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October 18 – Jesus is God the Word
Reading Mark 1:1 John 1:1-18 Luke 1:1-4 Devotional The apostle John opens his account of the earthly life of Jesus in the same way that GOD began the book of Genesis—at the creation. Prior to becoming a man, Jesus was not “Jesus.” In eternity, Jesus was “the Word.” The Greek word for “word” is “logos.”…
October 8 – Nehemiah Starts Rebuilding Jerusalem’s Walls
Reading Neh. 1:1-3:32 Devotional Nehemiah was the cupbearer for Artaxerxes, king of Persia. Although it might not sound important, the king’s cupbearer was one of his most trusted servants. Many kings were killed by someone mixing poison in their drinks, so the cupbearer would drink from the king’s cup prior to the king in order…
October 4 – Esther Saves the Jews
Reading Esther 5:1-10:3 Devotional Just as Esther said she would do, she went before King Xerxes without his request, on the third day. Xerxes was happy to see her and extended the golden scepter to her, sparing her life (recall that the penalty for approaching the Persian king without his request was death, unless he…
September 27 – Zechariah’s Eight Visions
Reading Zech. 1:7-6:15 Devotional Two months after Haggai’s last prophecy, Zechariah is shown eight visions in a row concerning future events. These visions are similar in nature to those seen by Ezekiel and Daniel in recent years. The consistent message in these visions is assurance from GOD. In the first vision, GOD is assuring Zechariah…
September 25 – Temple Construction Opposed
Reading Ezra 4:6-6:13 Devotional From 536 to 522 B.C., construction of the temple was stopped. This happened for at least three reasons. First, the governing officials of Persia objected to Darius king of Persia. They wrote to Darius that they were afraid that if the walls and temple of Jerusalem were rebuilt, the people would…
September 24 – Daniel’s Final Vision
Reading Dan. 10:1-12:13 Devotional In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, Daniel receives what would be his last recorded vision. The vision begins as Daniel was standing by the Tigris River. He looked up and saw a man dressed in linen, with a gold belt around his waist, a face like lightning, eyes…
September 23 – First Return to Jerusalem
Reading Ezra 1:1-4:5 Devotional Now that Cyrus King of Persia ruled the former Babylonian Empire, he made a great decree, in accordance with what the LORD had said: 2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build…
September 22 – Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Reading Dan. 6:1-27; 1:21; 6:28 Devotional With Darius the Mede now in charge of Babylon, Daniel is promoted to the position of administrator and, along with two other administrators, is placed in charge over 120 satraps who ruled throughout the kingdom. Daniel excelled again in this role and Darius wanted to make Daniel in charge…
August 24 – GOD Reveals More Details of the Messiah, New Covenant
Reading Jer. 23:1-8; 33:14-26; 31:27-40 Devotional Through the prophet Jeremiah, GOD reveals additional details some 580+ years before Jesus, regarding the coming Messiah, His kingdom, and the new covenant. GOD rebuked the shepherds (spiritual leaders or elders) of Israel because they had failed to lead the people properly and the result had been catastrophic. GOD…
July 29 – Three Examples of GOD’s Wisdom
Reading Jer. 10:1-12:17 Devotional For today’s devotional I will focus on three examples of GOD’s wisdom and greatness which are contained in this reading. These chapters contain a wealth of information and insight into GOD and His character. It is nearly impossible to capture all of the lessons we could learn within one short devotional,…