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 […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 28
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Job 33:14-18 NLT For God speaks again and again,though people do not recognize it.He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night,when deep sleep falls on peopleas they lie in their beds.He whispers in their earsand terrifies them with warnings.He makes them turn from doing wrong;he keeps them from pride.He […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 27
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Job 31:29-30 NLT “Have I ever rejoiced when disaster struck my enemies,or become excited when harm came their way?No, I have never sinned by cursing anyoneor by asking for revenge. Observation (s): Application: Job shame me! As I read today’s focus verses, my mind dashed back to times when I used […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 26
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Job 27:3-6 NLT As long as I live,while I have breath from God,my lips will speak no evil,and my tongue will speak no lies.I will never concede that you are right;I will defend my integrity until I die.I will maintain my innocence without wavering.My conscience is clear for as long […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 25
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Job 23:8-9 NLT I go east, but he is not there.I go west, but I cannot find him.I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden.I look to the south, but he is concealed. THE REACTION Job 23:10-11 NLT “But he knows where I am […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 24
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Job 19:13-20 NLT “My relatives stay far away, and my friends have turned against me. My family is gone, and my close friends have forgotten me. My servants and maids consider me a stranger. I am like a foreigner to them. When I call my servant, he doesn’t […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 23
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Job 16:4-5 NLT I could say the same things if you were in my place. I could spout off criticism and shake my head at you. But if it were me, I would encourage you. I would try to take away your grief. Observation (s): Application: A few years […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 22
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Job 12:4-5 NLT Yet my friends laugh at me,for I call on God and expect an answer.I am a just and blameless man,yet they laugh at me.People who are at ease mock those in trouble.They give a push to people who are stumbling. Observation (s): Application: I dislike but don’t truly […]