Topic:Take the Time May 12, 2018 Read: Luke 19:1–10 | Bible in a Year: 2 Kings 15–16; John 3:1–18 Come down immediately. I must stay at your house today. Luke 19:5 Rima, a Syrian woman who had recently moved to the United States, tried to explain to her tutor with hand motions and limited English why she was upset. Tears …
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Topic:Persevering with Peace May 11, 2018 Read: Psalm 3 | Bible in a Year: 2 Kings 13–14; John 2 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. Psalm 3:5 As I continue trusting God through my struggles with chronic pain, even the simplest setback can feel like a fierce enemy attacker. Problem One jabs me …
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Topic:The Land of Far Distances May 10, 2018 Read: Isaiah 33:17–22 | Bible in a Year: 2 Kings 10–12; John 1:29–51 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar. Isaiah 33:17 Amy Carmichael (1867–1951) is known for her work of rescuing orphaned girls in India and giving them a new life. In …
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The Point of No Return May 9, 2018 Read: James 3:1–12 | Bible in a Year: 2 Kings 7–9; John 1:1–28 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body. James 3:6 It wasn’t as simple as just crossing another river. By law, no Roman general could lead …
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Topic:Responding to God’s Leading May 8, 2018 Read: Exodus 3:7–14 | Bible in a Year: 2 Kings 4–6; Luke 24:36–53 At once they left their nets and followed him. Matthew 4:20 In August 2015, when I was preparing to attend a university a couple of hours from home, I realized I probably wouldn’t move back home after graduation. My mind …
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Topic:The Fingerprint of God May 7, 2018 Read: Ephesians 2:1–10 | Bible in a Year: 2 Kings 1–3; Luke 24:1–35 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 Lygon Stevens loved to climb mountains with her brother Nick. They were experienced climbers and both …
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Topic:Standing on the Promises May 6, 2018 Read: John 15:5–8 | Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 21–22; Luke 23:26–56 Ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7 My friend’s brother (when they were both children) assured his sister an umbrella had enough lift to hold her up if she would only “believe.” So “by …
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Topic:Keeping Close May 5, 2018 Read: Deuteronomy 6:1–9 | Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 19–20; Luke 23:1–25 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Deuteronomy 6:8 My mile-long walk home from dropping off my daughter at her school gives me the opportunity to memorize some verses from the Bible—if I’m intentional about doing …
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Topic:Before the Beginning May 4, 2018 Read: Matthew 3:13–17 | Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 16–18; Luke 22:47–71 You loved me before the creation of the world. John 17:24 “But if God has no beginning and no end, and has always existed, what was He doing before He created us? How did He spend His time?” Some precocious Sunday …
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Topic:A Change in Perspective May 3, 2018 Read: Psalm 73:12–28 | Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 14–15; Luke 22:21–46 It troubled me deeply till I entered the sanctuary of God. Psalm 73:16–17 My hometown had experienced its heaviest winter in thirty years. My muscles ached from hours of shoveling the unrelenting snow. When I stepped inside after what felt …
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