July 12 1 Chronicles 27-29 Psalm 79:9-13 Proverbs 17:23-24 Romans 8:18-39 If God Is For Us “And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the heart knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for go

July 11 1 Chronicles 25-26 Psalm 79:5-8 Proverbs 17:21-22 Romans 8:1-17 Abba! Father! “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus….You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness…For you have not received a spirit

July 10 1 Chronicles 23-24 Psalm 79:1-4 Proverbs 17:18-20 Romans 7 Inner Conflict “For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the working out of the good is not. For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one working it out, but sin which dwells in me. I find then the principle that in me evil is present—in me who wants to do good.” Romans 7:18-21 LSB

July 9 1 Chronicles 20-22 Psalm 78:65-72 Proverbs 17:16-17 Romans 6 Numbering Israel “Then Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to number Israel. So David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, ‘Go count Israel from Beersheba even to Dan, and bring me word that I may know their total count.’…And this thing was displeasing in the sight of God, so He struck Israel.” 1 Chronicles 21:1-2, 7 LSB David had experienced a lot of military success conquering

July 8 1 Chronicles 18-19 Psalm 78:56-64 Proverbs 17:14-15 Romans 5 While We Were Yet Sinners “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 LSB This verse is the best verse to share with someone who has the idea that we have to clean ourselves up before we can come to God. Unfortunately, many in the church have somehow given people the idea that you have to wear certain clothes to be accepted in church,

July 7 1 Chronicles 16-17 Psalm 78:40-55 Proverbs 17:12-13 Romans 4 The Davidic Covenant “And it will be that when your days are fulfilled to go to be with your fathers, I will raise up one of your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build for Me a house and I will establish his throne forever. I will be a Father to him and he will be a son to Me; and I will not remove My lovingkindness from him, as I removed it from him

July 6 1 Chronicles 13-15 Psalm 78:32-39 Proverbs 17:9-11 Romans 3 Sinful “But their hearts were not loyal to Him, they were not faithful to His covenant. Yet He was merciful; He forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time He restrained His anger and did not stir up His full wrath. He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.” Psalm 78:37-39 NIV “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all

July 5 1 Chronicles 10-12 Psalm 78:17-31 Proverbs 17:7-8 Romans 2 A Fool’s Lips “Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—how much worse lying lips to a ruler! A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.” Proverbs 17:7-8 NIV I’m sure these verses have always been true but we can definitely see them playing out in our world today. “Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool.” All we have to do is turn on any n

July 4 1 Chronicles 8-9 Psalm 78:9-16 Proverbs 17:5-6 Romans 1 Honorable Service “Now some were over the utensils of service….Some of them also were appointed over the furniture and over all the utensils of the sanctuary and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil and the frankincense and the spices.” 1 Chronicles 9:28-29 LSB For years all the lists of names and genealogies in the Bible just annoyed me and I would skip over them because I didn’t think they were i

July 3 1 Chronicles 6-7 Psalm 78:1-8 Proverbs 17:3-4 Acts 28 Unhindered “And he stayed two full years in his own rented quarters and was welcoming all who came to him, preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, unhindered.” Acts 28:30-31 LSB In Acts 23:11, Paul had a vision, “But on that very night, the Lord stood at his side and said, ‘Take courage; for as you have solemnly borne witness to My cause at Jerusalem, so

July 2 1 Chronicles 3-5 Psalm 77:16-20 Proverbs 17:1-2 Acts 27 Bold Prayer “Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, ‘Because I bore him with pain.’ Then Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, ‘Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!’ And God brought about what he asked.” 2 Chronicles 4:9-10 LSB There w

July 1 I Chronicles 1-2 Psalm 77:7-15 Proverbs 16:32-33 Acts 26 “You Are Out Of Your Mind!” “Now while Paul was saying this in his defense, Festus said in a loud voice, ‘Paul, you are out of your mind! Great learning is driving you out of your mind.’ But Paul said, ‘I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth. For the king knows about these matters, and I speak to him also with confidence, since I am persuaded that none of these thi

June 30 2 Kings 24-25 Psalm 77:1-6 Proverbs 16:30-31 Acts 25 Too Troubled To Speak “My voice rises to God, and I must cry aloud; my voice rises to God, and He will hear me. In the day of my distress I sought the Lord; In the night my hand was stretched out without weariness; my soul refused to be comforted. I remember God and I am disturbed; I muse and my spirit faints. You have held my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.” Psalm 77:1-4 LSB Have you

June 29 2 Kings 21-23 Psalm 76:7-12 Proverbs 16:28-29 Acts 24 A Gossip “A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.” Proverbs 16:28 NIV We have all experienced the negative consequences of gossip. It is one of those sins that seems less “bad” and is often overlooked because it isn’t perceived to be as serious as murder, stealing or adultery. Afterall, it isn’t one of the Ten Commandments. But there are numerous Bible verses that clearl

June 28 2 Kings 19-20 Psalm 76:1-6 Proverbs 16:26-27 Acts 23 Hezekiah’s Prayer “And Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh and said, ‘O Yahweh, the God of Israel, who is enthroned above the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the Earth. You have made Heaven and Earth. Incline Your ear, O Yahweh, and hear; open Your eyes, O Yahweh, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to reproach the living God. Truly, O Yahweh, the kings of Ass

June 27 2 Kings 17-18 Psalm 75:6-10 Proverbs 16:24-25 Acts 22 The Judge “But God is the Judge; He puts down one and raises up another. For a cup is in the hand of Yahweh, and the wine foams; it is full of His mixture, and He pours from this; surely all the wicked of the Earth must drain and drink down its dregs. But as for me, I will declare it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. And all the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righte

June 26 2 Kings 15-16 Psalm 75:1-5 Proverbs 16:22-23 Acts 21 God’s Will “And when we had heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, ‘What are you doing crying and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.’ And since he would not be persuaded, we fell silent, saying, ‘The will of the Lord be done!’” Acts 21: 12-14 LSB From the

June 25 2 Kings 13-14 Psalm 74:18-23 Proverbs 16:20-21 Acts 20 More Blessed To Give “In everything I showed you that by laboring in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Acts 20:35 LSB These words attributed to Jesus by Paul are not found in the four gospels, but Paul seemed to be telling the Ephesians something they were familiar with. John 20:30 explains, “The

June 24 2 Kings 11-12 Psalm 74:12-17 Proverbs 16:17-19 Acts 19 Changed Lives “And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified. Also, many of those who had believed kept coming, confessing, and disclosing their practices. And many of those who practiced magic brought their books together and were burning them in the sight of everyone; and they counted up the price of

June 23 2 Kings 9-10 Psalm 74:5-11 Proverbs 16:16 Acts 18 God Takes Sin Seriously “So they threw her (Jezebel) down, and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall and on the horses, and he trampled her under foot. Then he came in and ate and drank. And he said, ‘Take care now of this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king’s daughter.’ They went to bury her, but they found nothing more of her than the skull and feet and the palms of her hands. Therefore they re