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Read Psalm 34:1 through 38:22 Everyone loves good food. God created human beings to require nourishment and gave them taste buds so they could savor and enjoy every bite. A celebration just wouldn’t be the same without good food and great friends. Certain family meals become memories that are discussed for generations. As satisfying as a favorite meal may be, …

Read Job 38:1 through 40:2; Acts 9:20–43 Small children don’t understand the purpose of a rhetorical question. Asking, “Is this the best you can do?” causes them to stop and ponder, instead of communicating to them that this is clearly not their best effort. A rhetorical question requires no answer; it is meant to inspire introspection. “Who is this that …

Read Job 17:1 through 20:29 Does your heart yearn within you for God? Do you try to see His work in the here and now? Have the troubles you’ve faced blinded you to His purpose?   “In my flesh, I will see God” (Job 19:26). Job longed for the day that he would see God face-to face. His faith was built …

Read Job 1:1 through 4:21 What do you think when you get really bad news?  Job thought of God. Though his life had turned into a nightmare, He knew God was still in charge. At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “ . . …

Read Luke 21:1 through 22:71 Many people have done something or refused to do something and then later regretted their actions. Peter is one of them: And he went outside and wept bitterly (Luke 22:62). During the arrest and trial of Jesus, the apostle Peter made four crucial mistakes. He miscalculated the power of the devil. Christians are warned to …

Read 2 Chronicles 32:1 and 33:25 Most believers have never confronted an imposing army like King Hezekiah did. Still, Christians fight major battles every day. Some deal with harassing bosses or coworkers who accuse them falsely. Others face bills or debts that strike like a flurry of arrows, tearing holes in bank accounts and draining their funds. Secular teachings take …

Read 2 Chronicles 7:1 through 9:31 We are in trouble. Not only does the Church feel it, but our world does too. Wickedness runs rampant. Terrorists push their own agendas. Heartbreaking reports have become the mainstay of every news channel. Stories of hate, violence, and greed seem commonplace. Theaters, shopping malls, even our schools are no longer exempt from violence. …

Read 1 Chronicles 10:1 through 12:40 Christine began a family scrapbook when her children were little. She used fancy scissors to crop the pictures and decorative stickers to embellish the pages. Writing carefully with an acid-free pen, she told some of the funny stories that went along with her photos. After several years of scrapbooking, she had a lovely record …

Read 2 Kings 18:1 through 20:21 Aaron had been the tallest child in his class since kindergarten. In his senior year of high school he was 7 feet 5 inches tall, standing out and standing over all those in school. Nobody could miss Aaron if he was in the room. Everybody remembered him for his height, and he was the …

Read 2 Kings 1:1 through 3:27 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel (2 Kings 2:2). Elijah was about to be taken away by the Lord, and both men knew …