Scripture Readings: Psalm 115, 2 Kings 17-18:16, Ephesians 1:1-14 Reflection Verses: Ephesians 1:7 Reflection: The word forgiveness literally means “to send off or to send away.” In Scripture this means to separate the sinner from his sin. God accomplishes forgiveness by transferring our sin to Christ on the cross and judging it there. When an…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 114, 2 Kings 15-16, Galatians 6 Reflection Verse: Galatians 6:14Reflection: Paul’s heart cared nothing for the glory that came from fame or riches. He cared nothing for the glory that came from status or power among men. He only cared about the glory of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. When…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 113, 2 Kings 13-14, Galatians 5:13-26 Reflection Verse: Galatians 5:13 Reflection: Paul has made the point over and over again that the Christian life is a life of liberty. Jesus came to set the captives free, not to keep them in bondage or put them in bondage all over again. So, Beloved,…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 112, 2 Kings 10:18- 2 Kings 12, Galatians 4:21-5:12 Reflection Verse: Galatians 5:1 Reflection: It is a fact that Jesus has made us free. We do not make ourselves free. Freedom is a gift of Jesus, given to us and received by faith. God pleads with us to take His strength and…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 111, 2 Kings 9-10:17, Galatians 4:1-20 Reflection Verse: Galatians 4:9 Reflection: Old habits are often difficult to break. In Christ we are made a new person free from our old stuff. We are, however, subject to being enticed back to our old ways. Paul addresses this issue and seeks to let the…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 110, 2 Kings 6:24-8, Galatians 3:15-29 Reflection Verse: Galatians 3:28 Reflection: There is no distinction for those who believe in Jesus. Every person who believes in Jesus as Lord and Savior is considered Abraham’s seed. Therefore every Believer is a part of the oneness of Christ. All of us are His Body…we…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 109:26-31, 2 Kings 4:38-6:23, Galatians 3:1-14 Reflection Verse: Galatians 3:5 Reflection: That which God does among us is by HIS Spirit. God fills us with HIS Spirit and by the Spirit of God in us, miracles are worked among us, through us and for us. By the Spirit of God that has…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 109:16-25, 2 Kings 3-4:37, Galatians 2 Reflection Verse: Galatians 2:20 Reflection: When we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior, God gives us new life. Our sins are all forgiven, and we are given a fresh start. We are able to live a new and abundant life because of the faith that…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 109:1-15, I Kings 22:29-2 Kings 2, Galatians 1 Reflection Verses: Galatians 1:6-7 Reflection: The Galatians church displayed what happens when Believers are not firm in their faith. They have been drawn away from the true Gospel of Christ and have adopted a “look-alike” version of it. Paul told them that they are…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 108, I Kings 21-22:28, 2 Corinthians 13 Reflection Verse: 2 Corinthians 13:11 Reflection: In verse 11, Paul is telling us the way life is to be as a Christian. We are to enjoy each other, being likeminded as to who we are in Christ. We have the peace and love of God,…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 107:33-43, I Kings 19:10-20, 2 Corinthians 12 Reflection Verse: 2 Corinthians 12:21 Reflection: Paul expressed that he would mourn over those who had not repented of their sins. Paul knew that there were some who had not accepted God’s Word or his teaching into their lives and had not experienced a godly…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 107:21-32, I Kings 18-19:9, 2 Corinthians 11 Reflection Verses: 2 Corinthians 11:5-6 Reflection: In today’s reading, there is no question in Paul’s mind that God had called him to be an Apostle. Now, Paul did admit that his ability as a speaker may not be all that, however, Paul was certain that…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 107:10-20, I Kings 16-17, 2 Corinthians 10 Reflection Verses: 2 Corinthians 10:5-6 Prayer: Every Believer belongs to Christ. We have a completely new way of thinking and living. Every part of our life is challenged by who we are in Christ. As a Believer, we are to bring every thought and action…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 107:1-9, I Kings 14:21-15, 2 Corinthians 9 Reflection Verse: 2 Corinthians 9:7 Reflection: The gift that was given met the needs of the saints who in turn gave thanks to those who gave the gift and to God also for His provision. God also blessed the givers who gave freely and cheerfully….
Scripture Readings: Psalm 106:40-48, I Kings 13-14:20, 2 Corinthians 8 Reflection Verses: 2 Corinthians 8:20-21 Reflection: It is always a good practice to have another person with us when doing God’s work to account for each other’s actions. This is especially true in the handling of money or valuables. Accountability is necessary in the life…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 106:32-39, I Kings 11:14-12, 2 Corinthians 6:11-7:16 Reflection Verse: 2 Corinthians 6:14 Reflection: Being bound to something means being tied together with it. As Believers we are bound to Christ and as such we must be very careful of our relationships. Believers should never compromise our relationships with Christ. It is all…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 106:24-31, I Kings 9:10-11:13, 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:10 Reflection Verses: 2 Corinthians 6:3-4a Reflection: Our duty as Believers is to serve God wholeheartedly every day that we are alive. We are to conduct ourselves in such a way that gives no offense to our ministry and witness for God. We are to stay…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 105:12-22, I Kings 1, I Corinthians 15:35-58 Reflection Verses: I Corinthians 15:56-57 Reflection: We are not conscious of sin unless the law points it out to us. Once we become aware of our sin – that sin leads to death. But thanks be to God, we have the victory over sin through…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 105:1-11, 2 Samuel 23:7-24, I Corinthians 15:1-34 Reflection Verses: I Corinthians 15:3-4 Reflection: The most important things we need know as Christians are that Christ died for our sins, was buried and then was raised from the dead on the 3rd day. All of this is in the scriptures and was witnessed…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 104:27-35, 2 Samuel 22-23:7, I Corinthians 14 Reflection Verse: I Corinthians 14:3 Reflection: Prophecy comes directly from God. It edifies, exhorts, consoles people and inspires the church. A person who prophesies is one who builds up and encourages people. It should be every Believer’s desire to speak God’s Word to others that…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 102:13-22, 2 Samuel 12-13:22, I Corinthians 9:1-23 Reflection Verses: I Corinthians 9:22-23 Prayer: Lord God, Paul was about winning the lost to Christ. He did what he needed to do to fit in with people. As he did, he presented the Gospel to them that they might be saved. His entire life…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 102:1-12, 2 Samuel 9-11, I Corinthians 8 Reflection Verses: I Corinthians 8:11-12 Prayer: Lord God, help us to be careful about how we use the knowledge we have. We are to be discerning in what to say, how to say things, what to do and how to do things. We are not…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 101, 2 Samuel 7-8, I Corinthians 7 Reflection Verse: I Corinthians 7:16 Prayer: Father God, a non-believer is sanctified through their spouse, so their children are holy. If a non-believer stays in a marriage with a believer, then salvation is possible because of the believing spouse. This is a mystery, but there…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 100, 2 Samuel 5-6, I Corinthians 6 Reflection Verses: I Corinthians 6:5-6 Prayer: Father God, what a sad commentary. Paul is saying that Christians would rather go to a non-believer to decide an issue between them. Wouldn’t it be better if the Christians would work things out among themselves or trust a…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 99, 2 Samuel 3-4, I Corinthians 5 Reflection Verse: I Corinthians 5:1 Prayer: Eternal God our Father, the Apostle Paul is addressing the sexual sin that was going on in the Church in Corinth that would not even be accepted as okay even outside the church. Yet, it is going on and…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 98, 2 Samuel 1-2, I Corinthians 4 Reflection Verses: I Corinthians 4:14-15 Prayer: Father God, most of us have someone who lead us to Christ and then disciple us in the ways of the faith. This person we could call a father or mother in the faith. After this we have mentors…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 97, 1 Samuel 30-31, I Corinthians 3 Reflection Verse: I Corinthians 3:8-9 Prayer: Lord God, we do our work in Your Kingdom according to Your instructions. We are fellow workers with You as to what You are accomplishing among us. Each of us then is rewarded according to what we do. I…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 96, I Samuel 27-29, I Corinthians 2 Reflection Verse: I Corinthians 2:14 Prayer: Lord God, a person who has not come to salvation in Christ is still in his old natural state and its lostness. This person can’t understand what You are doing nor does he have any capacity to comprehend what…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 95, I Samuel 25-26, I Corinthians 1 Reflection Verse: I Corinthians 1:18 Prayer: Lord God, who could ever believe that Jesus’ death on the cross would bring salvation to those who believe? Sounds impossible but this is the truth and the power for us who believe, but absolute foolishness to those who…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 94:12-23, I Samuel 23:7-24, Mark 16 Reflection Verse: Mark 16:14 Prayer: Father God, the disciples were reproached by Jesus because they did not believe His message to them concerning His resurrection. Jesus told them what was going to happen and when it did, the disciples did not believe those who came to…
