January 12th, 2023
Read: Luke 4:16-19 When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: […]
January 11th, 2023
Read: 1 Samuel 16:1-5 The Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.’ Samuel said, ‘How […]
January 10th, 2023
Read: Exodus 3:7-12 Then the Lord said, ‘I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to […]
January 9th, 2023
Read: Genesis 12:1-3 NRSV Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I […]
January 8th, 2023
Read: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 NRSV For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, […]
January 7th, 2023
Read Hebrews 12:1-3 NIV Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the […]
January 6th, 2023
Read Philippians 4:4-7 MSGCelebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you’re on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute! Don’t fret […]
January 5th, 2023
Read Psalm 107:31 ESV “Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!” Read James 5:10-11 ESV “As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have […]
January 4th, 2023
Read Proverbs 3:5 NIV Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; Written by Missy Alvarado I received a text on a Wednesday in mid December asking if I had chosen a word for 2022. I knew that I had and quickly searched my friend messages. I knew […]
January 3rd, 2023
Read Psalm 90:12 NLT Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. Written by Kristine Scherer This was my very first verse of January 2022 and it made me choose my word: wisdom. I looked up the definition of both brevity and wisdom. Brevity is shortness/conciseness of time. […]
