Chapter 20 ⁽²⁰⁾

Passage Read: Luke 19-20 Meditation Verse: 20:19 If called out by implication, I should be looking for ways to prove I'm not among the group called out! Especially when the consequences of remaining among those called out are dire! Do I want to prove myself…

Passage Read: Matthew 19-20 Meditation Verses: 20:26-28 Thought Jesus served everyone who came to Him, He healed everyone who came to Him, but He didn't grant every request. He served everyone, but not as their absolute slave. There were requests He denied, like to make…

Passage Read: Ezekiel 20-23 Meditation Verse: 20:49 Thought No matter how clearly Ezekiel preaches, no matter how clearly the Lord prophesies through him, the people have a ready excuse to protect themselves from the Lord's message: He's just speaking parables! That way no one can…

Passage Read: Proverbs 18-21 Meditation Verse: 20:15 Gold is precious because it is rare; rubies are supposed to be the rarest of gems. A good wife is as rare as rubies, and so very precious if found. But this says that lips that speak wisdom…

Passage Read: 1 Kings 18-21 Meditation Verse: 20:28 Elijah succeeds against the prophets of Baal, then twice the Lord gives Israel success over the Arameans, all to show Ahab that the Lord is God. Yet Ahab makes no changes. Three significant miracles and Ahab continues…