“Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is

“Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our

“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.” Galatians 6:7 Most Christians are familiar

“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works

“and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.” Ephesians 4:24

“For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of

“For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,” Colossians 1:13 If you’ve read

“In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (Note: This Post was from Facebook in

“But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary of doing good.” 2 Thessalonians 3:13 As you read through Paul’s Letters to the Thessalonians,

“But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully,” 1 Timothy 1:8 As Paul begins his Letter to Timothy, his

“For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith;” 2 Timothy 4:7 Many believe that this 2nd

“For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating

“For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul

“But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “I will put My

“It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Hebrews 10:31 When I read or think of this Verse,

“Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 As I alluded before, this Book

“But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.” James 1:22 Imagine growing up in a home where your

“You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the

“As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance,” 1 Peter 1:14 Peter’s Letters are another

“but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18a As Peter brings this 2nd Letter to

“Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in

“I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.” 3 John 4 As John writes to Gaius,

“But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.” Revelation 2:4 Of the Seven Churches written to in Revelation, this

“Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your

“When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.” Revelation 8:1 At the end of the

“If anyone has an ear, let him hear.” Revelation 13:9 Here in Chapter 13, we have just been introduced to the “Beast coming up

“Behold, I am coming like a thief.” Revelation 16:15a At the beginning of Chapter 16, John tells us “I heard a loud voice from

“It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the

“The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let

“Only fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.” 1

“I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” Job

“He who gives attention to the word will find good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.” Proverbs 16:20 After I’ve finished

“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.” Proverbs 10:1 As

“O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.” Psalm 119:97 Though I read this Verse back in June, it

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 As you begin your New Year, and as you start afresh in

“Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart

“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” Genesis 8:22

“Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” Genesis 11:7 Two things stand

“Now Sarai, Abram’s wife had borne him no children, and she had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar.” Genesis 16:1 This sounds like

“Is anything too difficult for the Lord?” Genesis 18:14a This is the question God asked Abraham when Sarah laughed at the news that “she

“Before I had finished speaking in my heart…” Genesis 24:45a Here, we see Abraham’s servant being commissioned with finding a wife for his son

“It came about, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out through a window, and saw,

“He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate

“I am unworthy of all the lovingkindness and of all the faithfulness which You have shown to Your servant;” Genesis 32:10a As Jacob journeys

“Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.” Genesis 34:1 This

“The chief jailer did not supervise anything under Joseph’s charge because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made to

“Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”” Genesis 41:16 Most of us are familiar

“Now, therefore, it was not you who sent me here, but God;” Genesis 45:8a As Joseph’s brothers have returned to Egypt with the stolen

“So Joseph died at the age of one hundred and ten years; and he was embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt.” Genesis

“Because the midwives feared God, He established households for them.” Exodus 1:21 In the opening Chapter of Exodus, we read of Joseph’s death, as

“But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice?”” Exodus 5:2a In the previous 2 Chapters, God has appeared to

“But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the sons of Israel go.” Exodus 10:20 Moses and Aaron have given God’s

“Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which

“So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”” Exodus 15:24 After witnessing Miraculous Judgments against Egypt, allowing their departure; Favor curried

“Then God spoke all these words, saying,” Exodus 20:1 Moses has finally brought the children of Israel to Mount Sinai, the Mountain of God.

“nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his dispute.” Exodus 23:3 After God has given Moses the Ten Commandments, He now

“They shall construct an ark” Exodus 25:10a As Moses begins his first 40 days and 40 nights on Mount Sinai, the first order of

“For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever

“Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend.” Exodus 33:11 Once again, we

“Everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came…” Exodus 35:21 For the 2nd time, God has called Moses to the

“Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.” Exodus 40:34 In the previous Chapters, a

“He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his

“Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it is not to go out.” Leviticus 6:13 In Today’s Reading, God finishes with the

“Then Moses said to Aaron, “It is what the Lord spoke, saying, ‘By those who come near Me I will be treated as holy,

“For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy.” Leviticus 11:45a At the opening of Chapter

“Now the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they had approached the presence of the Lord

“You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to do what is done in

“Moreover, the one who blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death;” Leviticus 24:16a There are several instances of capital

“So you shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the Lord your God.” Leviticus 25:17 As we

“Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel,” Numbers 1:2a Today, as we begin the Book of Numbers, we’re told

“but they shall not go in to see the holy objects even for a moment, or they will die.” Numbers 4:20 As we saw

“Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, made an offering” Numbers 7:2a As we begin Today’s reading we’re told that

“Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord;” Numbers 11:1a If there’s one thing apparent as

“And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people be disrespectful to Me? And how long will they not believe in Me,

“Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation and their

“Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a standard; and it shall come about, that everyone who

“But among these there was not a man of those who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the sons of

“You shall offer the one lamb in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight.” Numbers 28:4 In one of the

“But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.” Numbers

“he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.” Numbers 35:17b In these final 3 Chapters of Numbers, God gives Moses

“You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north,” Deuteronomy 2:3 By way of Introduction, today I begin the 5th Book of the

“Oh that they had such a heart in them, that they would fear Me, and keep all My commandments always, that it may be

“He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that

“You shall not do at all what we are doing here today, every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes;” Deuteronomy 12:8

“And It shall be with him and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the

“When you enter the land which the Lord your God gives you, you shall not learn to imitate the detestable things of those nations.”

“A woman shall not wear man’s clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman’s clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination

“Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today,”

“Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.” Deuteronomy 29:4

“It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom

“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may

“Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? The Lord will trouble you this day.”” Joshua 7:25a As I mentioned yesterday, I love the Character

“Now the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear or be dismayed.” Joshua 8:1a As we journey on in our Bible Reading through the

“But the sons of Israel did not dispossess the Geshurites or the Maacathites; for Geshur and Maacath live among Israel until this day.” Joshua

“Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah” Joshua 15:1a Chapter 15 describes the territory Judah was allotted, as well as

“Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.” Joshua 21:45 If

“When the sons of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the sons of Israel gathered themselves at Shiloh to go up against

“but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley because they had iron chariots.” Judges 1:19b Sandwiched between Deuteronomy and 1st Samuel

“They were for testing Israel, to find out if they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had commanded their fathers through

“Then Gideon said to him, “O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us?”” Judges 6:13a

“Go and cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your distress.” Judges 10:14 As

“Then Samson went down to Timnah and saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines.” Judges 14:1 Today’s Verse begins

“In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.” Judges 17:6 This is the

“But the sons of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the sons of Israel.” Judges 20:13b This is the last

“Now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land.” Ruth 1:1a Today’s reading brings

“As for Hannah, she was speaking in her heart, only her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she

“When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us

“His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice.” 1 Samuel 8:3

“So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering.” 1 Samuel 13:12b In Yesterday’s Reading, we’re told the Tragic Tale of Samuel’s sons and

“for the battle is the Lord’s and He will give you into our hands.” 1 Samuel 17:47b Of all the stories in the Bible,

“Then Saul became very angry, for this saying displeased him;” 1 Samuel 18:8a If you remember, the Sad Story of Israel at this time

“So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” 1 Samuel 23:2a David and his army were fugitives on

“David said to his men, “Each of you gird on his sword.”” 1 Samuel 25:13a When reading Today’s Story, I am reminded of a

“But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.” 1 Samuel 30:6 The Backdrop to Today’s Story: The Philistines were gathering to Aphek for

 “Then David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”” 2 Samuel