Author: Jon
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Day 16 – Abraham & God’s Call
Readings Genesis 12:1-9 Hebrews 11:8-10 Galatians 3:7-14 Prayer Pray… that as we look at God’s promise to Abraham and onward into the history of his descendants, we will get a firm grasp of this important biblical history and understand that God faithfully keeps His promises.. Day 16 – Abraham & God’s Call Abraham’s faith to…
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Day 15 – Job and God
Readings Job 38 Job 42 James 5:9-11 (yes, again) Prayer Pray… that you will know God’s awesome majesty. Day 15 – Job and God God’s compassionate mercy If you normally use the ESV translation for your readings, you may find the NIV version a better option today to get a clearer picture of God’s…
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Day 14 – Job’s Friends #2
Readings Job 16 Job 32 Matthew 26:62-68 Prayer Pray… that you will see Job’s suffering and think of Christ’s suffering. Day 14 – Job’s Friends #2 Job’s suffering and false accusations from his friends Today we pick out two chapters from the conversation between Job and his friends. Chapter 16 sees Job responding to…
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Day 13 – Job’s Friends #1
Readings Job 3 Job 4 Ezekiel 14:12-14 Prayer Pray… that if/when you are accused of something wrongly, that you will respond in the right way. Day 13 – Job’s Friends #1 Job’s suffering and false accusations from his friends Well, yesterday was quite the story, wasn’t it? Chapters 3-37 of Job now portray in…
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Day 12 – Day off
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 12 – Day Off Hello! Well, we’re enough days in now that you should be in a routine. I hope…
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Day 11 – Job and Satan
Readings Job 1 Job 2 James 5:9-11 Prayer Pray… that you will have absolute trust in God when the toughest moments come. Day 11 – Job and Satan Job’s suffering and an example of patience We’re leaving Genesis behind for four days, and jumping into the exciting, often mind-bending, and always wonderful book of…
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Day 10 – The Tower of Babel
Readings Genesis 11:1-9 Psalm 19:1-4 Acts 2:1-21 Prayer Pray… that what you say honours God in all way. Day 10 – The Tower of Babel Language unites people for God or against God Following Noah and his sons leaving the ark, the people of the world begin, once again, to multiply and multiply. This,…
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Day 9 – Noah & the Flood #2
Readings Genesis 8 Genesis 9 Matthew 24:36-44 Prayer Pray… and ask yourself whether you are ready for Jesus’ return. Day 9 – Noah & the Flood #2 God’s judgement of sin and Jesus’ second coming Picking up the story from where we left it yesterday, we first read the comforting words that “But God remembered…
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Day 8 – Noah & the Flood #1
Readings Genesis 6 Genesis 7 Hebrews 11:7 Prayer Pray… that as we study the flood story over the next two days, you’ll see God’s judgement of sin and his promises to mankind. Day 8 – Noah & the Flood #1 Noah’s Faith & Deliverance from the Flood Two good meaty chapters of one of the…
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Day 7 – Enoch
Readings Genesis 5:18-24 Hebrews 11:5-6 Jude 14-19 Prayer Pray… that in this passage you’ll see there is incredible depth in things you may often skip over in the Bible. Day 7 – Enoch Enoch’s faith in God and his message to the world Jude only has one chapter, so “14-19” is just verses, before you…