Month: June 2020

Readings 1 Kings 16:29-34 1 Kings 17 James 5:16-18 Prayer Pray… for a deep trust in the words we’re reading. Day 171 – Ahab (Northern King 22 years) Elijah’s powerful prayer & drought of three and a half years   Continuing in the line of kings of Israel, today we’re introduced to Ahab. How does…

Readings 1 Kings 15:25-33 1 Kings 16:1-28 Isaiah 65:2-3 Prayer Pray… in thankfulness that we have a King who we can truly follow, unlike the awful kings we’re reading about today! Day 170 – Five Wicked Kings (Northern King 40 years) The sins of five different kings & God’s anger   Are you keeping up…

Readings 1 Kings 15:1-24 2 Chronicles 16:1-14 Psalm 118:5-14 Prayer Pray… for the people who put this plan for reading the bible together. Day 169 – Asa (Southern King 41 years) Asa relies on Syria instead of relying on the Lord   We meet two kings today, but we’ll focus on the second one, Asa.…

Readings 1 Kings 12:25-33 1 Kings 13 1 Kings 14:1-20 Prayer Pray… and remember that God sees beyond the trickery of our mouths to our true hearts below. Day 168 – Jeroboam (Northern King 22 years) Jeroboam creates idols to keep the people’s allegiance   Whilst Rehoboam was king of the southern region of Judah,…

Readings 1 Kings 12:1-24 1 Kings 14:21-31 Proverbs 15:1 Prayer Pray… that you will seek wise advice from the right places! Day 167 – Rehoboam (Southern King 17 years) Rehoboam ignores the wisdom of answering gently   We’ve had Saul, David and Solomon. All have led (with ups and downs) a united country with all…

Readings 1 Kings 11:41-43 Ecclesiastes 1 Ecclesiastes 12 Prayer Pray… that you will know that in Jesus there is complete meaning in life! Day 166 – Solomon & His Death Solomon’s final comments on the meaning of life   In today’s study, as we finish off our time looking at the life of Solomon, we’re…

Readings None… unless you need to catch up! Prayer A day off from reading is not a day off from praying or living as a Christian. Pray for something that’s on your heart today. Day 165 – Day Off     I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about Solomon. We finish our time with him tomorrow,…

Readings 1 Kings 11:1-40 Deuteronomy 17:14-20 Nehemiah 13:25-31 Prayer Pray… that you’ll remember that money and objects will never give you complete satisfaction. Day 164 – Solomon & His Wives Solomon’s wives turn Solomon’s heart away from God   We’ve followed the life of Solomon for a few days now and much of what we…

Readings 1 Kings 10:14-29 Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 Prayer Pray… that you’ll remember that money and objects will never give you complete satisfaction. Day 163 – Solomon & His Wealth Solomon’s wealth & his thoughts on the limitations of wealth   Today we’re going to delve into the book of Ecclesiastes. It’s one of my…

Readings 1 Kings 10:1-13 Matthew 12:42 1 Peter 3:15 Prayer Pray… that you will always have an answer to the question about why you have your trust in the Lord. Day 162 – Solomon & the Queen of Sheba Solomon, Jesus, & us being ready to answer questions   After yesterday’s mammoth chapter, this is…