October 12 Isaiah 60:17-63:19 Psalm 119:5-8 Proverbs 24:19-20 Philippians 3:1-21 Meeting the Person My goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection.—Philippians 3:10 It must not be assumed that the study of Scripture and the contemplation of the principles that God has built into His Word areRead More …

October 11 Isaiah 57:14-60:16 Psalm 119:1-4 Proverbs 24:17-18 Philippians 2:12-30 Doing His Will—Now For it is God who is working in you, enabling you both to desire and to work out His good purpose.—Philippians 2:13 Theologians are divided about whether the statement of Jesus in the Lord’s Prayer should beRead More …

October 10 Isaiah 54:4-57:13 Psalm 118:22-29 Proverbs 24:15-16 Philippians 1:21-2:11 The God Who Speaks So My ways are higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.—Isaiah 55:9 Although we know that God is all-powerful, we also know that He is personal. But what does it mean to beRead More …

October 9 Isaiah 51:1-54:3 Psalm 118:15-21 Proverbs 24:13-14 Philippians 1:1-20 Enter at Your Own Risk My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that … Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life or by death.—Philippians 1:20 Jesus is theRead More …

October 8 Isaiah 48:12-50:11 Psalm 118:10-14 Proverbs 24:10-12 Ephesians 6:1-24 A Call to Arms For our battle is not against flesh and blood.—Ephesians 6:12 Ephesians 6:10-20 concerns the spiritual protection that is available to every Christian when doing battle with the Devil. All those who have committed their lives toRead More …

October 7 Isaiah 45:11-48:11 Psalm 118:5-9 Proverbs 24:7-9 Ephesians 5:15-33 A Command to Be Obeyed And don’t get drunk with wine … but be filled by the Spirit.—Ephesians 5:18 In The Amplified Bible this text reads: “And do not get drunk with wine … but ever be filled and stimulatedRead More …

October 6 Isaiah 43:14-45:10 Psalms 117:1-118:4 Proverbs 24:5-6 Ephesians 4:25-5:14 For the Sake of Christ Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.—Ephesians 4:32 We experience divine forgiveness for our sins only as we extend forgiveness to those who haveRead More …

October 5 Isaiah 41:21-43:13 Psalm 116:15-19 Proverbs 24:3-4 Ephesians 4:1-24 The Great Creator Yahweh … who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it. —Isaiah 42:5 The Bible never argues that there is a God; everywhere it assumes and asserts theRead More …

October 4 Isaiah 40:1-41:20 Psalm 116:8-14 Proverbs 24:1-2 Ephesians 3:1-21 “Eccentric” Christians God is enthroned above the circle of the earth; its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. —Isaiah 40:22 The man-centered focus that is creeping into today’s church must be resisted at all costs. Such matters as disciplining children, dealing withRead More …

October 3 Isaiah 37:21-39:8 Psalm 116:1-7 Proverbs 23:33-35 Ephesians 2:1-22 Sovereign Grace For you are saved by grace through faith … it is God’s gift. —Ephesians 2:8 In order to understand grace, we must see it in relation to a Sovereign. As one writer puts it: “Grace is bound toRead More …