Wed 8/20 · Prov 10 · Luke 10
Let’s apply v.3 to the LDC. “The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish, but He casts away the desire of the wicked.” AC will persecute the church…
Daily devotionals
Pastor Elmer Inafuku’s reflections on each day’s Bible reading.
2026 Bible reading plan
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Tue 8/19 · Prov 9 · Luke 9
This chapter compares wisdom (v.1-12) and foolishness (v.13-18). They both have some things in common, like cry out from the highest places of the city (Today, TV and internet!) (v.3,…
Mon 8/18 · Prov 8 · Luke 8
This chapter is about wisdom. 1 Cor 1:24 says that “…Christ…is the wisdom of God.” So parts of this chapter can apply to Jesus, especially v.22-36, where wisdom is being…
Sun 8/17 · Prov 7 · Luke 7
This chapter contrasts 2 women, wisdom (v.1-4) and seductress (v.5-27). We all need to form a strong tie to wisdom or we will fall to the temptation of seductress. For…
Sat 8/16 · Prov 6 · Luke 6
V.30 says, “People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.” This statement is not true in the story, “Les Misérables.” The hero,…
Fri 8/15 · Prov 5 · Luke 5
This chapter talks about the immoral woman. This applies first to our daily life, where we may encounter temptations to seek fleshly pleasures from immoral women or men (more often…
Thu 8/14 · Prov 4 · Luke 4
V.5 shouts, “Get wisdom! Get understanding!” And v.7-9 tells us that if we exalt wisdom and understanding, they will promote us, bring us honor and place a crown of glory…
Wed 8/13 · Prov 3 · Luke 3
V.9-10 say, “Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with…
Tue 8/12 · Prov 2 · Luke 2
V.3 says if we cry out for discernment and lift up our voice for understanding, we will find the knowledge of God (v.5), along with understanding (v.6) and wisdom (v.7).…
Mon 8/11 · Prov 1 · Luke 1
We begin reading Proverbs from today. Proverbs, like the whole Bible, is a book of enigmas, riddles and words of the wise (v.6). Let’s seek to be the wise man…
Sun 8/10 · 2 Chron 35 · 2 Chron 36
This chapter explains how Josiah prepared the most magnificent Passover Feast in Israel since the days of Samuel (v.16-19). The actual details of Josiah’s feast are described in v.1-15. Endtime…
Sat 8/9 · 2 Chron 33 · 2 Chron 34
This chapter describes Manasseh’s reign. He was one of the wickedest kings of Judah, even offering his sons as sacrifices (v.6) and setting a pagan idol in the Jerusalem Temple…
Fri 8/8 · 2 Chron 31 · 2 Chron 32
In this chapter, we see Hezekiah cutting down all the idols in Judah (v.1), reforming the sacrificial offerings (v.2-3) and reforming the giving of the people (v.4). The people responded…
Thu 8/7 · 2 Chron 30 · 2 Chron 29
Hezekiah restored the Passover, which had not been kept for a long time (v.1, 13, 21). Last record of the feasts was 1 Ki 12:32-33, when King Jeroboam of northern…
Wed 8/6 · 2 Chron 27 · 2 Chron 28
In this chapter, we read about the reign of King Jotham. Although he was a good king and did many great things, he still couldn’t stop the people from acting…
Tue 8/5 · 2 Chron 25 · 2 Chron 26
This chapter describes the good and the evil deeds of King Amaziah of Judah. The good was that he sent back the soldiers of Israel that he had hired to…
Mon 8/4 · 2 Chron 23 · 2 Chron 24
This chapter describes the downfall and execution of Athaliah (v.15), the queen mother who usurped the throne for 6 years by killing all the children of her son, King Ahaziah,…
Sun 8/3 · 2 Chron 21 · 2 Chron 22
This chapter is about the reign of King Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat. V.20b says, “He reigned in Jerusalem 8 years and, to no one’s sorrow, departed.” What an epitaph…
Sat 8/2 · 2 Chron 19 · 2 Chron 20
King Jehoshaphat had both good and evil in him. The good was removing idols from the land and seeking the Lord (v.3). The evil was helping the wicked King Ahab…
Fri 8/1 · 2 Chron 17 · 2 Chron 18
This chapter describes the reign of Jehoshaphat of Judah. We should remember him because he was one of only 8 good kings out of the 20 kings of Judah. There…