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

“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

“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

“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

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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

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

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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

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

“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

“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

“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

“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

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

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

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

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

“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

“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

“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

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

“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

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

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

“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

“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

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

“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

“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

“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,

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

“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

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

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

“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

“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,

“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

“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

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

“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

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

“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

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

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

“Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17

“For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,” 2 Corinthians 4:17 The Christian Life is

“Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”” 1 Corinthians 15:33 Paul begins this Chapter with the words “Now I make known to

“Love never fails;” 1 Corinthians 13:8a For those familiar with 1 Corinthians 13, you’ll know that this Verse is the last of what Paul

“If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know;” 1 Corinthians 8:2 Paul has been writing

“Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus

“What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not

“Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn

“Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is

“What then shall we say to these things?” Romans 8:31a Paul’s Gospel Journey has continued on, with Yesterday’s Reading describing his Wrestling Match with

“May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?” Romans 6:2 As the Apostle Paul continues to argue

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew

“that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds appropriate to repentance.” Acts 26:20b This will be my last posting about Acts, so

“But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, “Go away for the present, and when

“Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of

“Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent” Acts 17:30 Acts is one

“But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing

“Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life.” Acts 11:18 Two people have Visions from God; one

“And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,”” Acts 9:5 In Today’s Verse, we have

“As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might

“Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of

“So Peter seeing him said to Jesus, “Lord, and what about this man?”” John 21:21 In this last chapter of John, we have a

“These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.” John 16:1 As I mentioned in Yesterday’s Post, John

“Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it

“for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God.” John 12:43 We’re told in Verse 37 “But though He had

“Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come

“Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will

“All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” John 1:3 As we

“And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them;”” Luke 21:3 In the opening of

“But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying,

“Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.” Luke 15:1 The entire Chapter of Luke 15

“But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into

“When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases,” Luke 9:1

“Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” Luke 6:46 As you read through the Gospels, one thing

“And the crowds were questioning him, saying, “Then what shall we do?”” Luke 3:10 In Today’s Reading, John the Baptist begins his ministry. We’re

“And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.” Luke 1:11 So, Zacharias turn had

“But go, tell His disciples and Peter,” Mark 16:7a We’re told on the day after the Sabbath “Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of

“As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what

“And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and

“They came to Jesus and observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who

“John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” Mark 1:4 As I’ve mentioned before, my

“Now on the next day, the day after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate, and said, “Sir, we

“And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you.”” Matthew 24:4 We’re told at the beginning of the

“Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only;” Matthew 21:19a For many

“When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.” Matthew 18:24 Peter has just asked

“Peter said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”” Matthew 14:28 Jesus has just finished

“And He spoke many things to them in parables” Matthew 13:3a As the “large crowds gathered” we’re told Jesus “got into a boat and

“Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.” Matthew 8:3 At the

“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who

“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites;” Matthew 6:5a As you read through these 3 Chapters, you can’t help but

“but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:19b As most will recognize, today’s verse

“The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:” Matthew 1:1 Today’s Verse is a bit

“I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet

“In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.”

“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and

“‘The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine,’ declares the Lord of hosts.” Haggai 2:8 When the Jews returned to Israel and began

“It will come about at that time that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are stagnant in

“How long, O Lord, will I call for help, and You will not hear?” Habakkuk 1:2a Habakkuk is a short Book (3 Chapters), but

“The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.” Nahum 1:1 As I read through Nahum this morning, I was

“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to

“And it will come about in the last days that the mountain of the house of the Lord will be established as the chief

“Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of

“Then Amos replied to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and

“For behold, He who forms mountains and creates the wind and declares to man what are His thoughts, He who makes dawn into darkness