Author: Jon

 Readings Esther 3 Esther 4 Proverbs 21:1 Prayer Pray… for moments to be brave, and the bravery to go through with them. Day 225 – Esther #2 Esther becomes Queen and Mordecai protects the king   Flick back to 1 Samuel 15 for a quick refresher on some background to the events today. In it,…

 Readings Esther 1 Esther 2 Jeremiah 29:1-11 Prayer Pray… that we will see God at mighty work as we spend time in the beautiful book of Esther. Day 224 – Esther #1 Esther becomes Queen and Mordecai protects the king   Have you read the book of Esther before? Do you think you could relate…

 Readings Ezekiel 20:1-38 Ezekiel 37 John 11:21-27 Prayer Pray… a prayer of thankfulness in God’s promise that one day we will rise to everlasting life. Day 223 – Ezekiel #4 Israel’s sinful history & their (national & individual) resurrection   Today’s readings were quite long but I hope they were engaging and deeply encouraging. As…

 Readings Ezekiel 3:16-27 Ezekiel 33:1-20 Acts 20:25-27 Prayer Pray… that you will be a good watchman. Read the passage to find out more, so perhaps today’s prayer is one to pray after your study. Day 222 – Ezekiel #3 Being a faithful watchman for God & being innocent of peoples’ blood   The focal point…

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 221 – Day Off     Yesterday was my sister Eva’s wedding. It had to be delayed from May because…

 Readings Ezekiel 3:1-15 Psalm 137 Ezekiel 24 Prayer Pray… that you will not boast in your own fortunes, but give God glory in good times and bad. Day 220 – Ezekiel #2 Ezekiel grieves with the captives   Today’s passage continues directly after yesterday’s passage where we read that Ezekiel was given a scroll. Today…

 Readings Ezekiel 1:1-3 Ezekiel 2 Ezekiel 33:30-33 Prayer Pray… that over the next four studies we will get a good grip on the often-ignored book of Ezekiel, and his mission. Day 219 – Ezekiel #1 Ezekiel grieves in captivity & God’s call to preach to the disobedient captives This is just 17 verses, so you…

 Readings Daniel 10 Revelation 12:7-9 Daniel 12 Prayer Pray… that you’ll understand today’s discussions of the spiritual realm are about reality and are to be taken seriously. Day 218 – Daniel & Gabriel’s Visit re: Persia & Greece Michael the Archangel   We finish the book of Daniel today with more incredible visions of the…

 Readings Daniel 9 Jeremiah 25:8-14 Matthew 24:3-27 Prayer Pray… a prayer like Daniel’s in chapter 9, laying out your sin and humbly repenting of it. Day 217 – Daniel Prays for Jerusalem 70 years, 70 weeks, & the Abomination of Desolation   Today’s readings are hard to understand, and speak of difficult “end of days”…

 Readings Daniel 7 Mark 13:21-27 Mark 14:60-65 Prayer Pray… for good understanding of today’s imagery-filled passages. Day 216 – Daniel & the Four Beasts The Son of Man’s (i.e. Jesus’) coming & His kingdom   Daniel 7 marks the start of the prophetic section of the book. That means that the chapters talk about things…