Today's Bible Reading PROVERBS 14:1-16:33 Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up strife. Words have...

Today's Bible Reading PROVERBS 11:1-13:25 Good Word Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him...

Today's Bible Reading: PROVERBS 8:1-10:32 Love Wins Prov 10:12. (1 Pet 4:8) Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. From...

Today's Bible Reading: PROVERBS 5:1-7:27 Proverbs 5:19 . . . And always be enraptured with her love. A classic Beatles song has a line in...

Today's Bible Reading: PROVERBS 1:1-4:27 Proverbs 1:11 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. On ski slopes you will inevitably...

Today's Bible Reading: 1 KINGS 4:1-34, PSALM 72, 127 Psalm 127:2 For so he gives His beloved sleep. Sleep is often a long sought-after commodity. Many of us find it hard to sleep. We toss and turn throughout the night concerned about those things that trouble us. Nothing we try seems to alleviate our anguish and allow us to attain rest. We end up with the misery of sleepless nights followed by dreary days. But Solomon gives us some hope in this Psalm. Solomon shares the

Today's Bible Reading: 2 CHRONICLES 1:14-17, 8:1-18, 9:1-28, 1 KINGS 9:1-12,15-10:13 2 Chronicles 9:5 And she said to the king, “The report was true that I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom, People say things about us. They talk. They form opinions and share them. Someone may have said to us, “We were just talking about you,” or “We were just thinking about you.” To which we might respond, “I hope it was good.” People talk. The Queen of Sheba had hea

Today's Bible Reading:1 KINGS 8:54-9:14, 2 CHRONICLES 7:1-22 2Chronicles 7:3 For he is good his mercy endures forever. Here are two great truths of the Lord God. These are two traits that should ring in our ears every day. Here His character and nature are affirmed. He is good. He is merciful. This attribute and action dictate His response to His people. They are two affirmations that should resound from the lips of His people. First, consider His goodness. It is not co

Today's Bible Reading: 1 KINGS 8:1-53, 2 CHRONICLES 5:14-6:42 2 Chronicles 6:18“But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built! Sometimes we come across those piercing life questions that have been the source of debate among scholars for centuries. The attempts to address these questions often present deep dialogue that leads to further discussions. Solomon asked such a qu

Today's Bible Reading: 1 KINGS 7:1-51, 2 CHRONICLES 3:15-4:22 1 Kings 7:13-14 And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze. And he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all his work. When we read the Bible we can come across some strange scriptures. We find passages that we wonder why they have

Today's Bible Reading: PS 83, 1 CHRONICLES 29:23-25, 2 CHRONICLES 1:1-13, 1 KINGS 2:13-3:15 1 Kings 2:27 (1 Sam 2:27-36) So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the LORD, thus fulfilling the word of the LORD that he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh. At times we don’t perceive or comprehend why certain things happen. We question their occurrence. We contemplate their reason. We wonder why God allows it. We can’t interpret the incident. We ask why

Today's Bible Reading: PSALM 79-82 Psalm 81:10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it. Sometimes we wonder if God sees our difficulties and distress. We struggle to make ends meet. And we scrimp and scrape to survive. At the end of the day we wonder if we have enough to make it and hopefully thrive. We wonder if God even cares. But the Lord does see and He does care. In this psalm of Aseph, the Lord adm

Today's Bible Reading: PSALM 75-78 Psalm 77:19 Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen. We must trust what we cannot trace. We must have confidence in what is concealed. Often God’s workings before us must be read backwards. We can’t see His hand or track His steps. His way is His way. We are not always privy to His path. It unfolds before us but we are often uncertain of His work in it. His footsteps may be unsee

Today's Bible Reading: PSALM 50, 73-74 Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Eventually everyone has meltdown moments. Others have experienced them and we must expect them. We must be prepared for the inevitable. We must anticipate times when our mental and physical health will cave causing our strength to subside and our emotions to explode. We must look out for these moments when we lose it and collapse i

Today's Bible Reading: PSALM 88-89, 144-145 Psalm 89:30-33 But if his descendants forsake my instructions and fail to obey my regulations, . . . then I will punish their sin . . . But I will never stop loving him nor fail to keep my promise to him. Love is often a fleeting emotion. We love something or someone one day and some thing or someone else the next. Love is fickle and flimsy. It at times hangs on a thin string. It is often contingent on our moods or our attitudes

Today's Bible Reading: PSALM 131, 133, 138-141, 143 Psalm 131:2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. The world would have us feast on its delights forever. It would have us find pleasure in what it provides and daily dine on its delicacies. Our starving soul earnestly desires to savor all that it offers. Yet we must be weaned from the world if we are to walk in the way of the Lord. We must fo

Today's Bible Reading: PSALM 68-70, 86, 101 Psalm 69:13 But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness. Sometimes answers to our prayers are delayed. We question why the response lingers. We are confused as to why we have not heard from Him. In our frustration and distress we cry out. But we hear nothing. There is only silence by our savior. We find a quiet hush from h

Today's Bible Reading: 1 KINGS 3:16-28, 5:1-6:38, 2 CHRONICLES 2:1-3:14 2 Chronicles 2:12 And Hiram said, “Blessed be the God of Israel who made heaven and earth who has given King David a wise son. . . “ Before his death, King David had forged alliances with surrounding kingdoms. He aligned himself with kingdoms that could aid Israel in multiple ways. One such alliance was with Hiram king of Tyre. Although they worshiped different gods, they worked together for the glory

Today's Bible Reading: PSALM 103, 108-110, 122, 124 Psalm 103:11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his mercy toward those who fear him; When we gaze into the heavens, we see a vast sky. Its’ borders are boundless. Its’ extent is endless. Its’ heights are unmeasurable. Its’ width is limitless. Mankind may never fully investigate its enormity. Comparing something to it, is to speak of is infinite nature, its’ colossal character and greatness. Dav

Today's Bible Reading: PSALM 61-62, 64-67 Psalm 66:18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. As believers, we all struggle with indwelling sin. We find that we are in a constant battle to live by the Spirit. The flesh rises up over and over again seeking to regain a foothold in our life. But we must be vigilant to be victorious against its onslaught. If we succumb to its advances and allow sin to become entrenched in our heart, it will