Bible in 365 Days – Day 179
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Isaiah 1:4-7 NLT Oh, what a sinful nation they are—loaded down with a burden of guilt.They are evil people,corrupt children who have rejected the Lord.They have despised the Holy One of Israeland turned their backs on him. Why do you continue to invite punishment?Must you rebel forever?Your head is injured,and your heart […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 178
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Hosea 13:5-6 NLT I took care of you in the wilderness,in that dry and thirsty land.But when you had eaten and were satisfied,you became proud and forgot me. Observation (s): Application: I recently came across an article about a survey that was done. The survey found that in today’s society a […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 177
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Hosea 6:6 NLT I want you to show love,not offer sacrifices.I want you to know memore than I want burnt offerings. Observation (s): Application: It is quite easy to get caught up in the motions of doing things out of habit or because it is expected of us. Regrettably most of […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 176
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Hosea 1:2 NLT When the Lord first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, “Go and marry a prostitute, so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by turning against the Lord and worshiping other gods.” Observation (s): Application: Prostitution […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 175
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Isaiah 8:11-13 NLT The Lord has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said, “Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do, and don’t live in dread of what frightens them. Make the Lord of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life. He is the one […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 174
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Isaiah 7:2-9 NLT The news had come to the royal court of Judah: “Syria is allied with Israel against us!” So the hearts of the king and his people trembled with fear, like trees shaking in a storm. Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub and go out to meet King Ahaz. […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 173
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Amos 9:11, 13-15 NLT “In that day I will restore the fallen house of David.I will repair its damaged walls.From the ruins I will rebuild itand restore its former glory. “The time will come,” says the Lord,“when the grain and grapes will grow fasterthan they can be harvested.Then the terraced vineyards on […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 172
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Amos 4:6-12, 5:19-20 NLT “I brought hunger to every cityand famine to every town.But still you would not return to me,”says the Lord. “I kept the rain from fallingwhen your crops needed it the most.I sent rain on one townbut withheld it from another.Rain fell on one field,while another field withered away.People […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 171
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Jonah 1:1-4 NLT The Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 170
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): 2 Kings 13:1-5 NLT Jehoahaz son of Jehu began to rule over Israel in the twenty-third year of King Joash’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria seventeen years. But he did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. He followed the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, continuing the sins that Jeroboam […]