January 26, 2025 Monday
Psalms 136 and 1 Timothy 4
Both of these chapters have in them the message that a lasting relationship with God requires the genuine fear of God which is aligned with the conscience and rightly perceives and receives the mercy of God which is an everlasting quality of being in God.
1Tim 4:1-11 (KJV)
1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.4For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:5For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.7But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.9This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.10For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.11These things command and teach.
Ps 136:1-26 (KJV)
1O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.2O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.3O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.4To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.5To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.7To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:8The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:9The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.10To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:11And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:12With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.13To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:14And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:15But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.16To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.17To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:18And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:19Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:20And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:21And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:22Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.23Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:24And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.25Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.26O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.
January 27, 2026 Tuesday
Isaiah 53 and 1 John 1
Both of these chapters have the common theme of Jesus Christ as the atoning sacrifice for our sin and sins.
Isa 53:1-12 (KJV)
1Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.4Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.9And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.11He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
1John 1:1-10 (KJV)
1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.4And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.5This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
January 28, 2026 Wednesday
2 Chronicles 28 and Isaiah 4 plus Ecclesiastes 12
God uses the spirit of judgment and of burning to purify his apostate people from the deception of rebellion against God. The judgment was very severe on Ahaz because of how evil his rebellion was. It is sad that people that claim to be Christians can be manipulated by the lying vanities of this world. It is the fear of God which is the solution to this.
2Cor 7:1 (KJV)
1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Eccl 12:13-14 (KJV)
13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
2Chr 28:1-5 (KJV)
1Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:2For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.3Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.4He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.5Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.
Isa 4:1-6 (KJV)
1And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.2In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.3And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:4When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.5And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.6And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
January 29, 2026 Thursday
Psalms 111 and Genesis 47
In these chapters we see in the end his people that go through great trials and still reverence and fear God are blessed in their latter end even In this life.
Def: reverend
H3372 יָרֵא yare’ (yaw-ray’) v.
- to fear.
- (morally) to revere.
- (causative) to frighten.
[a primitive root]
KJV: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Strong’s #3372: AHLB#1227-E (V)
1227) Ri% (Ri% YR) ac: Throw co: ? ab: Fear: The pictograph i is a picture of a hand, the r is a picture of a man. Combined these mean “hand of man”. The hand of man is used for the throwing. A flowing of water in a river. A throwing of the finger to show a direction to walk or live. The throwing of an arrow. The throwing down of water in rain. Awe or fear where one throws self to the foot of one in authority. Related to er and ir.
D) Rai% (Rai% YAR) ac: ? co: River ab: ?: A flowing of water in a river.
NE) Ari% (Ari% YRA) ac: ? co: ? ab: Fear: A flowing of the insides.
V) Ari% (Ari% Y-RA) — Fear: [freq. 314] (vf: Paal, Niphal, Piel) |kjv: fear, afraid, terrible, dreadful, reverence, fearful| {H3372}
NH) Eri% (Eri% YRH) ac: Throw co: Rain ab: ?: A throwing of the finger to show a direction to walk or live. The throwing of an arrow. The throwing down of water in rain.
V) Eri% (Eri% Y-RH) — I. Throw: [df: ary] II. Rain: III. Teach: To point the way one is to walk in life. [freq. 84] (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil) |kjv: teach, shoot, archer, cast, teacher, rain, laid, direct, inform, instruct, show, shooter, through watered| {H3384}
gm) Rai% (Rai% Y-AR) — River: [freq. 64] |kjv: river, brook, flood, stream| {H2975} m) Ari% (Ari% Y-RA) — Fear: [freq. 64] |kjv: fear, afraid, fearful| {H3373}
Nf1) Eari% (Eari% YR-AH) — Fear: [freq. 45] |kjv: fear, dreadful, fearfulness| {H3374}
km) Arfm% (Arfm% MW-RA) — Fear: [ms: arm] [df: hrm] [freq. 13] |kjv: fear, terror, dread, terribleness| {H4172}
m) Erfi% (Erfi% YW-RH) — First rain: [freq. 2] |kjv: first rain, former| {H3138}
if1) Erft% (Erft% TW-RH) — Teaching: The direction one is to take in life. [ms: hrt] [freq. 219] |kjv: law| {H8451}
km) Erfm% (Erfm% MW-RH) — I. Rain: II. Archer: One who throws an arrow. III. Razor: [Unknown connection to root] [freq. 3] |kjv: former rain, rain| {H4175
Def: fear
H3374 יִראָה yir’ah (yir-aw’) n-f.
- fear (also used as infinitive).
- (morally) reverence.
[feminine of H3373]
KJV: X dreadful, X exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
Root(s): H3373
1227) Ri% (Ri% YR) ac: Throw co: ? ab: Fear: The pictograph i is a picture of a hand, the r is a picture of a man. Combined these mean “hand of man”. The hand of man is used for the throwing. A flowing of water in a river. A throwing of the finger to show a direction to walk or live. The throwing of an arrow. The throwing down of water in rain. Awe or fear where one throws self to the foot of one in authority. Related to er and ir.
D) Rai% (Rai% YAR) ac: ? co: River ab: ?: A flowing of water in a river.
NE) Ari% (Ari% YRA) ac: ? co: ? ab: Fear: A flowing of the insides.
V) Ari% (Ari% Y-RA) — Fear: [freq. 314] (vf: Paal, Niphal, Piel) |kjv: fear, afraid, terrible, dreadful, reverence, fearful| {H3372}
NH) Eri% (Eri% YRH) ac: Throw co: Rain ab: ?: A throwing of the finger to show a direction to walk or live. The throwing of an arrow. The throwing down of water in rain.
V) Eri% (Eri% Y-RH) — I. Throw: [df: ary] II. Rain: III. Teach: To point the way one is to walk in life. [freq. 84] (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil) |kjv: teach, shoot, archer, cast, teacher, rain, laid, direct, inform, instruct, show, shooter, through watered| {H3384}
gm) Rai% (Rai% Y-AR) — River: [freq. 64] |kjv: river, brook, flood, stream| {H2975} m) Ari% (Ari% Y-RA) — Fear: [freq. 64] |kjv: fear, afraid, fearful| {H3373}
Nf1) Eari% (Eari% YR-AH) — Fear: [freq. 45] |kjv: fear, dreadful, fearfulness| {H3374}
km) Arfm% (Arfm% MW-RA) — Fear: [ms: arm] [df: hrm] [freq. 13] |kjv: fear, terror, dread, terribleness| {H4172}
m) Erfi% (Erfi% YW-RH) — First rain: [freq. 2] |kjv: first rain, former| {H3138}
if1) Erft% (Erft% TW-RH) — Teaching: The direction one is to take in life. [ms: hrt] [freq. 219] |kjv: law| {H8451}
km) Erfm% (Erfm% MW-RH) — I. Rain: II. Archer: One who throws an arrow. III. Razor: [Unknown connection to root] [freq. 3] |kjv: former rain, rain| {H4175}
Gen 47:7-10 (KJV)
7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.8And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?9And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.10And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
Gen 47:27-31 (KJV)
27And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.29And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:30But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.31And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
Ps 111:1-10 (KJV)
1Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.2The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.3His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.4He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.5He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.6He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.7The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.8They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.9He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
January 30, 2026 Friday
Deuteronomy 8 and Jeremiah 14 plus John 2
Again we see the importance of repentance and humility before Go to overcome.
Deut 8:17-20 (KJV)
17And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.18But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.19And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.20As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.
Jer 14:20-22 (KJV)
20We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.21Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.22Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
John 2:12-23 (KJV)
12After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.13And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,14And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:15And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;16And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.17And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.18Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.20Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?21But he spake of the temple of his body.22When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.23Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.