By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 44 Scripture Readings: 2 Chronicles 29-32 Key Scripture Verses: 2 Chronicles 31:20-21 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and… Continue reading Week 44 Hezekiah Holds A Revival
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Week 40 Taking Time to Celebrate God
By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 40 Scripture Readings: Numbers 29-32 Key Scripture Verse: Numbers 29:1 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. It is a day for you to sound the trumpets.” Chapter 29 of Numbers starts out talking… Continue reading Week 40 Taking Time to Celebrate God
Week 39 Dedication of the Temple
By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 39 Scripture Readings: 2 Chronicles 6-10 Key Scripture Verses: 2 Chronicles 7:1 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.” As you will recall, David’s son… Continue reading Week 39 Dedication of the Temple
Devotion
Devotion Today’s Scripture Selection: Colossians 4:2 “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” I love it when scripture gets right to the point. Oh, there are many passages that are long and profound and worth savoring bit by bit – like a good meal. But there are other portions that are short and sweet,… Continue reading Devotion
Week 3 Saturday
Peace and Progress Today’s scripture selection: Romans 5-6 Key verses: Romans 5:1-5 The Christian life is a two-sided coin. On the one side, we have been given a gift, pure and simple. God’s grace-filled love comes to us, not because we have earned it; not because we are good enough; not because we are… Continue reading Week 3 Saturday
Week 3 Thursday
Some Lessons Hurt Today’s scripture selection: Job 5-6 Key verses: Job 5:17-18 It’s a cliché with which we are all familiar: A father stands before his child, preparing to discipline him, and he says “This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you, but….” And whether or not the discipline is a… Continue reading Week 3 Thursday
Week 3 Wednesday
More Than A Hymnbook Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 6-8 Key verses: Psalm 8:3-4 “Psalmos” – it means “a poem sung to the accompaniment of musical instruments.” But that barely describes it. Psalms is all about telling God what’s on your mind, and in your heart. It’s about the full gamut of emotions… Continue reading Week 3 Wednesday
Week 3 Tuesday
When the Battles Get Old Today’s scripture selection: Joshua 11-15 Key verses: Joshua 13:1 My office library is filled with Bibles. Somewhere along the line I learned that it’s good to have various versions of these ancient texts, along with their adjacent commentaries. Read them side by side and you soon learn something very important. People… Continue reading Week 3 Tuesday
Week 3 Monday
A Rainbow’s Promise Today’s scripture selection: Genesis 8-11 Key verse: Genesis 9:12-16 Promises are important things. From our youngest days we understand that. Friends keep promises; enemies don’t. Marriages are built on them; divorces happen because they are ignored. Promises are just one way that we become people of integrity – people others… Continue reading Week 3 Monday
Week 2 Saturday
Follow the Rules Today’s scripture selection: Romans 3-4 Key verses: Romans 3:23-24 “THAT’S NOT FAIR – YOUR’E NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES!” Remember those days? Maybe you were playing “Spaceman on Mars” when you encountered your alien little sister hiding behind a bush. You shot her with your ray gun, but she didn’t disintegrate like… Continue reading Week 2 Saturday
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