Bible Readings

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Where God did not destroy Nineveh, he did destroy Sodom and Gomorrah with fire from heaven. You think you know why Sodom and Gomorrah...

This story of James and John reminds me of Jonah wanting the same thing. Whether it was the Samaritans or the Ninevites, the desire to...

Where’s the rest of the story?!? Verse 11 does not seem like the conclusion to a story. I’ve often wondered what happened to Jonah after...

Jonah was ridiculous in verses 1-3. He is an even more petulant child in verses 4-8. In a scene that feels like it could only come from a...

Jonah is upset that people were saved by God. That’s the headline. But why is Jonah upset? Two possibilities arise given Jonah’s...

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2034%3A6-7&version=NASB

“Tear your heart and not merely your garments.” Why did God relent and not destroy Nineveh? Because the city of Nineveh was not just...

The king’s decree in verses 7-9 shows the pervasiveness of personal and systemic sin that was in Nineveh. The city as a whole was to go...

I gave away the story of Jonah 3 yesterday, toward the end of the devotion. Jonah goes to Nineveh and proclaims the destruction of...

“Here am I, send me!” This is probably a top-10 quoted verse from the Bible. As Isaiah is given the vision of being in God’s heavenly...

Life would have been much easier for Jonah if he had done what he did in Jonah 3:3 at the beginning of the story. God comes to Jonah a...

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The Lord listens to our prayers! The Lord gives us second chances! Further proof of this truth is seen in the life of King Hezekiah....

Throughout this week of devotions, we have reinforced the importance of prayer. Prayer is you talking and listening to God. At the same...

Many people enjoy restoring old things and making them look new. If you just search restoration shows on your TV, you’ll find a full...

I must have been 4 years old or thereabouts. It was the middle of the night, I was scared, and I needed my mom. The problem was that I...

Last week, we spent most of the week telling the story of Jonah 1. This week, we only read Jonah 2 today. Instead of breaking up this...

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2086%3A1-5&version=NASB

What do Peter’s denials of Jesus have to do with Jonah? What Peter does with words, Jonah does in action. Peter says three times that he...