Day 120

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Today's Reading: 2 Samuel 71 Chronicles 17Psalm 1Psalm 2Psalm 33Psalm 127Psalm 132 In 1 Chronicles 17, after God promised to build David a dynasty instead of letting him build God a cedar house, David went in and sat before the Lord to pray. In humble adoration, he asked, “Who am I?&rdquo...

Day 119

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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.  To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit.1 Chronicles 16:18 David had reestablished worship...

Day 118

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Today's Reading: Psalm 89Psalm 96Psalm 100Psalm 101Psalm 107 A doxology is a beautiful “word of glory,” a bit of praise that lifts our hearts to God and declares His worth. The Book of Psalms is pre-arranged into five sections, just like the five books of the Torah (the Law given...

Day 117

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Today's Reading: Psalm 15Psalm 23Psalm 24Psalm 25Psalm 47 Psalms 15 through 24 can be grouped together because they focus on moral purity, integrity, and the question of who is truly worthy to come before God. Then Psalm 23 shifted the perspective, showing that this same holy God is also...

Day 116

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Today's Reading: 2 Samuel 5:11-252 Samuel 61 Chronicles 131 Chronicles 141 Chronicles 151 Chronicles 16 The Philistines had come back to fight David a second time, but God gave a different strategy this go around: “Do not go straight up as before; circle around behind them and attack in...

Day 115

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Today's Reading:2 Samuel 5:1-101 Chronicles 111 Chronicles 12Psalm 33 In 2 Samuel 5, God’s hand could be seen in David’s rise as king. David captured “Zion”, the stronghold of the Jebusites, and renamed it the “City of David”. This wasn’t just a...

Day 114

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Today's Reading:1 Chronicles 71 Chronicles 81 Chronicles 9 Mephibosheth was Jonathan’s son. He is also known as Merib-baal, in 1 Chronicles. The phrase “Baal” originally meant “lord” or “master.” It was later turned into the name associated with the...

Day 113

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Today's Reading:Psalm 81Psalm 88Psalm 92Psalm 93 The final line in Psalm 88:18, “Darkness is my closest friend,” was a raw ending. The psalmist was vulnerable and blamed God for his suffering. There was a strong echo from the psalm to the book of Job, where all the psalmist could do...

Day 112

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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.    David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s...

Day 111

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Today's Reading: 1 Chronicles 6Psalm 36Psalm 39Psalm 77Psalm 78 From Psalm 78, there was a history of rebellion against God, even though He remained faithful. In verse 19, the Israelites, while wandering in the Wilderness, craved food more than the pillowy-soft miraculous manna provided daily...