and continued yesterday from Isaiah 36. King Sennacherib of Assyria sent his representatives to Judah and they asked Hezekiah two questions: “What is this…

July 24 (Daily reading: Isaiah 35-36) Isaiah 34 revealed God’s coming judgment, “the LORD’S indignation is against all the nations” (v. 2). Isaiah 35 is a beautiful picture of God’s redemption. Even “the wilderness and the desert will be glad” … all “will see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our God” (vv.…