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 […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 21
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Job 8:16-19 NLT The godless seem like a lush plant growing in the sunshine, its branches spreading across the garden. Its roots grow down through a pile of stones; it takes hold on a bed of rocks. But when it is uprooted, it’s as though it never existed! That’s the end […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 20
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Job 7:11 NLT I cannot keep from speaking.I must express my anguish.My bitter soul must complain. Observation (s): Application: I remember a season of pain and anguish when I felt all alone. One night, I went to church. In the midst of the service, my heart and soul felt so heavy […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 19
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Job 4:3-6 NLT “In the past you have encouraged many people; you have strengthened those who were weak. Your words have supported those who were falling; you encouraged those with shaky knees. But now when trouble strikes, you lose heart. You are terrified when it touches you. Doesn’t your reverence for God give you confidence? Doesn’t your […]