Two year Bible reading program.

BEGIN WITH PRAYER "Lord open my eyes and my heart." Read slowly so that you take in. And as you do, turn your heart to God, thanking him for the good you discover and praying his will home for you, your family, your church and the world. Wisdom to chew on Proverbs 20:3 Understanding to grow in No matter how bad things may get, the LORD can restore then. And so he promises that the army that will devastate Judah will be driven away and the land restored to a state of prosperity. Moreover, the Spirit of God will be poured out, heralding a coming day of the LORD when the nations will be judged for what they have done and God's people will find him a refuge to them. Peter declared this coming of the Spirit fulfilled on the day of Pentecost, meaning that now is the time to call on the name of the Lord and be saved (Acts 2v17-21). This should unsettle us if we have not yet done so. But it should encourage us if we have. Final justice for all wrongs is close - an...

BEGIN WITH PRAYER "Lord open my eyes and my heart." Read slowly so that you take in. And as you do, turn your heart to God, thanking him for the good you discover and praying his will home for you, your family, your church and the world. Wisdom to chew on Proverbs 20:2 Understanding to grow in Now is the day of salvation. That seems to be the message of Joel to the southern kingdom of Judah We don't know the date it was written, but he uses an invasion by locusts that have devastated the land, as an illustration of a coming "day of the LORD" when an army will punish the nations for their sin. Through Joel, the LORD urges his people to "return," with Joel adding that because of God's gracious character he may yet relent (2v12-14). As we've seen throughout the Old Testament, we too must take God's warning very seriously too. In Christ, we are assured that he will forgive those who are truly repentant. As you read note what the...