Month: May 2022
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Day 151: Ask What I Shall Give You (1 Kings 3-4)
5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.” . . . . . . 9 Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this…
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Day 150: The Magnificent Obsession (Psalm 119)
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! 11 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. 12 Blessed are you, O Lord;…
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Day 149: Anointed to Reign, Anointed to Die (1 Kings 1; John 12)
38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon. 39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet and all…
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Day 148: Everywhere, All the Time, Praise (Psalm 113)
“From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised!” Psalm 113:3 ESV Through the Bible Reading: Psalm 111-118 Psalm 113:3 is another verse that rewards taking the time to do a translation comparison. Most translations seem to emphasize the time of day. That every hour…
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Day 146: Nap Time (Psalm 131)
O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. 2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. O…
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A Mom Who Taught Me to Love God’s Word
Today May 25, 2022, marks the one year anniversary of my mother’s homegoing. As I’ve thought about her today, I’ve gone through my files and found Facebook posts, text messages, and voicemails where I talked to my mom and about my mom. I also found my notes for the eulogy I gave at her funeral.…
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Day 145: Follow Your Bliss, or Fulfill Your Calling? (1 Chronicles 23-25)
“For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God. Their duty was also to assist with the showbread,…
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Day 144: I am Prayer (Psalm 109:4)
Through the Bible Reading: Psalm 108-110 109 Be not silent, O God of my praise! 2 For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. 3 They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. 4 In return for my love they accuse me, but I…
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Day 142: Light is Sown, and Light Dawns (Psalm 97:11)
Read the Bible Through: Psalm 95, 97-99 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. Psalm 97:11, ESV Light dawns for the righteous, gladness for the upright in heart. Psalm 97:11, CSB The majority of English translations render the Hebrew verb zarah in Psalm 97:11 as sown, and they make…
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Day 141: Gentleness that Makes Me Great (2 Samuel 22:36)
35 He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 36 You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great. 2 Samuel 22:35-36, Psalm 18:35 Originally published May 21, 2022 Last night I went to a wedding reception for my nephew and…
