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Sunday, September 18, 2016, 5:50 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “More Precious Than Silver.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Revelation 18:11-24 (NIV). Not Recovered (vv. 11-14) “The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes...

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, 6:15 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Search Me, O God.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Matthew 24 (NASB). “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. For the coming of the Son of...

Saturday, January 16, 2016, 6:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I Sing of His Mercy.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Matthew 22:1-14 (NASB). A Wedding Feast (vv. 1-6) Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who...

Thursday, January 14, 2016, 6:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Our Eyes on Jesus.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Matthew 21:18-22 (NASB). Only Leaves (vv. 18-19) Now in the morning, when He was returning to the city, He became hungry. Seeing a lone fig tree by the...

Friday, November 27, 2015, 4:27 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Fully Ready.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Jeremiah 46:27-28 (NASB). “But as for you, O Jacob My servant, do not fear, Nor be dismayed, O Israel! For, see, I am going to save you from afar, And your...

Monday, November 23, 2015, 1:13 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “All Through the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Jeremiah 40-41 (Select vv. NASB). Murder and Trickery (41:1-10) As a judgment of God on his people for their disobedience and refusal to listen to him...

Sunday, November 8, 2015, 11:34 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “The Lord’s Anointed.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Jeremiah 23 (quoting vv. 1-6 NASB). Destroying Shepherds (vv. 1-2; cf. Ezekiel 34) “Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of...

Tuesday, November 3, 2015, 10:44 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the songs “I Do Not Seal My Lips” and “Listen! Listen!” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Jeremiah 13:15-27 (NASB). Listen and Give Heed (vv. 15-17) Listen and give heed, do not be haughty, For the Lord has spoken...

Saturday, October 24, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Jeremiah 2 (Selected NASB). Youthful Devotion (vv. 1-3) Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, “Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus...

Friday, October 23, 2015, 5:05 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Courageous!” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 66 (NASB). They Did Evil (vv. 1-4) Thus says the Lord, “Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a house you could build for Me...

Thursday, October 22, 2015, 9:11 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “A Believer’s Prayer.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 64 (NASB). Prayer for Justice (vv. 1-3) Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down, That the mountains might quake at Your presence— As...

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 11:47 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Believe Him.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 63:11-19 (NASB). Recap (chaps. 58-63) The people of God were living in spiritual adultery and idolatry. They were living in rebellion against Almighty...

Thursday, October 15, 2015, 8:19 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “The Letters.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 59:1-15a (NASB). Your Iniquities (vv. 1-2) Behold, the Lord’s hand is not so short That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear. But...

Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 11:09 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 57 (Selected vv. NASB). Offspring of an Adulterer (vv. 3-4, 6c-8) “But come here, you sons of a sorceress, Offspring of an adulterer and a...

Monday, October 12, 2015, 6:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 52:1-12 (NASB). Wake Up! (vv. 1-2) Awake, awake, Clothe yourself in your strength, O Zion; Clothe yourself in your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the...

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 7:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 47 (quoting vv. 1-7 NASB). “Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the...

Monday, October 5, 2015, 6:22 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 45:1-8 (NASB). His Anointed (vv. 1-3) Thus says the Lord to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him And to...

Saturday, October 3, 2015, 11:04 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 43:14-44:5 (NASB). He Makes a Way (43:14-19) Thus says the Lord your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, “For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And...

Friday, October 2, 2015, 11:11 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Songs in the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 42 (quoting v. 13 NASB). The Lord will go forth like a warrior, He will arouse His zeal like a man of war. He will utter a shout, yes, He will...

Saturday, September 12, 2015, 4:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 19 (select vv. NASB). The oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt; The idols of Egypt...