Psalm: 9 Meditation Ezra: The letter being sent is very much like the last one (Ezra 9:11-16): same letter new king – Darius. Because of jealousy, a new crop of people are determined to arrest the rebuilding of the Temple. Again, the king (Darius) is encouraged to search the archive for the royal authorization to …
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Daily Bible Readings – Friday, December 13, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 31 Prayer Point. It is easy to feel abandoned by God when bad times come. That’s why we need this psalm. It is the cry of a forsaken man who refuses to surrender his faith. Who is he? He is one who said, “into your hands I commit my spirit” as he hung from …
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Daily Bible Readings – Sunday, October 27, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 98 Prayer Point. New songs were sung in the Old Testament when God performed an act of salvation such as parting the Red Sea. We sing because God has made his salvation known through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus and the coming of the Holy Spirit. Join with all creation today in …
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Daily Bible Readings – Sunday, October 28, 2012
Prayer Psalm: 63 Prayer Point: Are we hungry and thirsty enough to reach out to God? Meditate on the promises of this psalm. Confess our lack of faith in these promises. Pray for the faith to believe that God, not money, not relationships, will satisfy us. Matthew 18:15-20 Today's reading assumes that another Christian has significantly …
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Old Testament Reading Guide – October 24-30, 2011
How do I use this reading guide? Read our own homegrown commentary on Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezra and Haggai. Jeremiah 44:1-14 The remnant of Israel, those left behind after the destruction of Jerusalem, lacked the faith to remain in Israel and instead fled to, of all places, Egypt. But God continues to pursue his people into …
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