May 25 Bible Reading

Matthew 9

Christ truly is the Great Physician.  What an awesome chapter recounting His miraculous power over disease and even death.  I find it a great comfort to read about the power that Jesus’ possessed to heal those who had faith in Him.  Even more important is His claim to Deity in this chapter.  He frees people from sin.  This is something that only God can do.  What a beautiful and clear display of His Godship.

Psalm 22-24

Psalm 22 is an intimate and beautiful look into what Christ must have felt on the cross.  This is one of the prophetic psalms.  This particular prophetic psalm points us forward to the crucifixion of Jesus and God’s forsaking of Him.  What a great privilege it is to be able to look into the pain and suffering that Christ experienced for our sake.  This is followed by one of the most beloved Psalms, Psalm 23.  I had the privilege to sing this Psalm as a part of choir this year.  Even now, it runs through my head.  I love the wonderful implications that this Psalm spells out for our lives.  The pictures of God as Shepherd are gorgeous and comforting.  In Psalm 24, we are reminded of God’s Kingship over creation.  He is a glorious King.  We should not only rejoice in His authority, but take that truth to heart and serve Him as citizens to His world.

Genesis 18&19

The Lord does not take our sin lightly.  He will punish ungodliness.  However, He provides protection to those who have faith in Him.  Even in Lot’s reluctance, God provides a means of escape from His judgement.  I pray that if God needs to rescue me from a circumstance like that, that I will be willing to come along and not have to be dragged out of the city.

Isaiah 25-27

We must worship God for who He is, even in the midst of understanding His judgements.  He is powerful and He provides for His children.  It is important to remember that from the same power that God uses to destroy evil doers, comes His ability to provide for our needs.

Romans 11&12

It is such an amazing blessing that God has grafted us Gentiles into the work of Jesus Christ.  It is an undeserved blessing that we would be thought of too.  God did not need to bring Salvation to the Gentiles, but I am so joyful that He did.  We must not forget the root from which we have come.  The story of God’s people is one that should inspire us and bring us to a better understanding of Salvation.

Judges 1-3

I find it incredible that after all that God had done for the people of Israel, they still turned to idols.  But, God always brought foes against them so that they would come back to Him.  We should be watchful to not forget the amazing things that God has done in our lives, and we should be mindful to turn back to Him when we stray to idols.