The Voice

Reading Isaiah 62 for Thursday, March 17th. God renamed Zion and other nations notice it. 

Reading Isaiah 61 for Wednesday, March 16th. It is good to have The Lord’s favor. 

Reading Isaiah 60 for Tuesday, March 15th. Zion will be no longer repressed, and will get several building upgrades and lighting enhancements. 

Reading Isaiah 59 for Monday, March 14th. If God sees injustice, He will look for a person to stand up and intercede, but if none are found, He will bring justice himself. 

Reading Isaiah 58 for Friday, March 11th. God calls out people for fasting while fist fighting each other and neglecting the poor and needy among them. 

Reading Isaiah 57 for Thursday, March 10th. “…no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.” -vs. 1b 

Reading Isaiah 56 for Wednesday, March 9th. Don’t be depressed because you can’t have children. God will bring you more honor with His name than children could bring you. 

Reading Isaiah 55 for Tuesday, March 8th. Don’t worry about what is not bread and what does not satisfy. The thirsty are invited to come to The LORD. 

Reading Isaiah 54 for Monday, March 7th. God describes Zion as a rejected widow who He takes as His own and protects and allows to flourish under His care. 

Reading Isaiah 53 for Friday, March 4th. Jesus had nothing notable in his appearance to attract others to himself, and was a man of sorrows. His innocent death brought intercession for all who believe to reconcile us to God. 

Reading Isaiah 52 for Thursday, March 3rd. Prophecy I believe is referring to Jesus’ marred and disfigured face before his crucifixion and the affect on all nations. 

Reading Isaiah 51 for Wednesday, March 2nd. Zion was subject to God’s wrath, but now his wrath will be directed to their oppressors and they will be saved from being trampled underfoot. 

Reading Isaiah 50 for Tuesday, March 1st. We can persevere through ridicule and suffering because we know The LORD will vindicate us. 

Reading John 10 for Monday, February 29th. Jesus teaches about how he is the only gate to safe pasture and his followers are sheep who trust and know the good shepherd. The Jews then tried to stone Jesus for blasphemy, but he got away. 

Reading John 9 for Friday, February 26th. What is worse than spiritual blindness? False piety and denial. 

Reading John 8 for Thursday, February 25th. Jesus has a talk with some Jews about their affiliations and motives. 

Reading John 7 for Wednesday, February 24th. Jesus goes to the feast of tabernacles and many people argue about who he is. 

Reading John 6 for Tuesday, February 23rd. Jesus said and did things that made it harder to follow him. 

Reading Isaiah 49 for Monday, February 22nd. Israel is God’s servant and will be rescued by God, to His glory. 

Reading Isaiah 48 for Friday, February 19th. God pre-announces the rescuing of his people from Babylon, so that their idols don’t get the credit. 

Reading Isaiah 47 for Thursday, February 18th. The daughter of Babylon has a rude awakening coming. 

Reading Isaiah 46 for Wednesday, February 17th. God brings his righteousness close. 

Reading Isaiah 45 for Tuesday, February 16th. God is all there is, don’t ignore His power. 

Reading Isaiah 44 for Monday, February 15th. God does not like idolatry. 

Reading Isaiah 43 for Friday, February 12th. God declared Himself the only savior, and explains that forgiveness is for His own sake. 

Reading Isaiah 42 for Thursday, February 11th. God prefers to lead the blind on unfamiliar paths, than to have them trust in idols. 

Reading Isaiah 41 for Wednesday, February 10th. God helps His people, and asks what idols have done to benefit those who trust in them? 

Reading Isaiah 40 for Tuesday, February 9th. God is hard to describe, but He is powerful, and is available to comfort His people. 

Reading Isaiah 39 for Monday, February 8th. Hezekiah is congratulated by representatives of a country that is prophesied to later carry away all of his kingdoms possessions and members of his household, but still is glad for the news not being worse. 

Reading Isaiah 38 for Friday, February 5th. Hezekiah gets sick and is told he is going to die, but cries out to God in prayer. God extends his life another 15 years. 

Reading Isaiah 37 for Thursday, February 4th. Hezekiah requests help from God regarding his enemy. God saves. 

Reading Isaiah 36 for Wednesday, February 3rd. Hezekiah’s kingdom of Jerusalem is challenged by the field commander of Assyria. 

Reading Isaiah 35 for Tuesday, February 2nd. This chapter talks about what will happen when God removes the curse from this world and rewards the righteous. 

Reading Isaiah 34 for Monday, February 1st. God plans to slaughter and destroy the nations and let wild animals thrive where they once were. 

Reading John 5 for Friday, January 29th. Jesus heals a guy and tells him to pick up his mat and walk, but the Jews didn’t like that plan. Jesus then explains the problem of focusing so much on the scriptures that you miss the message and the purpose they serve. 

Reading John 4 for Thursday, January 28th. Jesus explains to His disciples that the harvest is coming, even though they did not do the hard work of sowing or preparing soil. 

Reading John 3 for Wednesday, January 27th. Jesus explains spiritual birth to Nicodemus and John the Baptist explains the supremacy of Christ to his concerned disciples. 

Reading John 2 for Tuesday, January 26th. Jesus solved a wedding banquet problem at his mother’s request. Jesus acts in defense of the temple’s holiness. 

This is a great place to start, if you want to get started reading the Bible. I made a reading plan that you can follow along with, if you choose. 2016 is the last year of my four year Bible reading plan. I will be Reading John chapter 1 for Monday, January 25th. The word… Continue reading John 1

Reading Isaiah 33 for Friday, January 22nd. Distress and rescue, health and forgiveness from the LORD. 

Reading Isaiah 32 for Thursday, January 21st. King of righteousness will have a blessed kingdom, and complacent women will be humbled by agricultural failure. 

Reading Isaiah 31 for Wednesday, January 20th. Don’t look to Egypt for your strength. 

Reading Isaiah 30 for Tuesday, January 19th. …”This is the way; walk in it.” -vs 21b

Reading Isaiah 29 for Monday, January 18th. Woe to Ariel, the city. 

Reading Isaiah 28 for Friday, January 15th. Ephraim is not pleasing God, so the lies they took security in will soon be swept away. 

Reading Isaiah 27 for Thursday, January 14th. The LORD will destroy the Leviathan. The altars to false gods will be destroyed, delivering Israel. 

Reading Isaiah 26 for Wednesday, January 13th. God is praised for punishing enemies and saving the righteous. 

Reading Isaiah 25 for Tuesday, January 12th. God will be revered because He demolished a city of Moab. 

Reading Isaiah 24 for Monday, January 11th. Bad news for most of the world. 

Reading Isaiah 23 for Friday, January 8th. Bad news for Tyre in 70 years.