Mon 9/29 · Eccl 2 · 2 Cor 2
V.4 says, “Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure...” Because a king in OT times had absolute power,…
Daily devotionals
Pastor Elmer Inafuku’s reflections on each day’s Bible reading.
2026 Bible reading plan
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Sun 9/28 · Eccl 1 · 2 Cor 1
Solomon, the author of Ecclesiastes, expressed his negative view of life in v.2, “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity!” One reason he had such a dark outlook on life is…
Sat 9/27 · Acts 16 · Esth 9 · Esth 10
1b節には、「この日に、ユダヤ人の敵がユダヤ人を征服しようと望んでいたのに、それが一変して、ユダヤ人が自分たちを憎む者たちを征服することとなった。」とあります。これは、終末教会と反キの戦いがどのようなものになるかを預言的に描いています。反キが教会を征服しようとする時、私たちは反キを打ち負かすのです！ それはどのように起こるのでしょうか？一つは、反キの投獄から奇跡的に逃れることによって多くの人が救われることです。使徒16章でパウロとシラスが牢獄から脱出し、看守をイエスのもとへ導いたように！ もう一つは、反キが最終的に多くの終末教会の信者を殺した後、神が彼らを復活させ、全世界の前で携挙することです！これにより、多くの人がキリスト教の神を信じ、救われると信じます（黙11:7-13）。 終末において、この真理は私たちの勝利にとって極めて重要です！常に告白しましょう。「すべてのことは益となるのです！」
Fri 9/26 · Esth 7 · Esth 8
Esther overcomes Haman by exposing his evil plot to annihilate her people to the king (v.3-6). So, the king hangs Haman on the same gallows that he had made for…
Thu 9/25 · Esth 5 · Esth 6 · Rom 8, Gen 50, Gal 3, Deut 23
Esther responds to Mordecai’s challenge, and, in order to save her people, she risks her life to go before the king without being called (v.1)! The king holds out his…
Wed 9/24 · Esth 3 · Esth 4
This chapter describes Mordecai’s refusal to bow down to Haman, resulting in Haman plotting to annihilate Mordecai and all his people, the Jews. This is a picture of how AC…
Tue 9/23 · Esth 1 · Esth 2
This book shows how the LDC will defeat AC! Here are the 6 main characters and what they symbolize: 1) King Ahasuerus = Jesus, 2) Vashti = Disobedient church, 3)…
Mon 9/22 · Neh 13
The story of God turning the Moabite Balaam’s curse into a blessing is repeated 3 times in the Bible (Num 22-24; Deut 23:3-5; Neh 13:1-2). This means this story is…
Sun 9/21 · Neh 11 · Neh 12
In this chapter it was decided who would live in Jerusalem (v.1-24) and who would live in other cities of Judah (v.20-21, 25-36). Among those who lived in Jerusalem were…
Sat 9/20 · Neh 9 · Neh 10
In v.5-38, the Levites reviewed the history of Israel from Abraham receiving Canaan from God, then the Jews moving to Egypt, being enslaved, delivered, journeying through the wilderness, and retaking…
Fri 9/19 · Neh 7 · Neh 8
Nehemiah had completed restoring the walls and gates of Jerusalem (v.1), but v.4 says, “Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the…
Thu 9/18 · Neh 5 · Neh 6
In chapter 4, the Jews’ enemies were on the outside, but in chapter 5, they were on the inside! The enemy was their fellow Jews! Let’s look at the situation…
Wed 9/17 · Neh 3 · Neh 4
This chapter describes various people repairing their assigned part of the wall or gates of Jerusalem, all working beautifully in unity to complete the task! Endtime application: The LDC will…
Tue 9/16 · Neh 1 · Neh 2
Nehemiah was the cupbearer of the king of Persia (v.11). He became the leader of the 3rd and final return of the Jews from Babylon. When he heard that Jerusalem’s…
Mon 9/15 · Ezra 9 · Ezra 10
In this chapter, we can see the effects that living in this world can have on us. The Jews in Judah were captives who returned after 70 years in Babylon.…
Sun 9/14 · Ezra 7 · Ezra 8
This chapter describes Ezra, who led the 2nd return of Jews from Babylon to Judah. Here are the 3 returns: 1) In 538 BC, led by Zerubbabel. They rebuilt the…
Sat 9/13 · Ezra 5 · Ezra 6
The enemies of the Jews stopped the rebuilding of the temple in 4:24. This lasted for about 16 years, until the prophets Haggai and Zechariah stirred up the Jews, and…
Fri 9/12 · Ezra 3 · Ezra 4
Jeshua (also Joshua) and Zerubbabel were the two key leaders who guided the return of the Jews to Judah and restoration of the altar and temple in Jerusalem (v.2, 8).…
Thu 9/11 · Ezra 1 · Ezra 2
Ezra and Nehemiah are restoration books, describing Judah returning to the land after 70 years of captivity. This restoration was prophesied beforehand, which God always does when He restores. An…
Wed 9/10 · Prov 31 · 3 John 1
Let’s look at v.4-5, “It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes intoxicating drink; lest they drink and forget the…