Jan 18 (Daily reading: Genesis 19-21) Lot’s story is one of great sadness, but it teaches us so much about the dangers of compromise. Lot had a unique and blessed opportunity to share with his uncle Abraham in the pursuit of carrying out God’s call. His compromise began when he chose the land that would […]
Daily Bible Reading – January 17, 2021
Jan 17 (Daily reading: Genesis 16-18) Lessons from today’s reading: (1) Sarai thought Hagar was a solution for the problem of Abram not having an heir. But think of this equation: life experience minus patience minus trust equals finding ourselves outside the will of God! (2) Even when we mess when we try our own […]
Daily Bible Reading – January 16, 2021
Jan 16 (Daily reading: Genesis 12-15) We all know the story of Abraham. Let us review his story so that it will continue to inspire us. God told Abram to leave all that was familiar to him, saying, “(Go) to the land which I will show you.” Abram’s faith was evident in the words, “So […]
Daily Bible Reading – January 15, 2021
Jan 15 (Daily reading: Job 40-42) God asked Job more rhetorical questions (72 total questions). Job could only answer and confess (42:1-6): “I know that You can do all things, and that no plan is impossible for You.” Job was moved to make a memorable pronouncement: “My ears had heard of You but now my […]
Daily Bible Reading – January 14, 2021
Jan 14 (Daily reading: Job 38-39) We come finally to the time when God ended His silence and spoke to Job and his critics. Job 38:1 says that the Lord answered Job “from the whirlwind” – from a position of power. Even though God would vindicate Job in front of his friends, He first had […]
Daily Bible Reading – January 13, 2021
Jan 13 (Daily reading: Job 35-37) Elihu’s speech continued for six uninterrupted chapters. How ironic that Elihu said about Job: “He multiplies words without knowledge” (35:16). To be fair, we have insight about Job that Elihu did not have. God had said about Job, “There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless […]