June 30 Bible Reading

Luke 1:1-25
Zechariah did not believe the prophesy that the angel Gabriel told him.  His lack of faith cost him months of speech.  I feel that if I saw an angel I would be apt to believe what he said.  However, nothing makes me better than Zechariah.  I must accept that I am certainly capable of this level of unbelief.  It makes me all the more grateful that God worked and moved in my life and heart so that I would have faith to believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.

Psalm 69-72
David not only recognizes all of the incredible things that God has done for him, but he also acknowledges the importance of telling the next generation about the works of the Lord.  We must be willing to tell our children what God has done in our lives.  It is so important that they see that God is real to us and He is good to us.

Leviticus 3&4
The Levitical law holds leaders and priests in high esteem.  If a leader sinned unintentionally, there is a great list of things that must be done for the sake of the whole nation.  Leaders must recognize the great responsibility they have for those that they serve.

Ezekiel 10-12
This false attitude that the people of Israel had is one that we too can fall into.  They saw and understood the signs that Ezekiel performed for them, but they said that the punishment must be far off.  They saw no need to make immediate change or repentance.

Philippians 2&3
We are straining after Christlikeness.  If we are not filling our minds with the example of Christ, how are we to become more like Him?  We must strive after knowing Him more so that we can be made like Him each day.

2Kings 10-12
It is made clear in these passages that it was not enough for these kings to simply not worship Baal anymore, but they were meant to root out all idolatry in the land.  It is not enough for us to simply not do one sin, but we must root out all sins from our lives.