Mon., 1/13
Short Reading: Nehemiah 2:2-6
Long Reading: Nehemiah 2:1-10
Is being sad before the king a problem? Why does Nehemiah speak about tombs?
What might Nehemiah have prayed in verse 4? Hadn’t he been praying for months already?

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Tue., 1/14
Short Reading: Nehemiah 2:12-17
Long Reading: Nehemiah 2:11-20
What is the point of Nehemiah’s nightly expedition?
What would you think their response would have been if this story had stopped at verse 17?

 

Wed., 1/15
Short Reading: John 15:18-21
Long Reading: John 15:18-16:15
Is this denying that Jesus solves all our problems?
What expectation of comfort should Christians have? Is there something we need to change in our own expectation?

 

Thu., 1/16
Short Reading: Nehemiah 9:1-3
Long Reading: Nehemiah 9:1-37
What do you think the mood was that day?
What’s the connection between confession and reading God’s Word?

 

Fri., 1/17
Short Reading: Psalm 51:1-4, 51:10-12
Long Reading: Psalm 51:1-19
David prays this after he committed adultery with Bathsheba and murdered her husband. What is the source of his hope of forgiveness?
How can David possibly have joy after all he did?

 

Sat., 1/18
Short Reading: Genesis 28:16-21
Long Reading: Genesis 28:1-2, 28:10-22
This is part 1 (part 2 follows tomorrow). Jacob starts a journey as a young man; he will be gone for 20 years. What is his promise/vow?
What do you imagine a gate of heaven to look like?

 

Sun., 1/19
Short Reading: Genesis 32:9-10
Long Reading: Genesis 32:9-23, 33:1-9
What has happened in the 20 years Jacob was gone from home?
What does Jacob say he is unworthy of?