Category: thought for the day

December 10, read through the Bible in a year.

Today we read the first chapter of Revelation and one chapter of Micah.

December 10: Revelation 1, Micah 6 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Revelation 1. The final book of the Bible begins with an introduction and promises a blessing to all who read it and take it to heart. It sends a greeting to the seven Churches followed by the most wonderful vision of the Son of Man.

Micah 6. The LORD has a case against Israel and will punish Israel’s injustice. One remedy: “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?“

December 9, read through the Bible in a year.

In between the letter of Jude and Revelation we read two Psalms and three chapters of Micah.

December 9: Proverbs 30, Micah 4, Micah 5 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Proverbs 30. The sayings of Agur. Solomon wasn’t the only man with wisdom and these sayings made it into the canonical scripture. Two examples: “give me neither poverty nor riches” and “The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give.”

Micah 4 speaks of the LORD’s future reign in Zion and Zion’s triumph.

Micah 5.The promise of the coming Messiah: “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”  But first it promises punishment of Israel’s injustice.

December 8, read through the Bible in a year.

In between the letter of Jude and Revelation we read two Psalms and three champers of Micah.

December 8: Psalm 149, Psalm 150, Micah 1, Micah 2, Micah 3 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Psalm 149. Praise the LORD and sing a new song. With the two-edged sword (of the spirit?) the saints will execute judgement on the nations.

Psalm 150. Let everything that hath breath praise the LORD!

Micah 1. The prophet told of the coming judgment on Israel with mourning for Israel and Judah.

Micah 2. The prophet proclaimed woe to evildoers and lying prophets. After that Israel will restored.

Micah 3. There was wicked rulers and wicked prophets. Micah still had full confidence in God.

December 7, read through the Bible in a year.

In between the letter of Jude and Revelation we read one chapter of Proverbs and the book of Jonah.

December 7: Proverbs 29, Jonah (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Proverbs 29, more proverbs of Solomon; and yes, they still deal with the superiority of wisdom and righteousness over folly and wickedness.

Jonah. The short but great story of Jonah, the famous solar eclipse of  763 B.C. the great solar eclipse of 2017, the coming eclipse of 2024 and the tearing down of statues.

December 6, read through the Bible in a year.

Today we read  the letter of Jude and the prophecy of Obadiah.

December 6: Jude, Obadiah (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Jude. Greetings from the half-brother of Jesus Christ to the called ones. Jude tells the followers to contend for the faith for there has crept in apostates in the church,and since they live in the last days he urges them to maintain their life with God and give all glory to God.

Obadiah. A prophecy on the coming judgment on Edom, the descendants of Esau, Jacob’s brother. Edom mistreated his brother and this will lead to Israel’s final triumph.

December 5, read through the Bible in a year.

In between the third letter of John and  the letter of Jude we read ome chapter in Proverbs and three chapters of Amos.

December 5: Proverbs 28, Amos 7, Amos 8, Amos 9 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Proverbs 28, more proverbs of Solomon. Wisdom is important, so here are many more proverbs about wisdom and righteousness, and the consequences of the lack thereof.

Amos 7. The prophet had a vision of the Locusts, a vision of fire and a vision of the plumb Line, Amaziah told Amos not to prophesy bad things, but that is why Amos, a poor shepherd was called.

Amos 8. The prophet has a vision of the Summer fruit. That seemed good at first, but it signals the beginning of the destruction of Israel.

Amos 9. The final chapter of Amos depicting the destruction of Israel and the promise that  Israel will be restored.

December 4, read through the Bible in a year.

Today we read the third letter of John and three chapters of Amos.

December 4: 3 John, Amos 4, Amos 5, Amos 6 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

3 John. The Apostle sends a greeting to Gaius. He is commended for his love and generosity, and urged to follow good people like Demetrius, but to avoid bad people like Diotrephes. The letter ends with a farewell greeting. That’s it.

Amos 4. God proclaimed punishment of Israel’s sins,  and yet Israel refused Correction.

Amos 5. The prophet ave a lament for Israel and issued another call to repentance, but in vain. The Day of the LORD would still come.

Amos 6. The prophet issues woe to Zion and woe to Samaria. God abhored th pride of Jacob.

 

December 3, read through the Bible in a year.

In between the second and third letter of John we read one chapter of Proverbs and three chapters of Amos.

December 3: Proverbs 27, Amos 1, Amos 2, Amos 3 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Proverbs 27, More Proverbs of Solomon. This chapter deals wit the future, and what to do about it today. One notable quote: “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”

Amos 1. The prophet proclaims judgment on Tyre and Sidon.

Amos 2. The prophet proclaims judgment on Moab, Judah and Israel.

Amos 3. The Prophet declares why the inescapable logic of God’s judgement on Israel is inevitable.

December 2, read through the Bible in a year.

Today we read two Psalms, the second letter of John and the last chapter of Joel.

December 2: Psalm 147, Psalm 148, 2 John, Joel 3  (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Psalm 147 is a great Psalm of praising God for His protection and creation, for His care and power, for His provisions, wisdom and His word. It ends with praise to the LORD for His special attention to Israel.

Psalm 148: Let all creation praise the LORD!

2 John is a very short letter, greeting the elect lady with joy that she and some of her children walk in Christ’s commandments, but also warning her to beware of Antichrist deceivers.

Joel 3. In this final chapter God judges the nations, bringing war to the valley of Jehoshaphat: “Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.” And afterwards God will bless His people.

December 1, read through the Bible in a year.

In between first and second John, we read one chapter of Proverbs and the second chapter of Joel.

December 1: Proverbs 26, Joel 2  (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Proverbs 26. More Proverbs of Solomon where he lays out the nature of the fool and the sluggard, and the result of their attitudes and actions.

Joel 2 tells of the Day of the Lord, a gives a call to repentance. Then comes this promise: “28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. 30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come. 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.“