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Lessons

Jan 28, 2026

Uncovering the Gospel

Today’s Scripture
“But if an angel from heaven appears – a special messenger to intercede for a person and declare that he i

Jan 27, 2026

A Pure Defense

Today’s Scripture
“Surely no one would turn against the needy when they cry for help in their trouble” (Job 30:24).  
Former

Jan 26, 2026

Four Sources of Joy

Today’s Scripture
“God’s friendship is felt in my home” (Job 29:4).  
Job gives us a model for the source of true joy in our

Jan 25, 2026

He Controls My Destiny

Today’s Scripture
“He controls my destiny” (Job 23:14).  
Job’s “friends” have a worldview of God that is based in fear. Not

Jan 24, 2026

My Redeemer Lives

Today’s Scripture
“As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives and he will stand upon the earth at last” (Job 19:25).  
It’s no

Jan 23, 2026

An Advocate Who Intercedes

Today’s Scripture
“My witness is in heaven. My advocate is there on high” (Job 16:19).  
We have an Advocate who sits at the

Jan 22, 2026

Paradox and Prayer

Today’s Scripture
“I call on God and expect an answer” (Job 12:4). Inside today’s reading are various Scriptures that teach

Jan 21, 2026

The Greatness of God

Today’s Scripture
“If he commands it, the sun won’t rise and the stars won’t shine. He alone has spread out the heavens and

Jan 20, 2026

When Answers Do Not Come

Today’s Scripture “What are people that you should think so much of us, that you think of us so often” (Job 7:17)? (See also

Jan 19, 2026

Love Without Question

Today’s Scripture
“In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God” (Job 1:22).  
Job was a man with a right relationship wit

Jan 18, 2026

A Lion Lying Down

Today’s Scripture
“The scepter will not depart from Judah” (Gen 49:10).
The scepter is a sign of kingship, power and author

Jan 17, 2026

A House Which Finds A Home

Today’s Scripture
“There were 70 members of Jacob’s family in Egypt” (Gen 46:27).  
As Jacob enters the land of Egypt, he of

Jan 16, 2026

Destined to Deliver

Today’s Scripture
“It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives” (Gen 45:5).  
The certainty of God’s pur

Jan 15, 2026

The Revealer of Secrets

Today’s Scripture “So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spiri

Jan 14, 2026

Three Disciplines in Joseph

Today’s Scripture “So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the ci

Jan 13, 2026

Cultivating a Heart for God

Today’s Scripture “These were the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites” (Genesis 36

Jan 12, 2026

What Is In A Name

Today’s Scripture “There he built an altar and named it El-Elohe-Israel” (Genesis 33:20).     Here are the 12 sons of Jacob:

Jan 11, 2026

Commit To God

Today’s Scripture “I have become wealthy for the Lord has blessed me because of you” (Genesis 30:27). It was Jacob’s thinkin

Jan 10, 2026

How God Builds Character

Today’s Scripture “Jacob found a stone to rest his head against and lay down to sleep. As he slept, he dreamed of a stairway

Jan 9, 2026

Blessed by Obedience

Today’s Scripture “When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry. “Oh, my father, what about me? Bles

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