December 7: Exodus 2:1-15

Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrusbasket[a] for him and coated it with […]

Christmas Upside Down

Have you ever had an “upside down” moment? A moment when the happenings of an event was the opposite of your expectations? And, as a result, it felt like everything was upside down? Life is filled with “upside down” moments. Sometimes they are small, like when we go to our favorite restaurant expecting our favorite […]

December 6: Genesis 37:3-4

Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made an ornate[a] robe for him. When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to […]

December 5: Genesis 25:19-26

This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac, and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram[a] and sister of Laban the Aramean. Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was […]

December 4: Genesis 12:1-4

The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation,     and I will bless you; I will make your name great,     and you will be a blessing.[a] I will bless those who bless you, […]

December 3: Genesis 6:9-18

This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had […]

December 2: Genesis 2:7-9

Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. The Lord God made all […]

December 1: Genesis 1:1-4

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he […]

December 2018 Bible Reading Plan

[learn_more caption=”December 1: Genesis 1:1-4″] In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the […]