December 21 Jonah 1:1-4:11 Psalm 145:1-7 Proverbs 31:4-7 Revelation 12:1-18 Reflect on Perfection I will speak of Your splendor and glorious majesty and Your wonderful works.—Psalm 145:5 The fact that God knows everything ought to strengthen our faith and cause us to bow down in adoration before Him. Yet howRead More …

December 20 Amos 9:1-Obadiah 21 Psalm 144:9-15 Proverbs 31:1-3 Revelation 11:1-19 The Doxology The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Messiah.—Revelation 11:15 The end of the Lord’s Prayer—”For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen”—is a doxologyRead More …

December 19 Amos 6:1-8:14 Psalm 144:1-8 Proverbs 30:29-33 Revelation 9:13-10:11 How to Forgive Twisting a nose draws blood, and stirring up anger produces strife.—Proverbs 30:33 If difficulties concerning basic trust on a natural level can hinder our ability to trust at a spiritual level, how do we as Christians overcomeRead More …

December 18 Amos 3:1-5:27 Psalm 143:7-12 Proverbs 30:24-28 Revelation 8:1-9:12 The Standard Note Let me experience Your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in You.—Psalm 143:8 Jesus felt the need for three simple habits in His earthly life: (1) He stood up to read; (2) He went upRead More …

December 17 Joel 3:1-Amos 2:16 Psalm 143:1-6 Proverbs 30:21-23 Revelation 7:1-17 Fresh Water The Lamb … will guide them to springs of living waters, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.—Revelation 7:17 The idea for the theme of “staying spiritually fresh” arose out of a letter IRead More …

December 16 Joel 1:1-2:32 Psalm 142:1-7 Proverbs 30:18-20 Revelation 6:1-17 Under the Surface I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity.—Joel 2:28 What are some evidences of the Spirit-filled life? How do we know when we are fully indwelt by the divine Paraclete? I am not going to beginRead More …

December 15 Hosea 11:1-14:9 Psalm 141:7-10 Proverbs 30:15-17 Revelation 4:1-5:14 The Only Cure Take words of repentance with you and return to the Lord.—Hosea 14:2 How do we deal with demandingness? We must repent of it. Our passage today tells us how. First: “Return to the Lord.” The key toRead More …

December 14 Hosea 8:1-10:15 Psalm 141:1-6 Proverbs 30:13-14 Revelation 3:7-22 A Disciplined Tongue Lord, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.—Psalm 141:3 Proverbs 10:19 states, “The one who controls his lips is wise.” I’m glad God included in the Psalms and ProverbsRead More …

December 13 Hosea 4:1-7:16 Psalm 140:6-13 Proverbs 30:10-12 Revelation 2:18-3:6 “Nutty” Is the Word Your loyalty is like the morning mist and like the early dew that vanishes.—Hosea 6:4 A danger that we must acquaint ourselves with as we discuss the need to contemplate God more deeply is that ofRead More …

December 12 Daniel 12:1-Hosea 3:5 Psalm 140:1-5 Proverbs 30:7-9 Revelation 2:1-17 God Is Not Father of All Where they were told: You are not My people, they will be called: Sons of the living God.—Hosea 1:10 Jim Packer said: “You sum up the whole of New Testament teaching in aRead More …