Bible in 365 Days – Day 210
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Jeremiah 1:5-8 NLT “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” “O Sovereign Lord ,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!” The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 207
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Isaiah 52:13-15 NLT See, my servant will prosper; he will be highly exalted. But many were amazed when they saw him. His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human, and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man. And he will startle many nations. Kings will stand […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 206
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Isaiah 51:7 NLT “Listen to me, you who know right from wrong, you who cherish my law in your hearts. Do not be afraid of people’s scorn, nor fear their insults. Observation (s): Application: Our fear of isolation and being considered different can cause us to ignore what is right. I […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 204
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Isaiah 43:2 NLT When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. Observation (s): Application: In the cartoon, […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 203
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION 2 Chronicles 32:31 NLT However, when ambassadors arrived from Babylon to ask about the remarkable events that had taken place in the land, God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart. Isaiah 39:1 NLT Hezekiah was delighted with the […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 199
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Isaiah 31:1 NLT What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help, trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers and depending on the strength of human armies instead of looking to the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. Observation (s): Application: We have a common saying, “the enemy of my enemy […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 198
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Isaiah 27:7-8 NLT Has the Lord struck Israel as he struck her enemies? Has he punished her as he punished them? No, but he exiled Israel to call her to account. She was exiled from her land as though blown away in a storm from the east. Observation (s): Application: I […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 192
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 118:8 NLT It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in people. Observation(s) Application: My sister and I dubbed June-July 2019 as the months when “men are bound to fail”. This is because over the course of these two months, we have experienced multiple cases when […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 190
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 105:19 NLT Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the Lord tested Joseph’s character. Observation (s): Application: Can God trust you to righteously steward your dreams if they are fulfilled? There is a common saying that alludes to “how we behave when we have nothing is how we will […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 189
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 104:5, 8-9 NLT You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved. Mountains rose and valleys sank to the levels you decreed. Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, so they would never again cover the earth. Observation (s): Application: God is All-powerful. Why […]