Scripture Readings: Psalm 145:1-7, Job 1-3, Luke 19:28-48 Reflection Verse: Luke 19:42 Reflection: Jesus, the Messiah, and the peace that He brings was right there in front of the people and the leaders, but they could not recognize who Jesus is. As a result, they rejected Jesus and had to suffer the consequences of their…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 144, Esther 9-10, Luke 19:1-27 Reflection Verse: Luke 19:26 -27 Reflection: As citizens of the Kingdom of God, we are to invest in the Kingdom for the work of the Kingdom. If we do not invest in God’s work we lose everything because we are not doing what God has instructed us…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 143, Esther 6-8, Luke 18:15-43 Reflection Verse: Psalm 143:10 Reflection: Except God teach us by His Spirit, we are unable to do God’s will the way that God would have us do it. However, God is so good, so faithful…and God so wants what is best for us that He is willing…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 142, Esther 3-5, Luke 17:20-18:14 Reflection Verse: Luke 18:13 Reflection: Once a person recognizes that they are a sinner, confesses their sin and ask for God’s forgiveness… God will be merciful and forgive that person. I am so thankful that there is a cure for sin – Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection. …
Scripture Readings: Psalm 141, Esther 1-2, Luke 17:1-19 Reflection Verse: Luke 17:4 Reflection: It is possible that a person would sin against another seven times during a single day. Most people do not recognize that they are sinning or how they are sinning against others. Sadly, there are not many people in this world who…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 140, Nehemiah 12:27-13, Luke 16 Reflection Verse: Luke 16:31 Reflection: Moses and the prophets spoke of God revealing Himself to the world by coming to the world in the Person of Jesus, long before Jesus came to earth to be our savior. People would not listen to God through those servants of…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 139:13-24, Nehemiah 11:15-12:26, Luke 15:11-32 Reflection Verse: Luke 15:32 Reflection: Beloved, anytime a person comes to Christ or comes back to Christ, repenting of their sins and receiving salvation, it is a joyous occasion and we are to celebrate it. I am so thankful, that even when we stray away, God still…
Scripture Readings: Ps 139:1-12, Nehemiah 10-11:14, Luke 14:25-15:10 Reflection Verses: Luke 14:28-30 Reflection: Beloved, there is a cost to being a disciple of Jesus the Christ. In fact, it costs us everything! Being His disciple means wanting and choosing to follow God through Him. It means relinquishing control of our lives and being completely obedient…
Scripture Readings: Ps 138, Nehemiah 8-9, Luke 14:1-24 Reflection Verse: Luke 14:24 Reflection: Divine healing is a holy event which honors God when it is directed by God. What honors God the most is a Believers obedience to Him, even when it means not keeping man-made religious rules. When Jesus questioned the Pharisees and Scribes…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 137, Nehemiah 7:4-73, Luke 13:22-34 Reflection Verse: Psalm 137:4 Reflection: The psalmist is in such despair in his exile that he is unable to sing the songs of Zion in the land of his captors, even when asked to do so. He has no joy about his situation, and he does not…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 136:16-26, Nehemiah 5-7:3, Luke 13:1-21 Reflection Verse: Psalm 136:16 Reflection: God led His people through the wilderness and God’s mercy was to be measured by all the protection extended over them; by all the provision made for their needs; by all that God did to defend them; by all his interposition when…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 136:1-15, Nehemiah 3-4, Luke 12:41-59 Reflection Verses: Psalm 136:2-3 Reflection: Psalm 136 gives thanks and praise to God for His goodness. The fact that God is good is fundamental to all that God is and does. We know that God is love (1 John 4:8 and 4:16), and that love is an…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 135:15-21, Nehemiah 1-2, Luke 12:22-40 Reflection Verses: Psalm 135:19-21 Reflection: These verses are a call to all who love The Lord and who live for God to join with Israel, the priests, and the Levites in praising and honoring God. Beloved, that means you have a right and a responsibility to praise…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 135:1-14, Ezra 10, Luke 12:1-21 Reflection Verses: Psalm 135:1-2 Reflection: To praise The Lord in this Psalm is a call for stirring, passionate praise to God, but not praise that runs only on the fuel of emotion. This psalm gives many reasonable, logical reasons why we should praise the LORD. And certainly,…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 134, Ezra 8-9, Luke 11:37-54 Reflection Verse: Psalm 134:2 Reflection: The lifting of hands was not only the common posture for prayer among the ancient Hebrews; it was also appropriate for praise. It displayed the anticipation of gratefully receiving from God, and the sense of surrender to Him. The whole thought of…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 133, Ezra 6-7, Luke 11:29-36 Reflection Verse: Psalm 133:3 Reflection: King David used a word picture to show how wonderful unity is among the people of God. He said it is like the rich dew that covers Mount Hermon, making it green and moist. Unity among God’s people makes life vibrant and…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 132, Ezra 3-5, Luke 11:1-28 Reflection Verses: Psalm 132:13-14 Reflection: God chose Zion (Jerusalem) to be His resting place forever. It was God’s desire to dwell there. Zion was God’s choice. And as such, God has made every provision necessary for Zion to be His dwelling place forever. In this dispensation, God…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 131, Ezra 2, Luke 10:25-42 Reflection Verse: Psalm 131:2 Reflection: What a graphic picture the psalmist paints of his soul. He is saying that his soul is like a weaned child leaning against its mother in peace and quietness. And just as that child depends on his mother – the psalmist is…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 130, 2 Chronicles 36-Ezra 1, Luke 10:1-24 Reflection Verses: Ezra 1:2-3 Reflection: It is amazing how God set the stage for His Chosen people to return to Jerusalem. Cyrus, the king, made the decree after God gave him a mandate to rebuild Your Temple in Jerusalem. And all this had been prophesied…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 129, 2 Chronicles 34:14-35, Luke 9:28-62 Reflection Verse: 2 Chronicles 34:30 Reflection: King Josiah committed his ways to God and took responsibility as the leader of not only Judah but the remnants of Israel and renewed the Nation’s covenant with God, in the presence of all the people. Josiah took to heart…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 128, 2 Chronicles 32:24-34:13, Luke 9:1-27 Reflection Verses: 2 Chronicles 33:15-16 Reflection: Manasseh’s actions show that he has acknowledged his sin and truly repented before God. It is evident that he has had a dramatic heart change toward God because he reversed all he did to establish the worship of pagan gods,…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 127, 2 Chronicles 30:13-32:23, Luke 8:40-56 Reflection Verse: 2 Chronicles 30:26 Reflection: There was great joy in Israel as the people of God celebrated the Passover which had been neglected for years. In the vernacular of today’s youth, it would be said that they “turned up”. We need to celebrate like that…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 126, 2 Chronicles 29-30:12, Luke 8:22-39 Reflection Verse: Psalm 126:6 Reflection: The sentiment of this Psalm is that he who labors hard, in cold and in rain, in fear and danger, in poverty and in want, casting his precious seed in the ground, will surely come again, at harvest-time, with rejoicing, and…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 125, 2 Chronicles 26-28, Luke 8:1-21 Reflection Verse: Psalm 125:1 Reflection: Every faithful Believer who trusts and confides in God shall stand, in those open and secret attacks of the enemies of God and truth, as unshaken as Mount Zion; and shall not be moved by the power of any adversary. Prayer:…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 124, 2 Chronicles 24-25, Luke 7:30-50 Reflection Verse: Psalm 124:2 Reflection: David thought it necessary that all God’s covenant people recognize that God is their help. It was not enough for he or a few others to do this; it was the duty of all Israel to know and to say that…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 123, 2 Chronicles 21-23, Luke 7:1-29 Reflection Verse: Psalm 123:2 Reflection: We have nothing to do but wait and look to God. We have no other resource. We can do nothing if we turn away from Him. Our only hope and expectation is in God, and if we ever find relief, it…
Scripture Readings: Psalms 122, 2 Chronicles 18:28-20, Luke 6:20-49 Reflection Verse: Luke 6:35 Reflection: Jesus commanded believers to do good and not to base their behavior on the hope of receiving reciprocal treatment. Jesus promised that when Believers do good, God would reward them. Believers are to focus not on the kinds of things this…
Scripture Readings: Psalms 121, 2 Chronicles 16-18:27, Luke 6:1-19 Reflection Verses: Luke 6:9-11 Reflection: Jesus was neither ashamed nor afraid to own the purposes of His grace. Jesus healed the poor man, though He knew that His enemies would use that act as an advantage against Him. Beloved, let us not be drawn away from…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 120, 2 Chronicles 13-15, Luke 5:17-39 Reflection Verses: Luke 5:31-32 Reflection: Jesus came to planet earth to call sinners to repent of their sin and live righteous lives. Those who do not want to know their real condition consider themselves healthy and righteous already. They cannot see their need for Jesus since…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 119:169-176, 2 Chronicles 10-12, Luke 5:1-16 Reflection Verses: Luke 5:15-16 Reflection: Jesus was the hottest new personality on the scene. Crowds of people flocked to hear Jesus teach and to be healed by Him. The excitement about Jesus was abounding, but Jesus kept Himself focused and balanced by getting away from the…
