Dave Miller's 2025 Bible Reading Challenge

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Malachi 3-4, Revelation 22, Psalm 150, Proverbs 31:29–31      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Come, Lord Jesus It's New Year's Eve. Think for a moment about what is going to be happening across our land. People are going to be going out to "have a good time." Nothing wrong with enjoying yourself, of course, but think of all the ways that people are going to be...

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Malachi 1-2, Revelation 21, Psalm 149, Proverbs 31:27–28      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:  Heaven Theologians and preachers have speculated about heaven for a long time. The New Testament is clear about how we get there - we ride the coattails of the righteousness of Jesus Christ to eternal glory. None of us is worthy of heaven or fit for it. Since sin canno...

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 13-14, Revelation 20, Psalm 148:9–14, Proverbs 31:24–26      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   When the Books Are Opened Why do people go to hell? No one wants to talk about it or think about it, but when we arrive at Revelation 20:11-15, we can no longer pretend the final judgment does not exist. There is a Great White Throne, and seated on it is the ...

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 11-12, Revelation 19, Psalm 148:1–8, Proverbs 31:22–23      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:  He Wins! Do you ever feel like there is no hope for the future in this world? There is nothing in sports more thrilling than a come-from-behind victory, when one team seems to have a surefire victory and the team that seems destined to lose mounts a heroic effo...

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 9-10, Revelation 18, Psalm 147:15–20, Proverbs 31:19–21      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   In It, Not of It There are a lot of things in this world that I care about, perhaps too many. I have a job and a writing hobby (it is a little more than that). I'm trying to get some things set up for next year. You might know that I have a moderate (?) ...

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 7-8, Revelation 17, Psalm 147:8–14, Proverbs 31:17–18      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Fallen Is Babylon Find 20 commentaries on the book of Revelation, and you might find 2 dozen different explanations for  the identity of "Babylon the Great." The Roman Empire was a historical favorite, and so was the Roman Catholic church (still is). Some ...

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 5-6, Revelation 15–16, Psalm 147:1–7, Proverbs 31:14–16      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   A Psalm for Christmas MERRY CHRISTMAS! I'm going to keep this short today since you and I both have a lot to do. There are presents to open, a goose to cook (if you are the Cratchit family), and families to enjoy. Christmas has become about so many things in ...

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 3-4, Revelation 14, Psalm 146, Proverbs 31:12–13      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Message of the Angels The story of Christmas is filled with angels making announcements. Now, at the end, they speak again. This time, though, the message is not one of peace on earth and goodwill, but of impending judgment. The ax hangs in the air, and the final bl...

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zechariah 1-2, Revelation 13, Psalm 145:17–21, Proverbs 31:10–11      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Embracing Evil There are many misconceptions about the spread of evil. We fictionalize the devil and his ways, casting him as a vile monster who attacks people and drags them to hell against their will. But that is, unfortunately, not what the Bible teaches. W...

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Haggai 1-2, Revelation 12, Psalm 145:10–16, Proverbs 31:7–9      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Curse of Misplaced Priorities As we read the little book of Haggai, we are also reading the book of Revelation. The last book of the Bible is argued about and debated, but it teaches a couple of indisputable truths. It reminds us that this world and everything in i...

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zephaniah 3, Revelation 10–11, Psalm 145:1–9, Proverbs 31:5–6      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Mysteries There are some things we just are not meant to know. In Bible studies, I am often asked questions to which I have to give my most common answer. "I don't know, and no one does." It doesn't help my sense of macho as a Bible teacher, I suppose, but t...

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Zephaniah 1-2, Revelation 9, Psalm 144:12–15, Proverbs 31:3-4      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   What More Could God Do Seriously. What more could God do? Since the beginning of time, since Adam and Eve took that fateful bite of that fruit and turned their backs on God and his ways, choosing sin instead of obedience, God has been at work to display his love ...

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Habakkuk 2:6-3:19, Revelation 8, Psalm 144:5–11, Proverbs 31:1-2      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:  Woe I love it when our readings come together like I planned it, or as if, perhaps, there were some kind of Holy Spirit working in the word of God to bring things together in perfect harmony. All four of our readings today have a common theme. Unfortunately, it...

   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year, we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and a part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Habakkuk 1:1-2:5, Revelation 6–7, Psalm 144:1–4, Proverbs 30:32-33      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Like Deer on the Heights Every day you watch the news, and you ask the same question. Why, Lord, why? Why do you permit things like that to happen? You read of atrocities and wonder, "Where was God?" Prophets asked questions like that throughout the Old Test...