Revival & Reformation

There is a beautiful promise nestled in today’s reading: “If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways, how quickly I would subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes!” (verse 13). Go to Daily Bible Reading 👉 [link in bio]

For the Hebrews, God was envisioned as a light. He was the fire in the burning bush in Moses’ wilderness. He was the light shining from the fiery cloud that led the Hebrews through the desert. Go to Daily Bible Reading 👉 [link in bio]

This Psalm was written by Asaph after the Babylonians had destroyed Jerusalem. It was a dark time for the people of Judah. Solomon’s temple has been torn down and burned and the city lay in rubble and ashes... Go to Daily Bible Reading 👉 [link in bio]

On the other side of the Red Sea, the Israelites watched the waters swallow their enemies – the glorious finale of their Deliverance. God would be exalted as their story would be told from generation to generation! Go to Daily Bible Reading 👉 [link in bio]

There are many sad things about self-pity. One is that nobody else knows about it. Self-pity eats us up silently. Unchecked it can do us serious harm—much more than the events that brought it on in the first place. Go to Daily Bible Reading 👉 [link in bio]

While waiting in line, I fell into conversation with a stranger. We traded a bit of smalltalk, and then he began to brag about his incredible intelligence-in language, science, theology, philosophy... Go to Daily Bible Reading 👉 [link in bio]

Perhaps nothing arouses the anger of a people as much as abuse of their God, and desecration of their place of worship. Hindus, Muslims, and Christians fight over destroyed and defiled temples, mosques, and churches. Go to Daily Bible Reading 👉 [link in bio]

Psalm 73 starts with a rhetorical statement, “Truly God is good to the upright,” but the author admits he doesn’t quite fit that category, “but as for me, my feet had almost stumbled” NRSV. Go to Daily Bible Reading 👉 [link in bio]

How long is your wish list? When God asked Solomon for what he wanted he asked for just one thing – wisdom. Go to Daily Bible Reading 👉 [link in bio]

Jesus’ forgiveness of his executioners, “for they know not what they do,” will not save them from ultimate punishment. The forgiveness reflected Jesus’ attitude of pity for them. Go to Daily Bible Reading 👉 [link in bio]