Category: Holy Living

Singing and Living in Unison – 2 Chronicles 5 – 2026 Day 54

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 22, 2 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 5:11-14 ESV — And when the priests came out of the Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves, without regard to their divisions, and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, their sons and kinsmen, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, stood east of the altar with 120 priests who were trumpeters; and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the LORD), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the LORD, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever,” the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.

Romans 15:1-6 ESV — We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Singing and Living in Unison – FormerAtheist58
Holy Spirit – Francesa Battistelli

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The Sacrificial Altar – 2 Chronicles 3-4 – 2026 Day 53

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 21, 2 Chronicles 3-4

2 Chronicles 4:1 CSB — He made a bronze altar 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high.

Hebrews 13:8-13 ESV — Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured.

Romans 12:1 ESV — I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

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The Sacrificial Altar – FormerAtheist58
The Lord Almighty Reigns – Getty

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The Modern Fight for Fame – 1 Chronicles 9 – 2026 Day 41

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 9, 1 Chronicles 9

Priests, Levites, Singers … and Gatekeepers?

Psalm 9:10 ESV — And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Psalm 84:10b ESV — I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Amen.

The Modern Fight for Fame – 1 Chronicles 9- FormerAtheist58
Better is One Day – Trey McLaughlin

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The Vexation of a Fool is Known at Once – Acts 15 – 2026 Day 12

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Proverbs 12, Acts 15

The vexation of a fool
is known at once,
but the prudent ignores an insult.

Proverbs 12:16 ESV
The Vexation of a Fool is Known at Once- FormerAtheist58
Bringing in the Sheaves – Islington Baptist Church

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Proclaiming the Forgiveness of Sins through Jesus Christ – Acts 13 – 2026 Day 10

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Proverbs 10, Acts 13

Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding. What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Proverbs 10:23-24 ESV

Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.

Acts 13:38-39 ESV

Proclaiming the Forgiveness of Sins through Jesus Christ – FormerAtheist58
Run to Jesus – Sovereign Grace Music

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So, You Say You Want to be Wise? – Acts 12 – 2026 Day 9

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Proverbs 9, Acts 12

Reading Proverbs 9 hits me hard. 🎯

As a teenage atheist, I thought I knew it all. But I didn’t. I was a fool. I didn’t listen to anyone except me … And those who agreed with me.

If you say you want to be wise,

  • Listen to wisdom.
  • Listen to the Word.
  • Listen to wise counsel.
  • Listen when your friend rebukes you.
  • Listen when the Spirit convicts you.

Listen.

Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Proverbs 9:8-9 ESV

The Way of Wisdom vs The Way of Folly ↖️↔️↗️ – FormerAtheist58
Perfect Wisdom of Our God – Keith and Kristyn Getty

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Are You a Spirit-Led Follower of Jesus Christ? – Acts 8 – 2026 Day 6

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Proverbs 6, Acts 8

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil,
a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.

Proverbs 6:16-19 ESV

Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God. Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.”

Acts 8:18-22 ESV
Are You a Spirit-Led Follower of Jesus Christ? – FormerAtheist58
That’s Who I Praise – Brandon Lake

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Guard Your Heart – Acts 5 – 2026 Day 4

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Proverbs 4, Acts 5

Proverbs 4:23 ESV — “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.”

We need to think about what we’re thinking about and watch what we’re watching, being careful what we allow in our hearts and minds because it effects what comes out of our mouths and lives.

Heavenly Father, Your Word is life-giving. Your Word is truth. Help me to guard my heart, to be careful what I allow in and what I meditate on. Help me to fix my eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of my faith, that I might head straight towards Him. Keep me on the narrow road that leads of life, not swerving to the left or right. May I keep a careful watch over my mouth, that my words, too, would be life-giving and true. In the name of Jesus Christ, my perfect high priest, I pray. Amen.

Guard your Heart – FormerAtheist58
Purify my Heart – Jeremy Riddle

Want Wisdom? REPENT and SEEK – Acts 3 – 2026 Day 2

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Read the Bible in 2 Years: Proverbs 2, Acts 3

“yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.”

Proverbs 2:3-5 ESV

“And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out,

Acts 3:17-19 ESV

Heavenly Father, Draw men and women around the globe to cry out to You, to seek wisdom diligently, to search Your Word like they would mine for gold and diamonds. Let us be ignorant no more. We are without excuse. You have revealed Yourself in creation and in the scriptures. Equip us and send us out as mature believers, to be faithful teachers and heralds of this good news. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

Want Wisdom? Repent and Seek
Jesus, We Repent – Stephen McWhirter

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Advent Day 14 – The God of Justice, Righteousness, and Faithfulness – (Isaiah 11 + Luke 14)

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Read through the Bible in 2 Years: Luke 14

I’m loving reading the advent devotional in “From Creation to Christ” along with a daily reading of a chapter of Luke. Hope it blesses you, too.

There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might,  the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear, but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.

Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.

Isaiah 11:1-5 ESV

[Jesus] said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”

Luke 14:12-14 ESV

Heavenly Father, You alone are the all-righteous One. Thank You for sending Your Son to judge the living and the dead with perfect justice and righteousness. Now, Lord, send us out. Make us disciples who make disciples. Send us out into the streets and the markets to share the good news with the poor and lost, the needy and blind. May we follow You in all Your ways, daily taking up our cross, and living like You lived. May we delight in the fear of the Lord. May righteousness and faithfulness be bound tightly around our waists, keeping us upright and training us to cling to You. May we be humble and gentle and wise, to the glory of Your Name. For it is in the mighty Name of Jesus that we pray. Amen.

Oh Righteous Branch – Caroline Cobb
Is He Worthy? – Andrew Peterson – Highrock Church