Day 220

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Today's Reading:Jeremiah 1Jeremiah 2Jeremiah 3Jeremiah 4 When God called Jeremiah to be a prophet to Judah, he gave the Lord two excuses: “I do not know how to speak” and “I am too young.” Notice that God never agreed with him about his age or ability. What God discussed...

Day 219

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Today's Reading:Joel 1Joel 2Joel 3 “And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Joel 2:32). This promise is not just for the elite. It was for everyone, the young and old, male and female, and even the servants who were the lowest in society. Those who were...

Day 218

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Today's Reading:Habakkuk 1Habakkuk 2Habakkuk 3 Bad things can and do happen to good people. In Habakkuk, the total loss of crops and flocks would have meant absolute ruin and starvation, yet joy is a deliberate choice rooted in God Himself, not circumstances. Habakkuk wanted to know how long it...

Day 217

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Today's Reading: There is no reading today, but you can use this time to catch up on any days that you may have missed this week. Click here to access prior days.  In all their distress He too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In His love and mercy He redeemed...

Day 216

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Today's Reading:2 Kings 222 Kings 232 Chronicles 342 Chronicles 35 The prophetess Huldah is mentioned only in this short section of Scripture. She would have been highly respected, since King Josiah’s officials did not seek out other prophets such as Zephaniah or Jeremiah. They...

Day 215

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Today's Reading:Zephaniah 1Zephaniah 2Zephaniah 3 In the middle of Zephaniah’s warnings of the coming Day of the Lord, darkness, judgment, and God’s jealousy, there was a glimmer of hope. God always preserves a remnant. “I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly...

Day 214

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Today's Reading:Nahum 1Nahum 2Nahum 3 Even in the midst of terrifying judgment, God’s mercy shines through. Nahum does not hide the horror of Assyria’s evil. He said God will put Nineveh to shame: they will lift their skirts in shame, and enemies will pelt them with degrading filth...

Day 213

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Today's Reading:2 Kings 212 Chronicles 33 You may have wondered why we jumped ahead and read Isaiah chapters 40-66 right after Kings Hezekiah’s illness. In 2 Kings, it covered Hezekiah’s illness, recovery, and his prideful showing off his treasures to Babylon. The book of Isaiah...

Day 212

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Today's Reading:Isaiah 64Isaiah 65Isaiah 66 Additional Resources: Peter Stoner, a MIT professor, helps us understand the probability of Jesus fulfilling just 8 of the 360 Old Testament prophecies about Him. View Video Here Wonderful job finishing the book of Isaiah! As noted previously...

Day 211

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Today's Reading:Isaiah 59Isaiah 60Isaiah 61Isaiah 62Isaiah 63 In the “New Jerusalem”, which Isaiah prophesied in chapter 60, God said the city gates would be open “day and night”; they would never close (Isaiah 60:11). They stay wide open to symbolize that God’s...