January 2   Genesis 3-4 Psalm 2:1-6 Proverbs 1:5-6 Matthew 2 Father Of Lies   “Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which Yahweh God had made.  And he said to the woman, ‘Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?’  And the woman said to the serpent, ‘From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God said, ‘You shall not eat from it, and you shall not

January 1   Genesis 1-2 Psalm 1 Proverbs 1:1-4 Matthew 1 God With Us   “’Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,’ which translated means, ‘God with us.’”  Matthew 1:23 LSB   “God with us.”  That simple, three-word phrase is the gospel in a nutshell.  That is the thing that makes Christianity different from all the other world religions.  It is the thing that makes the Christian life possible.  The Creator and Lord of

December 31   Malachi 3-4 Psalms 150 Proverbs 31:28-31 Revelation 22 The Wife of Noble Character   “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.  She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.  Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”  Proverbs 31:25, 26, 30 NIV   The end of one year and the beginning of the next is an excellent time to examine our lives and ask God to sho

December 30   Malachi 1-2 Psalm 149 Proverbs 31:24-27 Revelation 21 Eternity   “Then I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth, for the first Heaven and the first Earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.  And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and He will dwell with them.  They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God.  He will wipe every tear from their eyes.  There will be n

December 29   Zechariah 13-14 Psalm 148:7-14 Proverbs 31:20-23 Revelation 20 Judgment   “Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.”  Revelation 20:15   There are different interpretations about the Judgment Seat of Christ and when that occurs for different groups of people.  I believe this explanation is consistent with Scripture, but I am not dogmatic about it.  At some point in the future, a trumpet will sound in Heaven an

December 28   Zechariah 11-12 Psalm 148:1-6 Proverbs 31:15-19 Revelation 19 The Second Coming Of Zion’s King   “On that day, when all the nations of the Earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations.  All who try to move it will injure themselves.  The people of Jerusalem are strong because the Lord Almighty is their God.  They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child

December 27   Zechariah 9-10 Psalm 147:10-20 Proverbs 31:10-14 Revelation 18 The Coming Of Zion’s King   “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!  Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!  See your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”  Zechariah 9:9 NIV   The book of Zechariah is filled with prophecies about the first and second coming of Jesus.  Biblical scholars have identified over 100 prophecies in this short book.  31 wer

December 26   Zechariah 7-8 Psalm 147:1-9 Proverbs 31:6-9 Revelation 17 Just Do The Right Thing   “And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.’”  Zechariah 7:8-10 ESV   “Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute.  Open

December 25   Zechariah 5-6 Psalm 146 Proverbs 31:1-5 Revelation 16 Praise The Lord, O My Soul!   “Praise the Lord!  Praise the Lord, O my soul!  I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being…Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, who made Heaven and Earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry.  Th

December 24   Zechariah 3-4 Psalm 145:17-21 Proverbs 30:29-33 Revelation 15 Olive Oil   “And he said to me, ‘What do you see?’  And I said, ‘I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it with seven spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it, also two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side.’  Then I answered and said to the angel who was speaking with me sa

December 23   Zechariah 1-2 Psalm 145:14-16 Proverbs 30:24-28 Revelation 14:15-20 Big Lessons From Small Creatures   “Four things on Earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:  Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;  hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags; locust have no king, yet they advance together in ranks; a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.”  Prover

December 22   Haggai 1-2 Psalm 145:8-13 Proverbs 30:21-23 Revelation 14:1-14 Priorities   “So now, thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Set your heart to consider your ways!  You have sown much, but bring in little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink, but there is not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but no one is warm enough; and he who earns, earns wages to put into a bag with holes…You look for much, but behold, it comes to little; and you bring

December 21   Zephaniah 3 Psalm 145:1-7 Proverbs 30:18-20 Revelation 13:11-18 The Antichrist And The False Prophet   “The whole world was filled with wonder and followed the beast.  People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, ‘Who is like the beast?  Who can wage war against it?’  The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for 42 months.  It opened its

December 20   Zephaniah 1-2 Psalm 144:9-15 Proverbs 30:15-17 Revelation 13:1-10 What Is Man?   “Lord, what is man, that You care for him, the son of man, that You think of him?  Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.”  Psalm 144:3-4 HCSB   In this passage, David demonstrated awareness of man’s insignificance and unimportance compared to the majesty and power of God.  David marveled that God would care for us and that He would even give us a second thought. 

December 19   Habakkuk 2:4-3:19 Psalm 144:1-8 Proverbs 30:11-14 Revelation 12 Yet Will I Exult In Yahweh   “Though the fig tree should not blossom and there be no produce on the vines, though the yield of olive should fail and the fields yield no food, though the flock should be cut off from the fold and there be no cattle in the stalls, yet I will exult in Yahweh;  I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.  Yahweh, the Lord, is my strength, and He has set my feet like hinds

December 18   Habakkuk 1:1-2:3 Psalm 143:7-12 Proverbs 30:7-10 Revelation 11:15-19 The Time Has Come   “Then Yahweh answered me and said, ‘Write down the vision and write it on tablets distinctly, that the one who reads it may run.  For the vision is yet for the appointed time;  it pants toward its end, and it will not lie.  Though it tarries, wait for it; for it certainly will come; it will not delay.”  Habakkuk 2:2-3 LSB   “We give You thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who

December 17   Nahum 2-3 Psalm 143:1-6 Proverbs 30:1-6 Revelation 11:1-14 The Two Witnesses   “And I will give authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.  These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the Earth.  And if anyone wishes to harm them, fire comes out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wishes to harm them, he must be killed in this way.”   Revelation 11:3-5 LSB

December 16   Nahum 1 Psalm 142 Proverbs 29:26-27 Revelation 10 Yahweh’s Wrath   “Yahweh is slow to anger and great in power, and Yahweh will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.  In whirlwind and storm is His way, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.…Mountains quake because of Him, and the hills melt; indeed the Earth is upheaved by His presence, the world and all the inhabitants in it.  Who can stand before His indignation?  Who can endure the burning of His anger?

December 15   Micah 7 Psalm 141:7-10 Proverbs 129:24-25 Revelation 9 They Did Not Repent   “And the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.  And they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their sexual immorality nor of their thefts.”  Revelation 9:20-2

December 14   Micah 5-6 Psalm 141:1-6 Proverbs 29:22-23 Revelation 8 A Guard Over My Mouth   “Set a guard, O Yahweh, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.  Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds in wickedness with men who are workers of iniquity; and do not let me eat of their delicacies.”  Psalm 141:3-4 LSB   This verse always makes me think of the guards at Buckingham Palace.  We have all seen videos of people trying to get the guards to