DECEMBER 9- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- JOEL 1:1-3:21; REVELATION 1:1-20; PSALMS 128:1-6; PROVERBS 29:18
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- JOEL 1:1-3:21. Joel’s name means, “Yahweh is God”. Internal evidence suggests that he prophesied in Jerusalem during the reign of Joash. Some suggest he is one of the earliest of the twelve minor prophets, following...
DECEMBER 8 – TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- HOSEA 10:1-14:9; JUDE 1:1-25; PSALMS 127:1-5; PROVERBS 29:15-17
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- HOSEA 10:1-14:9 Today we finish the Book of Hosea, the longest of the books in the collection known as the ‘minor prophets’. The 12 minor prophets are named ‘minor’, not because they are less important, not because they are in...
DECEMBER 7 – TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- HOSEA 6:1-9:17; 3 JOHN 1:1-14; PSALM 126:1-6; PROVERBS 29:12-14
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- HOSEA 6:1-9:17 Reading today’s portion reminded me of what we previously read in Isaiah, when the Lord asked, “What more could I do for my vineyard?” (Isaiah 5:4). He patiently and persistently calls His people to repentance,...
DECEMBER 6- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- HOSEA 4:1-5:15; 2 JOHN 1:1-13; PSALM 125:1-5; PROVERBS 29:9-11
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- HOSEA 4:1-5:15 Hosea Chapter 4 begins with a new prophecy. Hosea announces that the Lord has filed a lawsuit against Israel, claiming that there is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in the land. There is...
DECEMBER 5 – TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- HOSEA 1:1 – 3:5; 1 JOHN 5:1-21; PSALM 124:1-8; PROVERBS 29:5-8
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- HOSEA 1:1 – 3:5 Today we start reading the Book of Hosea. Some have called The Book of Hosea the second greatest story in the Bible, the first being the story of the Christ event. This is the story of Yahweh, the...
DECEMBER 4 TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- Daniel 11:36-12:13; 1 John 4:1-21; Psalm 123:1-4; Proverbs 29:2-4
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- Daniel 11:36-12:13 We complete our reading of the Book of Daniel today! We pick up with verse 36 of Daniel Chapter 11 which gives an account of a dictator operating in the spirit of antichrist. It is a description of the rule...
DECEMBER 3- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- DANIEL 11:2-35 1 JOHN 3:7-24; PSALM 122:1-9; PROVERBS 29:1
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- DANIEL 11:2-35 Here is the revelation given to Daniel by the glorious being. Prophetic history is given from the Persian to the Greek Empire up to the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes. The accuracy of these prophecies will give...
DECEMBER 1- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- DANIEL 8:1-27; 1 JOHN 2:1-17; PSALMS 120:1-7; PROVERBS 28:25-26
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- DANIEL 8:1-27 Daniel has a vision of a ram with two horns, one longer than the other, and a goat. He has this vision during the third year of Belshazzar’s reign in Babylon (551 B.C.). Once again this is a predictive prophecy, a...
NOV 30 -TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- DANIEL 7:1-28; 1 JOHN 1:1-10; PSALMS 119:153-176; PROVERBS 28:23-24
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- DANIEL 7:1-28 Chapter 7 marks the halfway point in the Book of Daniel. The first 6 chapters of the Book of Daniel are mostly narrative, with some predictive prophecy. The last 6 chapters are mostly predictive prophecy, with a...
NOVEMBER 29 TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- DANIEL 6:1-28; 2 PETER 3:1-18; PSALMS 119:129-152; PROVERBS 28:21-22
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- DANIEL 6:1-28. DANIEL’S CHARACTER- A model of excellence; A man with an excellent spirit; an excellent attitude. Daniel so distinguished himself by his exceptional qualities, that Darius the Mede wanted to give him authority...