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Lessons

Dec 26, 2025

Songs of Pilgrimage

Today’s Scripture
“The Lord himself watches over you!” (Psalm 122:5).  
The Psalms beginning with 120 and concluding with 13

Dec 26, 2025

The Excellence of the Divine Word

Today’s Scripture
“Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees!” (Psalm 119:5).  
This Psalm is an acrostic,

Dec 26, 2025

A Rejected Stone

Today’s Scripture
“The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone” (Psalm 118:22).  
What glory we find

Dec 26, 2025

The Hallel Collection

Today’s Scripture
“Everything God does reveals his glory and majesty” (Psalm 111:3).  
Today’s reading includes a section of

Dec 26, 2025

The Inappropriateness of Disbelief

Today’s Scripture
“The people refused to enter the pleasant land, for they wouldn’t believe his promise to care for them” (P

Dec 26, 2025

The Resume of God

Today’s Scripture
“Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has done wonderful deeds. His right hand has won a mighty victory; hi

Dec 26, 2025

The Enthronement Psalms

Today’s Scripture
“The Lord is king! Dark clouds surround him. Fire spreads ahead of him… his lightening flashes out across

Jul 6, 2024

Expect God to Answer

Today’s Scripture
“I will keep hoping on you for your help; I will praise you more and more” (Psalm 72:24).  
Psalm 71 has s

Jul 5, 2024

A Pilgrimage to Jerusalem

Today’s Scripture
“What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusa

Jul 4, 2024

A Marriage Song

Today’s Scripture
“Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else” (P

Jul 3, 2024

A Handbook for Womanhood

Today’s Scripture
“Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down… What is his name – and his son’s name?” (Proverbs 30:4

Jul 2, 2024

The Hezekiah Collection

Today’s Scripture
“Whoever obeys the law is joyful” (Proverbs 29:18b).  
These Proverbs were believed to have been written b

Dec 26, 2025

Seeking God Wholeheartedly

Today’s Scripture
“Hezekiah reopened the doors of the Temple of the Lord and repaired them” (2 Chronicles 29:3).   Today, we

Dec 27, 2025

The Fate of the King of Babylon

Today’s Scripture
“The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has called this army together. They come from distant countries, from beyond

Dec 27, 2025

A Call to Moderation

Today’s Scripture
“Your houses are filled with things stolen from the poor” (Isaiah 3:14).  
In today’s reading, we see a st

Dec 27, 2025

A Three-Year Siege

Today’s Scripture
“Then the king of Assyria invaded the entire land, and for three years he besieged the city of Samaria” (2

Dec 27, 2025

How to Repent

Today’s Scripture
“Say to him, “Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you our praises” (Hosea

Jun 26, 2024

A Daring Portrayal

Today’s Scripture
“I will be faithful to you and make you mine, and you will finally know me as the Lord” (Hosea 2:20).  
In

Dec 27, 2025

A Broken Heart

Today’s Scripture
“She is no longer my wife, and I am no longer her husband” (Hosea 2:2).  
Hosea’s name means salvation and

Dec 27, 2025

A Second Exodus

Today’s Scripture
“The Lord will make a dry path through the gulf of the Red Sea… so it can easily be crossed on foot. He w

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