THE BIBLE DIARY

Hooray for the end of the Chronicles books! Hooray for the end of exile! (or at least we're getting there)

Forget for a second that what I'm about to say is very dramatic and definitely taking stuff out of context...but I feel this "leaving exile" portion of the Scriptu...

2 Chronicles 1:1-3:17

Romans 6:1-23

Psalm 16:1-11

Proverbs 19:20-21

Just yesterday I was saying how happy I am to not have to worry about homework anymore. Homework is the worst! But then I realized I've actually given myself a lot of homework... 

There are things I'm excit...

1 Kings 20:1-21:29

Acts 12:24-13:15

Psalm 137:1-9

Proverbs 17:16

God is always revealing Himself to us. That's what the Scriptures are all about. Many times we look to the Bible for answers for our own struggles, our own ideas, our own desires. We are seeking ourselves in...

1 Samuel 8:1-9:27

John 6:22-42

Psalm 106:32-48

Proverbs 14:34-35

"I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."

Jesus is the only thing we need. 

I can think of a lot of things I need. I can think of a lo...

Joshua 19:1-20:9

Luke 19:28-48

Psalm 88:1-18

Proverbs 13:12-14

I am reminded today of the importance of prayer. 

Before I started the Bible Diary I was aware of how important reading the Bible is to my spiritual health and growth and I was aware of how prayer is important t...

Joshua 15:1-63

Luke 18:18-43

Psalm 86:1-17

Proverbs 13:9-10

I often feel torn between two concepts of who God is and who I should be. I want to love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. I want to be entirely devoted to Him and not want at all like Psalm 23. But...

Joshua 3:1-4:24

Luke 14:7-35

Psalm 80:1-19

Proverbs 12:27-28

"Whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple." Luke 14:27

What is my cross? 

What is my cross? 

What is the path I must walk as I carry my cross? 

What is my cross? 

This is an invitation to...

Numbers 16:41-18:32

Mark 16:1-20

Psalm 55:1-23

Proverbs 11:7

Growing up in Christian Education, going to church, listening to faith stories, conference speakers, and fellow Christians there was a lot of talk about loving Jesus and seeking Jesus and focusing on Jesus. I hea...

Leviticus 6:1-7:27

Mark 3:7-30

Psalm 37:1-11

Proverbs 10:3-4

Psalm 37 verse 4 are words to stitch on a pillow...and people definitely have. I've seen that verse everywhere, let me tell you. "Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." I've se...