December 11 Daniel 10:1-11:45 Psalm 139:19-24 Proverbs 30:5-6 Revelation 1:1-20 The Searchlight of Truth Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.—Psalm 139:23 To have “truth like a belt around [our] waist” means to be possessed by truth. If we are to defend ourselves effectivelyRead More …

December 10 Daniel 8:1-9:27 Psalm 139:13-18 Proverbs 30:3-4 Jude 14-25 “Plenty of Time for You” God, how difficult Your thoughts are for me to comprehend; how vast their sum is!—Psalm 139:17 The constituent parts of personality are predicted of God on almost every page of the Bible. “I will raiseRead More …

December 9 Daniel 6:1-7:28 Psalm 139:7-12 Proverbs 30:1-2 Jude 1-13 Satanic Forces He has kept, with eternal chains in darkness for the judgment of the great day, the angels who did not keep their own position but deserted their proper dwelling.—Jude 6 The Devil was created as a wise andRead More …

December 8 Daniel 4:1-5:31 Psalm 139:1-6 Proverbs 29:26-27 3 John 1-14 “Do It Yourself” You have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.—Daniel 5:23 Most Christians do not pant after God in the way the psalmist describedRead More …

December 7 Daniel 2:36-3:30 Psalm 138:4-8 Proverbs 29:24-25 2 John 1-13 Demandingness in Action We want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.—Daniel 3:18 How does demandingness manifest itself? One way is by an insistence that GodRead More …

December 6 Daniel 1:1-2:35 Psalms 137:7-138:3 Proverbs 29:22-23 1 John 5:1-21 Truth in a Nutshell On the day I called, You answered me; You increased strength within me.—Psalm 138:3 What are the benefits of keeping our gaze continually focused on God? I can think of at least three. First, theRead More …

December 5 Ezekiel 47:6-48:35 Psalm 137:1-6 Proverbs 29:18-21 1 John 4:1-21 God—the Aggressive Lover Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us.—1 John 4:10 When we perceive how much God loves us, an amazing effect is produced in our personalities—we begin to love likeRead More …

December 4 Ezekiel 45:1-47:5 Psalm 136:17-26 Proverbs 29:15-17 1 John 3:1-24 Self-Protection Now this is His command: that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another.—1 John 3:23 An advantage of being willing to feel disappointment is that it enables us to come inRead More …

December 3 Ezekiel 43:13-44:31 Psalm 136:10-16 Proverbs 29:13-14 1 John 2:12-29 God Is a Father I am writing to you, fathers, because you have come to know the One who is from the beginning.—1 John 2:13 God is a Father in the creative sense and the familial sense. So, forRead More …

December 2 Ezekiel 41:8-43:12 Psalm 136:1-9 Proverbs 29:10-12 1 John 1:1-2:11 Logically Necessary Give thanks to the God of gods. His love is eternal.—Psalm 136:2 The Trinity is implicit in the whole Bible from the beginning, though it might not be evident to someone unfamiliar with the Book who startedRead More …