Bible in 365 Days – Day 80
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 90:8 NLT You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins—and you see them all. Observation (s): Application: The world’s governments have satellites and wire-taps but our God has innate all-seeing and all-knowing capabilities. God sees and knows all our actions, even the secret sins that we are […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 79
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Deuteronomy 29:5-6 NLT For forty years I led you through the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out. You ate no bread and drank no wine or other alcoholic drink, but he provided for you so you would know that he is the Lord your God. Observation (s): Application: […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 78
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Deuteronomy 26:6-9 NLT When the Egyptians oppressed and humiliated us by making us their slaves, we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors. He heard our cries and saw our hardship, toil, and oppression. So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and powerful arm, with overwhelming terror, and […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 77
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Deuteronomy 23:21 NLT “When you make a vow to the Lord your God, be prompt in fulfilling whatever you promised him. For the Lord your God demands that you promptly fulfill all your vows, or you will be guilty of sin. Observation (s): Application: When I hear the word vow, I generally get […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 76
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Deuteronomy 20:1, 20:8 NLT “When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you! “Then the officers will also say, ‘Is […]
Great Things Never Grow There
My backyard had a huge mango tree that shaded more than a quarter of our backyard land space. Recently, we were forced to cut down the mango tree after discovering that it served as a home for termites. Following that big chop I complained about the misfortune (aka as missed opportunities for mango juice) until […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 75
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Deuteronomy 13:4 NLT Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. Observation (s): Application: I recently received a call from a stranger who strongly believed I knew him. Following my thrice insistence that I didn’t know him, I quit […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 74
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Deuteronomy 10:4 NLT Once again the Lord wrote the Ten Commandments on the tablets and gave them to me. They were the same words the Lord had spoken to you from the heart of the fire on the day you were assembled at the foot of the mountain. Observation (s): Application: God is not like […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 73
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Deuteronomy 6:20-25 NLT “In the future your children will ask you, ‘What is the meaning of these laws, decrees, and regulations that the Lord our God has commanded us to obey?’ “Then you must tell them, ‘We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand. The Lord did […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 72
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Deuteronomy 3:21-28 NLT “At that time I gave Joshua this charge: ‘You have seen for yourself everything the Lord your God has done to these two kings. He will do the same to all the kingdoms on the west side of the Jordan. Do not be afraid of the nations there, for the Lord your God […]