Bible in 365 Days – Day 139
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 81:11-14 NLT “But no, my people wouldn’t listen.Israel did not want me around.So I let them follow their own stubborn desires,living according to their own ideas.Oh, that my people would listen to me!Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths!How quickly I would then subdue their enemies!How […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 138
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 78:18-32 NLT They stubbornly tested God in their hearts, demanding the foods they craved.They even spoke against God himself, saying, “God can’t give us food in the wilderness.Yes, he can strike a rock so water gushes out, but he can’t give his people bread and meat.”When the Lord heard them, he was furious. The fire […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 137
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 50:7-14 NLT “O my people, listen as I speak.Here are my charges against you, O Israel:I am God, your God!I have no complaint about your sacrificesor the burnt offerings you constantly offer.But I do not need the bulls from your barnsor the goats from your pens.For all the animals of […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 136
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 89:9 NLT You rule the oceans.You subdue their storm-tossed waves. Observation (s): DC Universe’s mythical Aquaman is the Lord of the seas. The true ruler of Atlantis and King of the Seven Seas, Aquaman can control all ocean elements and creatures no matter where in the ocean he […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 135
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 138:3 NLT As soon as I pray, you answer me;you encourage me by giving me strength. Observation (s): Application: Don’t you just hate it when there is an urgent situation and you are unable to get through to the one person who can help you? Do you sometimes […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 134
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 124:2-5 NLT What if the Lord had not been on our sidewhen people attacked us?They would have swallowed us alivein their burning anger.The waters would have engulfed us;a torrent would have overwhelmed us.Yes, the raging waters of their furywould have overwhelmed our very lives. Observation (s): Application: In moments like […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 133
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 69:7-12 NLT For I endure insults for your sake;humiliation is written all over my face.Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me;they treat me like a stranger. Passion for your house has consumed me,and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.When I weep and […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 132
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 66:13-14 NLT Now I come to your Temple with burnt offeringsto fulfill the vows I made to you—yes, the sacred vows that I madewhen I was in deep trouble. Observation (s): Application: To vow means to swear, take an oath, pledge, promise, affirm, avow, undertake, give an undertaking, engage, commit, commit oneself, make a commitment, give one’s word, give one’s […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 131
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 39:6-7 NLT We are merely moving shadows,and all our busy rushing ends in nothing.We heap up wealth,not knowing who will spend it.And so, Lord, where do I put my hope?My only hope is in you. Observation (s): Our riches and busy schedules count for nothing when our hope […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 130
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 37:7 NLT Be still in the presence of the Lord,and wait patiently for him to act.Don’t worry about evil people who prosperor fret about their wicked schemes. Observation (s): Application: I once I had the opportunity to observe two plants growing in the same patch of soil. The pumpkin plant […]