1 Year Bible

“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 beginning of the Chapter, we’re told “large crowds followed Him”. A leper approached him and said “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean”. We don’t know anything about […]

“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.” Matthew 7:13 With Today’s Verse, Jesus begins His closing thoughts to the Sermon on the Mount. As I have mentioned earlier, He is speaking to His Disciples. After

“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 be struck by their Weight and their Seriousness. Remember, Jesus is directing this Message to His Disciples. We’re told in Chapter 5, “after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.”

“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 is from the Sermon on the Mount. As I’ve commented in the past, this is one of my favorite parts of the Bible, and IMHO, one of the Most Important. Each

“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 misleading as it doesn’t entirely address my thoughts. Ideally, it should say “The Gospel of Jesus according to Matthew!” Nevertheless, thoughts from my reading today are from the 1st 4 Chapters.

“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 I have loved Jacob;” Malachi 1:2 Today I finished the Old Testament and this Verse jumped out. This is how we are introduced to Malachi. God makes a statement; then, assumes

“In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.” Zechariah 13:1 Of all the Prophetical Books, Zechariah is one that remains secret and mysterious. There is still so much in it that we don’t understand, and may never, until we

“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, humble, and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” Zechariah 9:9 As most that read this know, this is the Prophecy regarding

“‘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 rebuilding the Temple, the work was halted for a time. That’s where Haggai comes in. God raised him up to exhort the People to return to the Building Project. As they

“It will come about at that time that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are stagnant in spirit, who say in their hearts, ‘The Lord will not do good or evil!’” Zephaniah 1:12 Zephaniah is very interesting. He lived during the reign of Josiah, which was the beginning