DAY 26You Must ProphesyRevelation 10 Perpetua was a wealthy, North African Christian woman living about 150 years after Jesus. But the new Roman emperor thought Christianity undermined patriotism, so ...  Read More

DAY 25Don’t Curse CorrectionPsalm 26:2 How can we welcome correction in a way that moves us closer to God?Ask yourself some hard questions:How responsive am I to correction? When someone, says, “You’r...  Read More

DAY 24Don’t Curse CorrectionHebrew 12:4-11 All of Revelation, even John’s graphic vision in Rev 8-9, is aimed at our improvement. John says in Rev 9:20 that many of the people who should make a course...  Read More

DAY 23They Still Did Not RepentRevelation 9:17-21Why does God allow the suffering shown in Revelation 8-9?We can’t know the full mind of God, but we’re allowed to know enough to trust God and God’s go...  Read More

DAY 22The Judgments of GodRevelation 8:6-13What kind of judgment are we looking at in Revelation 8-9? The Bible shows lots of judgment, like God judging Egypt during the Exodus. But Revelation is famo...  Read More

DAY 21The Cry for JusticeRevelation 8:1-5 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” These famous words of Jesus in Matthew 5:6 might actually be translated ...  Read More

DAY 20Saved By SufferingRevelation 7:9-17We’ve been looking at clues about how God rescues us from suffering. Yesterday we looked at two clues: God’s wrath against evil and our inability to stand up o...  Read More

DAY 19Does God Hate? Revelation 6:15-17Ephesians 2:3-5Does God hate? That question sounds like nonsense. God's love is everywhere on display throughout the Bible (yes, even the Old Testament, dear Chr...  Read More

DAY 18The Limits of SufferingRevelation 7:1-4, 9-17Can evil and suffering outmatch God?Revelation fully acknowledges the existence of evil and suffering. Even saying, “Suffering is allowed,” like we d...  Read More

DAY 17When You Don’t Know WhyJob 1:1-12 Is there a reason for suffering?The Old Testament book of Job answers this thorny question but not directly. Instead it tells a tragic tale of a righteous man n...  Read More

DAY 16The Problem of EvilRevelation 6:1-11Suffering is one of the biggest challenges to Christian faith: how can suffering, pain, and evil exist if a good, all-powerful God exists?The Bible itself con...  Read More

DAY 15Worship WellPsalm 34:1-9 How can we experience God like John does in Revelation 4 and 5?Worship! Revelation 4 and 5 is a worship service. If you want faith that goes the distance, if you want fa...  Read More