Genesis
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Day 16 Genesis 31–32 | Mark 6:45-7:13 “And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.” (Genesis 32:24) Jacob’s wrestling match with God is one of the most profound moments in Scripture. It’s not just a physical struggle—it’s the culmination of a lifetime of striving. He fought…
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Day 10 Genesis 19–20 | Mark 3:22–4:9 “And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, ‘She is my sister.’ And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.” (Genesis 20:2) Some lessons in life take time to sink in. Others, no matter how many times we’re confronted with them, we seem doomed to repeat. That’s what…
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Day 8 Genesis 15–16 | Mark 2 “And he believed the Lord, and He counted it to him as righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6) God’s promise to Abram in Genesis 15 is breathtaking—offspring as numerous as the stars. Abram believed, and God counted it to him as righteousness. But by Genesis 16, we see a different picture.…
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Day 7 Genesis 13–14 | Mark 1:21–45 | Psalm 4 “Moved with pity, He stretched out His hand and touched him and said to him, ‘I will; be clean.’” (Mark 1:41) I want to rejoice when I read this verse—Jesus’s compassion and power on full display. But if I’m honest, it stings. I see Jesus…
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Day 4 Genesis 7–8 | Philippians 3 “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14)“But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like His glorious body.”…
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Day 3 Genesis 5–6 | Psalm 2 | Philippians 2:12–30 “Enoch walked with God…” (Genesis 5:24) There’s something about this verse that stirs a quiet longing in me—to live a life defined not by accomplishments, but by communion with God. Not a faith that’s sporadic or compartmentalized, but one marked by daily, constant closeness with…
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Day 2 Genesis 3–4 | Philippians 1:19–2:11 “But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13–14) The weight of the past can be heavy. Genesis 3 is a…
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Day 1 Genesis 1-2 | Philippians 1:1-18 | Psalm 1 “And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.”—Philippians 1:14 Pain confines. Loss restricts. Suffering isolates. That’s how my injury has often felt—like a prison, locking me into limitations I…
