DAY 14No ContestPsalm 16:5-11 I got my first job when I was 16. I was a stockman for one of our local grocery stores. More importantly, I worked for my dad who managed the store. On school days, the b...  Read More

DAY 13Don’t Give Up!Colossians 1:9-14 Revelation 4 and 5 are a breathtaking vision of God and the Lamb.But why did John and his churches need this vision at this time?Why do we need it?Think about thi...  Read More

DAY 12Who is Worthy?Revelation 5:1-14Revelation 5 is a crisis. John notices a scroll in God's right hand, sealed with seven wax seals. The scroll symbolizes what God knows about the future, but appare...  Read More

DAY 11Holy, Holy, HolyRevelation 4:1-11 I’ve often been frugal with money (“cheap” some might say). But the older I get, the more I want quality than a cheap price. I want something of worth. I think ...  Read More

DAY 10I’M FINE, THANKSRevelation 2:14-22Last of all, Jesus criticizes spiritual apathy. No church embodies this more clearly than the Church of Laodicea. The city was wealthy, a financial hub like Wal...  Read More

DAY 9COMPROMISED COMMITMENTRevelation 2:12-29 Marriage remains one of the most important commitments a person can make. Scripture often describes God’s relationship with God’s people as a marriage. Pa...  Read More

DAY 8COMFORT AND CHALLENGE Revelation 2:1-5 Jesus praised the seven churches but also challenged them. We love to be praised, but few people like to be criticized. We need both comfort and challenge f...  Read More

DAY 7PRESS ONRevelation 2:1-11 Everyone loves to be praised. Don’t you love the feeling when someone notices you or your work and says, “Good job!”Today we’re looking at what Jesus praises in the seve...  Read More

DAY 6PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE? Revelation 1:10-20Is Revelation about the past, the present, or the future?Christians have debated that question since the book was first shared. The answers have someti...  Read More

DAY 5THE FAITHFUL WITNESSRevelation 1:1-3Back to where we started: why Revelation? Is it a codebook? A calendar? A hallucination?Look closer at some clues. First, John tells us in v.2 this book is his...  Read More

DAY 4THE VOICERevelation 1:10-20 Celebrity musicians face the audience on throne-like chairs, unable to see the auditioning singer behind them. The panel of four famous coaches claims the singers who ...  Read More

DAY 3LEARNING TO SEERevelation 1:4-83D glasses create an optical illusion by feeding different images to your eyes. Old school glasses use red and blue images to create the illusion of three-dimension...  Read More