Month: January 2015

Reading Luke 5 for Friday, January 30th. Jesus performs miracles and calls some men to follow him, instead of fishing or collecting taxes.

Reading Luke 4 for Thursday, January 29th. Jesus was tempted by Satan, rejected in his hometown, and commanded evil spirits to be quiet and leave.

Reading Luke 3 for Wednesday, January 28th. John the Baptist’s life activities and details of the genealogy of Jesus.

Reading Luke 2 for Tuesday, January 27th. Jesus was born and grew up to be a strong and wise young man in God’s grace. Many people spoke prophecies about him when they saw him.

Reading Luke 1 for Monday, January 26th. Luke begins his own account of the events before the birth of John the Baptist and Jesus.

Reading Psalm 3 for Friday, January 23rd. David wrote a song that describes what he asked God for as he was running for his life.

Reading Psalm 2 for Thursday, January 22nd. The nations who choose to make an enemy of God will not prevail, but those who take refuge in him will be safe.

Reading Psalm 1 for Wednesday, January 21st. The righteous are contrasted with the wicked, and the results of their passions are described.

Reading Job 42 for Tuesday, January 20th. Job turns from his flawed perspective and is doubly blessed by God after praying for mercy for his friends who spoke in error.

Reading Job 41 for Monday, January 19th. God discusses how one would not mess with a Leviathan.

Reading Job 40 for Friday, January 16th. God asks Job to respond to him. Job is questioned about his own power to save himself.

Reading Job 39 for Thursday, January 15th. God asks lots of questions to illustrate the difference in perspective Job should have with God.

Reading Job 38 for Wednesday, January 14th. God speaks to Job.

Reading Job 37 for Tuesday, January 13th. God’s power is described by Elihu, who also rules out the possibility of Job’s suffering being unjust.

Reading Job 36 for Monday, January 12th. Elihu continues to tell Job how his suffering is due to his own actions, and that God is great.

Reading Job 35 for Friday, January 9th. Elihu thinks that Job’s complaints are making God less likely to answer him favorably or to even listen to him at all.

Reading Job 34 for Thursday, January 8th. Elihu continues to blame Job for his situation.

Reading Job 33 for Wednesday, January 7th. Elihu finally speaks. He accuses Job of sinful pride being the cause of his suffering.

Reading Job 32 for Tuesday, January 6th. Elihu tells everyone why he waited until now to speak, and then describes in great length and detail the feelings welling up inside him of the desire to say things.

Reading Job 31 for Monday, January 5th. Job explains the devotion he had to maintain purity and walk in godliness, even calling curses against himself if he was being inaccurate.

Reading Job 30 for Friday, January 2nd. Job describes how despised and shunned he is now, even being ignored by God.