Bible in 365 Days – Day 39
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Exodus 23:28-30 NLT I will send terror ahead of you to drive out the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites. But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals would multiply and threaten you. I will drive them out a little at a […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 37
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Exodus 17:2-3 NLT So once more the people complained against Moses. “Give us water to drink!” they demanded. “Quiet!” Moses replied. “Why are you complaining against me? And why are you testing the Lord?” But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses. “Why did you bring us out of Egypt? […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 36
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Exodus 14:10-12 NLT As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the Lord, and they said to Moses, “Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren’t there enough graves for […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 35
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Exodus 11:3 NLT Now the Lord had caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the people of Israel. And Moses was considered a very great man in the land of Egypt, respected by Pharaoh’s officials and the Egyptian people alike. Observation (s): Application: When I started my first job, I met a lady […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 34
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Exodus 8:6 NLT So Aaron raised his hand over the waters of Egypt, and frogs came up and covered the whole land! THE REACTION Exodus 8:7-8 NLT But the magicians were able to do the same thing with their magic. They, too, caused frogs to come up on […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 33
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Exodus 4:22, 6:6-7 NLT Then you will tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son. “Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 32
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Exodus 1:7-11 NLT But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land. Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done. He said to […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 31
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Job 42:1, 42:5-6 NLT Then Job replied to the Lord:I had only heard about you before,but now I have seen you with my own eyes.I take back everything I said,and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.” Observation (s): Application: It is mind-blowing to realize that Job’s faithfulness […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 30
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Job 38:1, 38:36 NLT Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind: Who gives intuition to the heart and instinct to the mind? Observation (s): Application: I recently read the book Blink, by Malcolm Galdwell, which posits that our subconsciousness tends to pick up on dangers or situations that are harmful to us, far quicker […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 29
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Job 35:6-8 NLT If you sin, how does that affect God?Even if you sin again and again,what effect will it have on him?If you are good, is this some great gift to him?What could you possibly give him?No, your sins affect only people like yourself,and your good deeds also affect only […]