Read 1 Corinthians 10:1 through 13:13 Prophecy. Healing. Miracles. How often do Christians focus on these things? Authentic spiritual gifts are life-giving and powerful. Christians should hunger for them. But spiritual gifts like prophecy and healing are to be motivated by compassion. Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way (1 Corinthians …

Read 1 Corinthians 6:1 through 9:27 Flee from sexual immorality. . . . Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own (1 Corinthians 6:18–19). Sin defeats people because people lack understanding. They become engrossed in a sin, such as gossip, …

Read Jeremiah 9:1 through 10:25; 1 Thessalonians 3:7–13 For people in the blind community, pouring liquid into a glass is particularly challenging. Overflowing the glass is a primary issue. A “Say When” is a device that slips over the top edge of the glass and makes a sound when it is full. This helps prevent overflowing. In life and ministry, …

Read Nehemiah 5:1 through 7:73 Have you ever faced a problem that seemed too big to handle? Perhaps you lost your job and weren’t able to get another one. Maybe you’ve faced a serious illness, such as cancer, that seemed impossible to overcome. Perhaps you’ve had to watch as loved ones walked so far away from the Lord that you …

Read 2 Chronicles 32:1 and 33:25 Most believers have never confronted an imposing army like King Hezekiah did. Still, Christians fight major battles every day. Some deal with harassing bosses or coworkers who accuse them falsely. Others face bills or debts that strike like a flurry of arrows, tearing holes in bank accounts and draining their funds. Secular teachings take …

Read 2 Chronicles 18:1 through 20:37 It was a painful lesson. Despite starting off impressively as a young leader, Jehoshaphat allowed himself to enter a harmful alliance with Israel’s wicked King Ahab. No doubt Ahab noticed Jehoshaphat’s wealth and inevitably called on him to help in a war with Ramoth Gilead. As the battle began, Ahab disguised himself, abandoning Jehoshaphat …

Read 2 Samuel 3:6 through 5:16; Luke 12:1–21 Each year the Hake family enjoyed the birds that feasted at feeders in their yard. Pigeons, doves, black- birds, finches, chickadees, grosbeaks, juncos, and sparrows all visit the feeders. One year an unwelcome guest—a sparrow hawk— appeared and began swooping down upon unsuspecting birds. He would grab one with his talons and …

Read 1 Chronicles 1:1 through 3:24 When a new family member is born, his or her name gets written on the family tree. God alone knows the future for that child. David’s name on his family’s registry probably seemed unimpressive. The sixth Ozem and the seventh David (1 Chronicles 2:15). That is it. He was the seventh son. Nothing significant …

Read Luke 7:1 through 8:56 Visit any Sunday School, Bible study, or small group and during their prayer time you’re likely to hear of heartbreaking situations—financial difficulties, people dealing with cancer and other illnesses, teens getting killed in car accidents or gang-related violence, parents lamenting prodigal children, and so on. When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to …

Read 1 Kings 9:1 through 11:43 God had promised to bless Solomon as king of Israel, but Solomon was required to follow God’s commands. God would cut Solomon off from the land and turn His back on the temple if Solomon ever turned about from God and His commands. King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women . . . They …