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
Day 35, Year 1 Depart from Crookedness to Have Peace “They do not know the way of peace, And there is no justice in their tracks; They have made their paths crooked, Whoever treads on them does not know peace.” (Isaiah 59:8 NASB) “Now hear this, You heads of the house of Jacob And rulers
Day 34, Year 1 People Often Twist Themselves for Personal Gains “Then Rachel said, ‘With great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.’ So she called his name Naphtali.” (Genesis 30:8 NKJV) The word “wrestle” in today’s verse is pathal in Hebrew, which also means “to twist,” and it is
Day 33, Year 1 Righteousness or Crookedness “All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.” (Proverbs 8:8 NASB) In today’s verse, “my mouth” refers to “the mouth of wisdom.” The wisdom speaks, declaring her righteousness. “Righteousness” in Hebrew is tsedeq, which also means “justice, what is
Day 32, Year 1 The Plight of the Twisted “Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them.” (Proverbs 22:5 NKJV) The word “perverse” in today’s verse is the Hebrew word ‘iqqesh, the same word “devious” as in yesterday’s verse (2 Samuel 22:27), indicating
Day 31, Year 1 Pure or Crooked “With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.” (2 Samuel 22:27 NKJV) Today’s verse, believed to be written by king David of Israel, contrasts the experiences of the Most High God between the pure and the devious or crooked.
Day 30, Year 1 Our Hearts Determine the Experiences of God We Have “With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.” (2 Samuel 22:27 NKJV) Today’s verse is valuable. It explains why some people find it very hard to believe in Jesus’ goodness. Simply put, a
Day 29, Year 1 God Judges People According to Our Works “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 stay on earth.” (1 Peter 1:17 NASB) The Most High God will judge all people on earth according to our
Day 28, Year 1 How Do You Treat the Truth? “For we could do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth.” (2 Corinthians 13:8 NASB) The Most High Lord Jesus Christ is the truth, and He is greater than all of us. In reality, a person either opposes the truth or supports Him.
