November 23   Daniel 5-6 Psalm 129 Proverbs 28:6-7 1 Peter 3:13-22 The Handwriting On The Wall   “Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand came out and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the back of the hand that did the writing.  Then the splendor of the king’s face changed, and his thoughts alarmed him, and his hip joints went slack, and his knees were knocking against each other.”  Daniel 5:5-6 LSB   Belshazz

November 22   Daniel 3-4 Psalm 128 Proverbs 28:3-5 1 Peter 3:1-12 He Will Humble The Proud   Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold…but whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be cast into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.”  Daniel 3:1, 6 LSB   “You will be driven away from mankind and your place of habitation be with the beasts of the field, and you will be given grass to eat like cattle and be drenched with the dew of Heaven; and seven periods

November 21   Daniel 1-2 Psalm 127 Proverbs 28:1-2 1 Peter 2:11-25   Dreams and Visions   “The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, ‘Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen and its interpretation?’  Daniel answered before the king and said, ‘As for the mystery about which the king is asking, neither wise men, conjurers, magicians, nor diviners are able to declare it to the king.  However, there is a God in Heaven who reveals myst

November 20   Ezekiel 47-48 Psalm 126 Proverbs 27:25-27 1 Peter 2:1-10 Crave The Word   “Like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.”  1 Peter 2:2-3 LSB   Looking back over the seasons of my life, I can see that the times when I was actively studying God’s Word and setting aside time to spend with Him every day, were the times when my life was characterized by greater

November 19   Ezekiel 45-46 Psalm 125 Proverbs 27:23-24 1 Peter 1:13-25 Fear   “And if you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your sojourn, knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things like silver or gold from your futile conduct inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.”  1 Peter 1:17-19 LSB   The

November 18   Ezekiel 43-44 Psalm 124 Proverbs 27:21-22 1 Peter 1:1-12 Had It Not Been Yahweh   “If the Lord had not been on our side—let Israel say—if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us, they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us; the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, the raging waters would have swept us away.  Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.  We have escape

My new devotional book is ready for pre-order on Amazon! The delivery date currently says December 15. It may come before then, but it will defintitely be in before Christmas! It would make a great Christmas present to encourage your friends and family members to read through the Bible in 2026. It follows the same reading schedule as my first book with a passage in the Old Testament, a Psalm, a few verses in Proverbs, a passage in the New Testament and a devotional to go alon

November 17   Ezekiel 41-42 Psalm 123 Proverbs 27:19-20 James 5:13-20 Effective Prayer   “Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray.  Is anyone cheerful?  He is to sing praises.  Is anyone among you sick?  Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.  And the prayer offered in faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be fo

November 16   Ezekiel 39-40 Psalm 122 Proverbs 27:17-18 James 5:1-12 Accountability   “Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”  Proverbs 27:17 LSB   We are not meant to be alone.  “Then Yahweh God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.’” Genesis 2:18 LSB   God created us as relational beings. We need people to fulfill different roles in our lives.  Different people serve different functions.  Some provide companions

November 15   Ezekiel 37-38 Psalm 121 Proverbs 27:15-16 James 4:13-17 Tomorrow   “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.’  Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.  You are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.  Instead, you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.’  But as it is, you boast in your ar

November 14   Ezekiel 34-36 Psalm 120 Proverbs 27:13-14 James 4:1-12 Shepherd Of Israel   “For thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘Behold, I Myself will seek My sheep and care for them.  As a shepherd cares for his herd in the day when he is among his sheep which are spread out, so I will care for My sheep and will deliver them from all the places to which they were scattered on a cloudy and gloomy day.  I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries and bring

November 13   Ezekiel 32-33 Psalm 119:169-176 Proverbs 27:11-12 James 3:13-18 Bitter Jealousy And Selfish Ambition   “But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth.  This wisdom is not coming down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic.  For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil practice.”  James 3:14-16 LSB   If you attend a typical business/leadership seminar or

November 12   Ezekiel 30-31 Psalm 119:161-168 Proverbs 27:9-10 James 3:1-12 A Forest Fire   “Behold how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!  And the tongue is a fire, the very world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our existence, and is set on fire by Hell.  For every kind of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind.

November 11   Ezekiel 28-29 Psalm 119:153-160 Proverbs 27:7-8 James 2:14-26 Faith And Works   “For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.”  James 2:26 LSB   This question is the source of much debate in the church.  It is the difference between denominations and is a point of division within the body of believers.  Many scholars differ on this subject, and many believe that Scripture contradicts itself on this topic.  I do not believ

November 10   Ezekiel 25-27 Psalm 119:145-152 Proverbs 27:5-6 James 2:1-13 Favoritism   “If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself,’ you are doing well. But if you show partiality, you are committing sin, being convicted by law as transgressors.”  James 2:8-9  LSB   Satan loves to create division and tear us apart.  He hates the unity and love that should be characteristic of the Body of Christ and will

November 9   Ezekiel 23-24 Psalm 119:137-144 Proverbs 27:3-4 James 1:19-27 Do What It Says   “Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves.  Do what it says.  Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.  But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom and continues in it—not forgetting what they

November 8   Ezekiel 21-22 Psalm 119:129-136 Proverbs 27:1-2 James 1:1-18 Tempted   “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am being tempted by God;’ for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.  But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.  Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully matured, it brings forth death.”  James 1:13-15 LSB   God is holy and without sin (Psalm 111:2-3, 145:17

November 7   Ezekiel 19-20 Psalm 119:121-128 Proverbs 26:26-28 Hebrews 13 The Lord Is My Helper   “Make sure that your way of life is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, ‘I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,’ so that we confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.  What can man do to me?’”  Hebrews 13:5-6 LSB   The author of Hebrews was quoting Psalm 118:6 in this passage.  “The Lord is my

November 6   Ezekiel 17-18 Psalm 119:113-120 Proverbs 26:23-25 Hebrews 12:18-29 Turn Back   “’Therefore, I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his way,’ declares Lord Yahweh. ‘Turn back and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you.  Cast away from yourselves all your transgressions which you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit!  Now why will you die, O house of Israel?  For I

November 5   Ezekiel 14-16 Psalm 119:105-112 Proverbs 26:20-22 Hebrews 12:1-17 Run The Race   “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter or our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of