June 27 2 Kings 17-18 Psalm 75:6-10 Proverbs 16:24-25 Acts 22 The Judge “But God is the Judge; He puts down one and raises up another. For a cup is in the hand of Yahweh, and the wine foams; it is full of His mixture, and He pours from this; surely all the wicked of the Earth must drain and drink down its dregs. But as for me, I will declare it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. And all the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righte

June 26 2 Kings 15-16 Psalm 75:1-5 Proverbs 16:22-23 Acts 21 God’s Will “And when we had heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, ‘What are you doing crying and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.’ And since he would not be persuaded, we fell silent, saying, ‘The will of the Lord be done!’” Acts 21: 12-14 LSB From the

June 25 2 Kings 13-14 Psalm 74:18-23 Proverbs 16:20-21 Acts 20 More Blessed To Give “In everything I showed you that by laboring in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Acts 20:35 LSB These words attributed to Jesus by Paul are not found in the four gospels, but Paul seemed to be telling the Ephesians something they were familiar with. John 20:30 explains, “The

June 24 2 Kings 11-12 Psalm 74:12-17 Proverbs 16:17-19 Acts 19 Changed Lives “And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified. Also, many of those who had believed kept coming, confessing, and disclosing their practices. And many of those who practiced magic brought their books together and were burning them in the sight of everyone; and they counted up the price of

June 23 2 Kings 9-10 Psalm 74:5-11 Proverbs 16:16 Acts 18 God Takes Sin Seriously “So they threw her (Jezebel) down, and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall and on the horses, and he trampled her under foot. Then he came in and ate and drank. And he said, ‘Take care now of this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king’s daughter.’ They went to bury her, but they found nothing more of her than the skull and feet and the palms of her hands. Therefore they re

June 22 2 Kings 7-8 Psalm 74:1-4 Proverbs 16:14-15 Acts 17 Faithfulness Rewarded “Then the king asked the woman, and she recounted it to him. So the king appointed for her a certain officer, saying, ‘Restore all that was hers and all the produce of the field from the day that she left the land even until now.” 2 Kings 8:6 LSB We first read about the Shunammite woman in 2 Kings 4:8-17. She was a prominent woman who lived in Shunem with her husband. Whenever Elisha ca

June 21 2 Kings 5-6 Psalm 73:21-28 Proverbs 16:12-13 Acts 16:16-40 Chariots of Fire “So he said, ‘Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.’ Then Elisha prayed and said, ‘O Yahweh, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.’ And Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” 2 Kings 6:16-17 LSB The king of Syria was upset because it seemed that ev

June 20 2 Kings 3-4 Psalm 73:13-20 Proverbs 16:10-11 Acts 16:1-15 Provision “Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, ‘Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared Yahweh; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.’ And Elisha said to her, ‘What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?’ And she said, ‘Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.’

June 19 2 Kings 1-2 Psalm 73:4-12 Proverbs 16:8-9 Acts 15 Tradition “When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them. But some of the sect of the Pharisees who had believed stood up, saying, ‘It is necessary to circumcise them and to command them to keep the Law of Moses.” Acts 15:4-5 LSB Paul and Barnabas

June 18 I Kings 21-22 Psalm 73:1-3 Proverbs 16:6-7 Acts 14 Corruption “And Jezebel his wife said to him, ‘Do you not exercise kingship over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be merry; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name… ‘Call for a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people; and seat two vile men before him, and let them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out a

June 17 I Kings 19-20 Psalm 72:17-20 Proverbs 16:4-5 Acts 13 Fulfilled “Brothers, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the word of this salvation was sent. For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, recognizing neither Him nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning Him….Therefore watch out, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you: ‘Look, you scoffers, and ma

June 16 I Kings 17-18 Psalm 72:12-16 Proverbs 16:1-3 Acts 12 Sovereignty “Now about that time Herod the king laid hand on some who belonged to the church in order to harm them. And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword. And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also….So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church of God…..And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and a lig

June 15 I Kings 15-16 Psalm 72:8-11 Proverbs 15:31-33 Acts 11 Discipline “He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof will lodge among the wise. He who neglects discipline despises his soul, but he who listens to reproof acquires a heart of wisdom. The fear of Yahweh is the discipline leading to wisdom, and before glory comes humility.” Proverbs 15:31-33 LSB No one likes to receive reproof and correction or to be disciplined. It is part of our innate sinful natu

June 14 I Kings 13-14 Psalm 72:1-7 Proverbs 15:29-30 Acts 10 What God Has Cleansed “But he became hungry and was desiring to eat. And while they were making preparations, he fell into a trance and saw Heaven opened up, and an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the Earth and birds of the sky. And a voice came to him, ‘Rise up, Peter, slaughter and ea

June 13 I Kings 11-12 Psalm 71:17-24 Proverbs 15:27-28 Acts 9 A Divided Heart “Now King Solomon loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharoah: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, from the nations concerning which Yahweh had said to the sons of Israel, ‘You shall not go along with them, nor shall they go along with you, for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods.’ Solomon clung to these in love. And he had 700 wives—prin

June 12 I Kings 9-10 Psalm 71:9-16 Proverbs 15:24-26 Acts 8 Persecution “Now Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. And some devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him. But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he was d

June 11 I Kings 8 Psalm 71:1-8 Proverbs 15:22-23 Acts 7:51-60 Never Forsaken “Blessed be Yahweh, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised; not one promise has failed of all His good promises, which He promised by the hand of Moses His servant. May Yahweh our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not forsake us or abandon us, that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and H

June 10 I Kings 5-7 Psalm 70 Proverbs 15:20-21 Acts 6:14-7:50 Magnified “Let those be joyful and glad in You, all who seek You, and let them say continually, ‘Let God be magnified,’ those who love Your salvation.” Psalm 70:4 LSB Two of the most important things we do as believers are to get to know God in a personal, intimate relationship and to tell other people about Him. Psalm 70:4 describes this process, “Let God be magnified.” David isn’t suggesting that we pu

June 9 I Kings 3-4 Psalm 69:29-36 Proverbs 15:18-19 Acts 6:1-13 Roles “So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, ‘It is not pleasing to God for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables. Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this need. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the service of the word.” Acts 6:2-4 LSB Not long af

June 8 I Kings 1-2 Psalm 69:19-28 Proverbs 15:15-17 Acts 5:17-42 Better “Better is a little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and turmoil with it. Better is a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox and hatred in it.” Proverbs 15:16-17 LSB This passage emphasizes the value of a good relationship with God and healthy relationships with our loved ones over great wealth and material possessions. Solomon was not saying that wealth and possessi