Day 272 Isaiah 57:14-59:21; Philippians 1:1-26; Psalm 71:1-24; Proverbs 24:9-10 Our Attitude in Adversity Paul’s letter to the Philippians is probably the most joyful letter he wrote, which is surprising considering the conditions he was in. Paul was in prison, and he had only two avenues open to himself. He would go before the Emperor…

Day 29 Exodus 7:25‐9:35; Matthew 19:13‐30; Psalm 24:1‐10; Proverbs 6:1‐5 Can We Get “Good Enough”? In today’s reading from Matthew, Jesus is called “Good Teacher” by the man inquiring how to inherit eternal life. Jesus assures him no one is “good” except God, and that to go to heaven, he needs to keep God’s commands….

Day 240 Job 28:1-30:31; 2 Corinthians 2:12-17; Psalm 42:1-11; Proverbs 22:7 Wisdom From On High In the book of Job, chapter 28, we see in the first eleven verses how people search for value by looking down into the earth. There are gold and silver mines as well as mines for precious jewels. In our…

Day 207 2 Chronicles 17:1-18:34; Romans 9:22-10:13; Psalm 20:1-9; Proverbs 20:2-3 Listening to the Other Voice One of the benefits of our technology-enabled “information society” is that we have so many choices about where we will get information. But that doesn’t mean that all sources of information are equally valuable – usually because, despite their…