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  • Biblical Principle #82: God Tests Individuals

    Biblical Principles List Principle Sometimes God tests individuals. Explanation Genesis 22 records one of the Bible’s more heartwrenching stories. Abraham had walked with GOD for years since GOD called Abraham to leave his homeland. GOD knew Abraham’s character. And yet, GOD tested Abraham—with the greatest test of Abraham’s life. 1 Now it came to pass…

  • November 11 – The Final Week, Tuesday Morning

    Reading Matt. 21:20-22; Mark 11:20-33 Matt. 21:28-32 Mark 12:1-9; Luke 20:9-16 Matt. 21:42-46 Matt. 22:1-22; Luke 20:20-26 Matt. 22:23-33 Mark 12:28-34 Matt. 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37 Matt. 23:1-39 Mark 12:41-44 Devotional On Tuesday of the week before Jesus’ crucifixion, Jesus and the apostles journeyed from Bethany to Jerusalem. They passed the fig tree Jesus had cursed…

  • 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 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…

  • March 29 – Wait on GOD

    Reading 1 Sam. 13:1; 14:49-51 1 Chron. 9:35-44 1 Sam. 13:2-14:45 Devotional King Saul had an army of 3,000 soldiers. He put his son Jonathan over 1,000 of them. Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at a place called Geba. The Philistines gathered their army of 3,000 chariots, six thousand charioteers, and too many soldiers to…

  • March 30 – Partially Obeying is Disobeying

    Reading 1 Sam. 14:48-48, 52 1 Chron. 5:10, 18-22 1 Sam. 15:1-35 Devotional Saul had a lot of victories over the enemies of Israel during his reign as king. But GOD had a mission for Saul. Samuel also said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now…

  • January 21 – Recognizing GOD’s Blessings

    Reading Gen. 47:29–50:26 Devotional GOD had blessed Jacob mightily throughout his life, and just before he died Jacob said this to his son Joseph and his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh: “God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day, the Angel who…

  • January 19 – The Weight of a Guilty Conscience

    Reading Gen. 42:5-45:15 Devotional As GOD had revealed to Joseph by a dream, the seven years of severe famine had begun in Egypt and the surrounding region. Back in Canaan, Jacob and his family had run out of food, so he sent the 10 oldest sons to Egypt to buy food. They had no idea…

  • January 15 – Dealing with Disappointment

    Reading Gen. 34:1-35:29 Devotional In these two chapters GOD tells us three sad events that occurred in Jacob’s family. First, Jacob’s daughter Dinah is severely mistreated by Shechem the Hivite. Second, Jacob’s wife Rachel—whom he loved most—died while giving birth to their son Benjamin. Third, Jacob’s father Isaac dies. These were very difficult days for…

  • February 17 – The LORD Crosses Ahead of You

    Reading Deut. 9:1-11:32 Devotional Moses said to the Israelites: “Hear, O Israel: You are to cross over the Jordan today, and go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself, cities great and fortified up to heaven, a people great and tall, the descendants of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you…