Day 45, Year 1 Jesus Kept Increasing in Wisdom “And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” (Luke 2:52 NASB) Yesterday, we explored how one of John’s missions was to guide “the disobedient to the wisdom of the just.” In my understanding, “the just” refers to Jesus Christ. […]
Day 44, Year 1 Following the Wisdom of the Just “He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” (Luke 1:17 NKJV) …
Day 43, Year 1 A Short Time To Rejoice? Jesus said, “He was the lamp that was burning and was shining and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.” (John 5:35 NASB) When Jesus commented on the relationship between John the Baptist and the Israelites, He pointed out that many people
Day 42, Year 1 Different Paths of Righteousness Jesus said to the priests and elders at one time, “For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him.” (Matthew
Day 41, Year 1 Becoming Obedient to God “Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold Is a wise reprover to a listening ear.” (Proverbs 25:12 NASB) Yesterday we discussed that God guides sinners to the right path. Sinners need to obey His direction to return to the right path and receive
Day 40, Year 1 Godly Integrity “Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.” (Psalm 25:8 NASB) The upright people mentioned previously belong to the upright God. The term for “upright” used previously (Proverbs 11:3) and in today’s verse is the same word in Hebrew, yashar. Those upright and acceptable
Day 39, Year 1 Eradicating the Wisdom of Doing Evil “For My people are foolish, they have not known Me. They are silly children, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.” (Jeremiah 4:22 NKJV) “‘Bad, bad,’ says the buyer, But when he goes
Day 38, Year 1 Are You Upright or Deceitful? “The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.” (Proverbs 11:3 NASB) Why does God treat the pure with purity? The answer might lie in today’s verse. The word “integrity” in Hebrew is tummah, which also means “uprightness.”
Day 37, Year 1 Jesus Acts Deceitfully? “Then the Jews answered and said to Him, ‘Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?’ Jesus answered, ‘I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.’” (John 8:48-49 NKJV) Previously, a scripture mentioned that to
Day 36, Year 1 Crooked People Cannot Be the Children of God “They have acted corruptly toward Him, They are not His children, because of their defect; But are a perverse and crooked generation.” (Deuteronomy 32:5 NASB) “And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, ‘Be saved from this
