The Voice

Reading Ezekiel 30 for Saturday, August 6th. God equips Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon to defeat Pharaoh, King of Egypt.

Reading Ezekiel 29 for Friday, August 5th. A prophesy against Egypt. No longer will it rule over other nations or be of any help to Israel.

Reading Ezekiel 28 for Thursday, August 4th. The king of Tyre is prophesied against, and it seems like Lucifer is also referred to similarly. The nation of Sidon is prophesied against as well.

Reading Ezekiel 27 for Wednesday, August 3rd. A lament is written for Tyre.

Reading Ezekiel 26 for Tuesday, August 2nd. God plans to destroy Tyre and have it never be rebuilt, because they rejoiced when Jerusalem’s gates were broken.

Reading Ezekiel 25 for Monday, August 1st. God plans to humble those nations who delighted in the past humbling of Israel.

Reading 1 John 1 for Saturday, July 30th. Confess your sins to be right with God. 

Reading 2 Peter 3 for Friday, July 29th.Think wholesome thoughts and pursue righteousness. Live in eager expectation of Christ’s return. 

Reading 2 Peter 2 for Thursday, July 28th. False prophets and teachers will bring destruction on themselves and all who listen to them. 

Reading 2 Peter 1 for Wednesday, July 27th. If you don’t show brotherly kindness or love, you may have forgotten the sins that you have been forgiven of. 

Reading 1 Peter 5 for Tuesday, July 26th. Don’t push (or allow yourself to be pushed) in dealing with each other in your church roles, deal with each other in love. 

Reading Ezekiel 24 for Monday, July 25th. God gives Ezekiel a parable to share about boiled meat, being cooked and the copper pot overheated. Then Ezekiel’s wife dies and God asks Ezekiel not to follow the normal custom of mourning as a sign to the people. 

Warning: graphic descriptions of sex and violence are depicted in this chapter.  Reading Ezekiel 23 for Saturday, July 23rd.  God brings destruction on two lewd sisters who were prostitutes, idolaters and murderers of their own children.  Update: They actually are a graphically depicted metaphor for two increasingly unfaithful cities: Samaria and Jerusalem. 

Reading Ezekiel 22 for Friday, July 22nd. God plans to melt Jerusalem like dross in a furnace. 

Reading Ezekiel 21 for Thursday, July 21st. The sword of judgement is coming for Jerusalem and Israel. 

Reading Ezekiel 20 for Wednesday, July 20th. God speaks through Ezekiel about the idolatry and His coming wrath, yet the Israelites don’t take him seriously. 

Reading Ezekiel 19 for Tuesday, July 19th. Israel’s princes are compared to ferocious lions being captured or a flourishing vine withering and being burned. 

Reading Ezekiel 18 for Monday, July 18th. Children will not be punished for their father’s sins, but each man will be responsible for his own conduct: whether good or bad. 

Reading Ezekiel 17 for Saturday, July 16th. God gives another allegory or parable to explain how things will go badly for the king of Jerusalem. 

Reading Ezekiel 16 for Friday, July 15th. Jerusalem is described with a story about her rise & fall, humiliation and restoration. 

Reading Ezekiel 15 for Thursday, July 14th. God compared Jerusalem to a useless vine. 

Reading Ezekiel 14 for Wednesday, July 13th. God does not approve of false prophets and is going to bring His wrath on the people. 

Reading Ezekiel 13 for Tuesday, July 12th. God is not happy with false prophets misleading his people into their own spiritual destruction. 

Reading Ezekiel 12 for Monday, July 11th. Ezekiel demonstrates packing and leaving for exile. 

Reading Ezekiel 11 for Saturday, July 9th. Ezekiel is shown what God plans to do to the wayward leaders and instructed to prophesy accordingly. 

Reading Ezekiel 10 for Friday, July 8th. God’s glory left the temple. 

Reading Ezekiel 9 for Thursday, July 7th. People who are idolaters are killed, while those who lament and are grieved by this are spared. 

Reading Ezekiel 8 for Wednesday, July 6th. Ezekiel is shown the secret idolatry of the house of Judah. 

Reading Ezekiel 7 for Tuesday, July 5th. Bad news for the Israelites. They really should have listened to their earlier warnings from God. 

Reading Ezekiel 6 for Monday, July 4th. God has Ezekiel prophesy what three things will happen to the Mountain Israelites that worship other gods disobediently. 

Reading Ezekiel 5 for Saturday, July 2nd. God asks Ezekiel to shave off his hair and beard, then burn, chop and distribute three weighed portions of his own hair in and around the city, followed by prophesying about the punishments God is sending for their record wickedness among the nations. Some never seen before or… Continue reading Ezekiel 5

Reading Ezekiel 4 for Friday, July 1st. God asks Ezekiel to lay down on each side and drink specific amounts of water and to cook food over human excrement to get the attention of Jerusalem to listen to a prophecy. Then He edits his request to substitute the prescribed fuel with cow manure. 

Reading 1 Peter 4 for Thursday, June 30th. Don’t forget to love first and if you suffer, make sure you suffer for Christ, rather than evil crimes. 

Reading 1 Peter 3 for Wednesday, June 29th. Submission and consideration are worthy of focusing on in marriage. How we act says a lot about our God and the hope we have, but we also should have some words ready as well. 

Reading 1 Peter 2 for Tuesday, June 28th. “Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every authority instituted among men…” 

Reading 1 Peter 1 for Monday, June 27th. “…live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.” 

Reading James 5 for Saturday, June 25th. Confess your sins to each other, and pray for the sick in faith. 

Reading Ezekiel 3 for Friday, June 24th. God instructs Ezekiel about how he needs to say exactly what he is told, or face accountability for the blood of those that should have been warned, but were not. 

Reading Ezekiel 2 for Thursday, June 23rd. The LORD speaks to Ezekiel and tells him to not be afraid to share His word with the people He is sending him to. 

Reading Ezekiel 1 for Wednesday, June 22nd. Ezekiel sees a vision of heaven and the glory of God. He describes a brilliant and awesome glowing and hovering unusual living aircraft or creature with a radiant being riding on top of it. 

Reading Lamentations 5 for Tuesday, June 21st. The people of Zion recognize their sin as the reason for their suffering and ask for mercy while acknowledging God’s sovereignty. 

Reading Lamentations 4 for Monday, June 20th. The sons and daughters of Zion are being punished horribly, but Edom will be next. 

Reading Lamentations 3 for Saturday, June 18th. There is still compassion and hope in the midst of suffering and destruction. 

Reading Lamentations 2 for Friday, June 17th. Horrible imagery of what God allowed to happen to Israel after they left His protection and blessing. 

Reading Lamentations 1 for Thursday, June 16th. Judah is described as a queen who became a slave, because of her sins. 

Reading Jeremiah 52 for Wednesday, June 15th. Bad news for Jerusalem and Judah. 

Reading Jeremiah 51 for Tuesday, June 14th. Bad news for Babylon. 

Reading Jeremiah 50 for Monday, June 13th. God will bring destruction to Babylon, known as “the arrogant one”. 

Reading Jeremiah 49 for Saturday, June 11th. Multiple prophecies of destruction, with some news of exceptions and hope of restoration. 

Reading Jeremiah 48 for Friday, June 10th. Bad news for Moab, but not all bad.