The Eager Chosen

Day 282 Jeremiah 12:1-14:10; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:9; Psalm 79:1-13; Proverbs 24:30-34 The Eager Chosen In our epistle reading today, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:9, Paul begins this letter much as he does each of his notes to the churches he has visited or is planning to visit. He greets them in the name of the Lord and…

God Is Good

Day 278 Jeremiah 4:19-6:14; Colossians 1:21-2:7; Psalm 77:1- 20; Proverbs 24:23-25 God Is Good What a juxtaposition! Compare Jeremiah’s description of how another nation will come in and punish God’s people for their transgressions to Paul’s letter to the Colossians, declaring how God through Paul is inviting the Gentiles into the Kingdom of God. All…

Dance With the Prince

Day 277 Jeremiah 2:31-4:18; Colossians 1:1-20; Psalm 76:1-12; Proverbs 24:21-22 Dance With the Prince We’ve all heard the expression, “Dance with the one who brought you.” Why? Because the consequences of not doing so can be severe, and it is the right thing to do! God has brought the Israelites into the Promised Land through…

The Power of His Resurrection

Day 275 Isaiah 66:1-24; Philippians 3:4b-21; Psalm 74:1-23; Proverbs 24:15-16 The Power of His Resurrection Paul wrote to the Philippians, “I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the…

Humility and Passion

Day 274 Isaiah 62:6-65:25; Philippians 2:19-3:4a; Psalm 73:1-28; Proverbs 24:13-14 Humility and Passion Every church has them: the people who do good works not out of love for Jesus, but for their own glory; people who will help with ministry but complain while doing it; and worse, those who do nothing at all. But, thankfully…