Read: 1 Chronicles 7:1-8:40, Acts 27:1-20, Psalm 7:1-17, Proverbs 18:22 The sailors couldn’t turn the ship into the wind, so they gave up and let it run before the gale. (Acts 27:15) Relate: From what I’ve read, a ship traveling under sail in Paul’s day should be able to travel at a speed of about 4-4.5 knots,…
Read: 1 Chronicles 5:18-6:81, Acts 26:1-32, Psalm 6:1-10, Proverbs 18:20-21 These are the men who served, along with their sons: (1 Chronicles 6:33) Relate: Samuel didn’t get to do it. Eli did, but he probably wished he didn’t. Both of these men in the Bible are godly, honorable men who loved and served God wholeheartedly. The problem…
Read: 2 Kings 23:31-25:30, Acts 22:17-23:10, Psalm 2:1-12, Proverbs 18:13 Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the whole earth as your possession. (Psalm 2:8) Relate: Right at the beginning of his ministry, Jesus went out to the desert to fast and pray. After forty days of this the devil came to Him…
Read: 2 Kings 18:13-19:37, Acts 21:1-17, Psalm 149:1-9, Proverbs 18:8 Whom have you been defying and ridiculing? Against whom did you raise your voice? At whom did you look with such haughty eyes? It was the Holy One of Israel! (2 Kings 19:22) Relate: As I was reading through today’s scripture, I was thinking about how Hezekiah and Isaiah did…
Read: 2Kings 6:1-7:20, Acts 15:36-16:15, Psalm 142:1-7, Proverbs 17:24-25 Then I pray to you, O Lord. I say, “You are my place of refuge. You are all I really want in life.” (Psalm 142:5) Relate: There was a time where I decided to become a mall walker. I don’t know if this happens in all malls or only in the…
Read: 2Kings 3:1-4:17, Acts 14:8-28, Psalm 140:1-13, Proverbs 17:22 But even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them. Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead. (Acts 14:18-19) Relate: Poor…
Read: 1Kings 19:1-21, Acts 12:1-23, Psalm 136:1-26, Proverbs 17:14-15 “Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind…
Read: 1Kings 18:1-46, Acts 11:1-30, Psalm 135:1-21, Proverbs 17:12-13 So Ahab went to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed low to the ground and prayed with his face between his knees. (1 Kings 18:42) Relate: There is two possible ways to understand Elijah’s position in prayer. This picture isn’t…
Read: 1Kings 11:1-12:19, Acts 9:1-25, Psalm 131:1-3, Proverbs 17:4-5 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?” (Acts 9:4) Relate: I just did a google search for this phrase in quotes: “The Holy Spirit is a gentleman”. It got 261,000 hits. That’s a lot of people who…
Read: 1Kings 9:1-10:29, Acts 8:14-40, Psalm 130:1-8, Proverbs 17:2-3 I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word. (Psalm 130:5) Relate: All he wanted to do was join the army and serve His country. All he got was discouragement. Over and over again he would go to a recruiting…
THE RIVER WALK 