Today's Reading: 1 Chronicles 11 Chronicles 2Psalm 43Psalm 44 Reflecting Psalm 44, the people were called to praise God’s name for past victories. But now, they felt humbled and rejected. This communal psalm shows when Israel felt defeated and humiliated. They did not feel like the...

Today's Reading: Psalm 6Psalm 9Psalm 10Psalm 14Psalm 16Psalm 21 Psalm 16:8-11 is referenced in Acts2:25-28, where Peter gave his sermon during Pentecost. The psalm is almost word for word quoted, as Peter explained why the psalm pointed to Jesus’ resurrection. David died, was buried and...

Today's Reading: 2 Samuel 12 Samuel 22 Samuel 32 Samuel 4 When David fled Israel for the land of the Philistines, who were Israel's enemies, he was graciously taken in by King Achish, who gave him the town of Ziklag (1 Samuel 27:6). This showed that enemies can sometimes work together and...

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.  If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be...

Today's Reading: Psalm 121Psalm 123Psalm 124Psalm 125Psalm 128Psalm 129Psalm 130 Today’s readings were all songs of ascents for the pilgrims while they traveled up to Jerusalem for the festivals at the Tabernacle (and later the Temple). The theme through these psalms was to emphasize...

Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 281 Samuel 291 Samuel 301 Samuel 311 Chronicles 10 The Bible can be challenging when not read in chronological order. Some of the Scripture can seem to overlap and feel redundant, for good reasons. In the book of 1 Samuel, we read more of an eyewitness, emotional...

Today's Reading: Psalm 35Psalm 54Psalm 63Psalm 18 David’s enemies slandered him “without cause.” This phrase was repeated throughout the psalm. “They repay me evil for good,” he lamented (35:12). David’s kindness was repaid with betrayal, slander, and harm...

Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 251 Samuel 261 Samuel 27Psalm 17Psalm 73 Asaph knows that God is where the real refuge comes from. At the end of Psalm 73, “I will tell of all your deeds,” we have the sense that Asaph went from envy over the wicked’s prosperity to realizing there was...

Today's Reading: Psalm 56Psalm 120Psalm 140Psalm 141Psalm 142 Yay! It is a celebration day! We have reached day 100 of reading the Bible together daily.  In Psalm 120, (unknown author), “David” describes being slandered by lying lips and deceitful tongues. He said God would...

Today's Reading: Psalm 7Psalm 27Psalm 31Psalm 34Psalm 52 Over the years, I have grown to say that I can appreciate the Psalms- though I know they are not everyone's favorite section of Scripture right from the start. I am certainly no expert here (I am the least qualified to discuss them!), but...