June 24 1 Kings 21:1-22:23 Psalm 75:1-10 Proverbs 16:16-17 Acts 2:1-21 The Young and the Old I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.—Acts 2:17 A barrier thatRead More …

June 23 1 Kings 19:1-20:43 Psalm 74:18-23 Proverbs 16:13-15 Acts 1:1-26 “With”—or “In” and “On” You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you.—Acts 1:8 The Holy Spirit is a resident counselor. The Greek word here is interesting: parakletos—para (beside), kletos (call)—one who is called alongside toRead More …

June 22 1 Kings 18:1-46 Psalm 74:12-17 Proverbs 16:11-12 John 21:10-25 Devout Realists Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, since a throne is established through righteousness.—Proverbs 16:12 The confession and acknowledgement of God’s goodness is evident when we consider the time when the Israelites first settled in Canaan—the period ofRead More …

June 21 1 Kings 16:1-17:24 Psalm 74:7-11 Proverbs 16:8-10 John 20:21-21:9 “The Doubter’s Prayer” Don’t be an unbeliever, but a believer.—John 20:27 If your doubts still persist after facing them, praying about them, and developing the habit of talking to yourself with a Scripture passage that refutes them, then seekRead More …

June 20 1 Kings 14:1-15:34 Psalm 74:1-6 Proverbs 16:5-7 John 20:1-20 The Forgotten Father I am ascending to My Father and your Father— to My God and your God.—John 20:17 The theme in this verse—My Father and your Father—is one that I view as among the greatest I have everRead More …

June 19 1 Kings 12:12-13:34 Psalm 73:21-28 Proverbs 16:3-4 John 19:25-42 Is There an Answer? Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand. You guide me with Your counsel.—Psalm 73:23-24 A devoted Christian man I knew married a widow who had a teenage son. The son wasRead More …

June 18 1 Kings 11:1-12:11 Psalm 73:13-20 Proverbs 16:1-2 John 19:5-24 Love Creating Love Carrying His own cross, He went out to what is called Skull Place … there they crucified Him.—John 19:17-18 Although the love of God is clearly laid out in the Old Testament, why did humankind haveRead More …

June 16 1 Kings 8:1-66 Psalm 73:1-6 Proverbs 15:30-31 John 18:1-24 Paul’s Breastplate “I told you I am He,” Jesus replied.—John 18:8 A feeling, which Satan can arouse in a heart that is unprotected by a spiritual breastplate, is that of a subtle form of discouragement, in which he drawsRead More …

June 16 1 Kings 8:1-66 Psalm 73:1-6 Proverbs 15:30-31 John 18:1-24 Paul’s Breastplate “I told you I am He,” Jesus replied.—John 18:8 A feeling, which Satan can arouse in a heart that is unprotected by a spiritual breastplate, is that of a subtle form of discouragement, in which he drawsRead More …

June 15 1 Kings 7:1-51 Psalm 72:15-20 Proverbs 15:28-29 John 17:1-26 Not Just a “Father” Holy Father, protect them by Your name.—John 17:11 John Calvin said: “That God’s name should be hallowed is to say that God should have His own honor of which He is so worthy, so thatRead More …