Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: 1 Kings 8-9 Devotional Thought: “So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.” (8:11) What an atmosphere it must have been that day in the temple as the ark of the covenant was…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: 1 Kings 6-7; Matthew 7 Devotional Thought: Life is full of making judgment calls. We navigate through life making decisions based on the data collected and processed. Here in Matthew 7, Jesus is not talking about making a judgment call; He is talking about creating our own standard of self-righteousness, and…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: 1 Kings 3-5 Devotional Thought: Proverbs, mostly written by Solomon is a book of practical wisdom. Here in 1 Kings 3 we find the story behind how Solomon was given his wisdom. It is an interesting question for all of us to ponder. Do people today really want true wisdom? Are…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: 1 Kings 1-2; Matthew 6 Devotional Thought: Jesus illustrates something for us preachers as He preaches His sermon on the mount. He illustrates the importance of preaching to the heart and not just to conform behavior. When God gets our heart, our behavior and actions will follow. “Keep thy heart with…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Jonah 1-4 Devotional Thought: Jonah is such a practical book from which we can all learn some valuable lessons. It is a book about the importance of doing the will of God from the heart. Jonah pictures for us two main lessons: the misery associated with rebellion, and the mercies of…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Numbers 32-34; Matthew 4 Devotional Thought: This chapter is a great chapter for teaching us about handling temptation. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Numbers 29-31; Matthew 3 Devotional Thought: In this chapter we find yet another prophecy fulfilled. John the Baptist comes out of the wilderness to preach repentance from sin and faith in the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Obviously we know that baptism cannot save anyone. The baptism of John the Baptist was not…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Numbers 26-28; Matthew 2 Devotional Thought: There is nothing ordinary about the birth of Christ. He was God the Creator made flesh, born of a virgin, born in a stable, announced by angels, and sought by the magi from the east. Contrary to popular belief, the wise men were not present…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Numbers 23-25; Matthew 1 Devotional Thought: Matthew presents Christ as the King, and chapter one and two establishes His right to that kingship. It is both interesting and significant that since the destruction of the Temple in A.D. 70, by Titus, no genealogies exist that can trace the ancestry of any…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Numbers 20-22; Revelation 22 Devotional Thought: This chapter reviews much of what was taught in the last chapter in regards to the beauty, purity, and function of the new heaven. It certainly will be incredibly beautiful and peaceful. Verse three says, “And there shall be no more curse…” We will be…