The daily Bible reading devotion for young people. Take less than 15 minutes a day to cover the whole Bible in 365 days with selected Bible readings and a full commentary from Nicky and Pippa Gumbel. Toby Stokes introduces this edition of the Bible in One Year which encourages us not only to apply the Bible to our everyday life, but also to grow in our relationship with Jesus.
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Day 118: How to Live a Life of Victory
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Psalm 51:10-18, Joshua 11:23, Luke 24:1-32. ’ The cross was *not* a defeat On the cross, Jesus won a great victory for us over sin, death and the powers of evilעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Proverbs 10:21-28, Joshua 10:25, Luke 23:32-43. ‘Righteousness’ is ultimately about *right relationships* – a right relationship with God and right relationships with others In the New Testament, we come to understand that this righteousness is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ (see Romans 3:21 – 4:25)…
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Psalm 51:1-7, Joshua 8:1-7, Luke 23:20-25. Jesus died to remove all the bad stuff He died instead of you and me (Mark 10:45)על ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 50:16-23, Joshua 5:13-15, 7:20-22, Luke 22:39–62. ’Jesus himself said that – ultimately – there are only two ways to live: there are two paths; there are two gates; there are two destinations and there are two groups of people (see Matthew 7:13–14) In the passages for today we see starkly contrasting ways of life…
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Day 114: The Gracious Hand of God
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Psalm 50:15, Joshua 3:5, 5:10-12, Luke 22:3-37. Of course, he could do it all on his own, but he chooses to involve you He gives you freedom, yet he remains in controlעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 113: Your Words Are Powerful
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Proverbs 10:11-20, Joshua 1:3-13, Luke 21:8-38. *Your* words are powerful With kind and encouraging words, you can change a person’s day – or even their entire lifeעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 49:5-17, Deuteronomy 33:12-27, Luke 20:34-40, 21:1-4. Her certainty about the resurrection was based on the cornerstone of Christianity: the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the first Easter day The same power that raised Jesus from the dead now lives in you through the Holy Spirit (see Ephesians 1:18–23)…
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Day 111: Five Ways God Guides You
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Psalm 48:9-14, Deuteronomy 32:10-12, Luke 19:45-46, 20:1-25. There are five main ways in which God guides us (the five CSs):- **C**ommanding **S**cripture (the Bible)- **C**ompelling **S**pirit (the Holy Spirit)- **C**ounsel of the **S**aints (the church)- **C**ommon **S**ense (reason)- **C**ircumstantial **S**igns (providence) In each of today’s p…
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Psalm 48:1-8, Deuteronomy 30:19, 31:8-11, Luke 11:12-41. It is not surprising, therefore, that cities have always had an important role in the purposes of God In particular, one city has been at the heart of God’s strategy for the worldעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Proverbs 10:2-9, Deuteronomy 29:29, 30:2-3, Luke 18:35-42, 19:1-10. No matter how long you have travelled in the wrong direction, you can always turn around With Jesus it’s never too late to make a new start and ensure that your life is set in the right directionעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 108: Six Steps to a God-Centred Life
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Psalm 47:1-7, Deuteronomy 28:23-47, Luke 18:1-30. If you put God first in your life all kinds of blessings follow Because God loves you he warns you of the dangers of disregarding the design for your lifeעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 46:1-11, Deuteronomy 26:18, 27:7, 28:2-8, Luke 17:11-25. This promise was fulfilled with the coming of Jesus and the Holy Spirit He promises to be with youעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 106: Choose What You Remember
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Psalm 45:17, Deuteronomy 24:17-22, 25:19, Luke 16:19-31, 17:1-6. It is important to look back at your own life as well as the history of the church, both local and global, to remember all that God has done At the Last Supper, Jesus instituted the service of communion so that we would not forget the central events of world history – the death and re…
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Day 105: How to Avoid the Titanic Mistake
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Proverbs 9:13-18, Deuteronomy 21:22-23, 22:1-8, Luke 16:1-13. He led the people with ‘*integrity of heart*’ (78:72) Supremely, Jesus was a ‘*man of integrity*’ (Matthew 22:16; Mark 12:14)על ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 45:2-7, Deuteronomy 19:15, Luke 15:11-32. ’ The teacher was surprised and said, ‘But nobody knows what God looks like!’ The little girl carried on drawing and replied, ‘They will in a minute ’One of the advantages of reading through the Bible in a year is that we get a rounded picture of the nature and character of God, and a greater understa…
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Psalm 44:22-26, Deuteronomy 17:14-15, 18:15, Luke 14:15-35. Jesus likens the kingdom of God to a great party with the King, one to which we are all invited It is an even greater privilege than lunch with the Queen, and it is extraordinary that anyone would refuse this invitationעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 102: Eight Things That Really Matter to God
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Psalm 44:6-8, Deuteronomy 15:4-15,16:18-20, Luke 13:31-34, 14:1-14. My father may have been a little extreme, but my sister and I were in no doubt about what mattered to him: honesty In our passages today, we see some of the things that *really matter to God*על ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 101: Seven Ways to Grow in Wisdom
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Proverbs 9:7-10, Deuteronomy 13:1-3, 14:1-29, Luke 13:1-24. In the book of Proverbs, the teaching of Jesus and the Bible in general, we find many ways to acquire and grow in wisdom Seven of these can be seen in today’s passagesעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 43:3-5, Deuteronomy 11:1-19, 2:32, Luke 12:35-48. The warnings of Jesus about the coming judgment and how to be ready for it come out of his love for you In all the passages for today we see that obedience is the way to experience his goodness and be a magnet for his blessingעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 42:6-11, Deuteronomy 9:4-6,10:12-22, Luke 12:6-34. We see in the passages for today that they are the answer to trials, temptation, worry, anxiety, fear, failure and all the other struggles of life In particular, Jesus shows us how to stop worrying and start livingעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 98: Love from the Inside Out
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Psalm 42:1-5, Deuteronomy 6:5-7, 7:7-8, 8:3-18, Luke 11:33-46. org/)… It’s gone, I have totally forgiven that person and love them too!’She says that she is now ‘passionately in love with Christ!’ Her inner thirst is being satisfied She has a new inner light and a new inner loveעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Proverbs 8:34-35, Deuteronomy 4:29-31,5:6,28-29, Luke 11:5-11. God loves you God does not force himself upon you, but he promises to reveal himself to you if you persistently *seek* himעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 41:11-12, Deuteronomy 4:5-7, Luke 10:25-42. There are so many things in life, but Jesus says, ‘only *one thing* is needed’ (v 42)על ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 95: No Blessing Goes Uncontested
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Psalm 41:1-4, Deuteronomy 1:3-31, Luke 10:1–23. In the passages for today we read about the promise, the extent and the privilege of God’s blessing However, it was true of the people of God in the Old Testament and of the disciples of Jesus, and it will also be true in your life that ‘*No blessing goes uncontested*…
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Psalm 40:10-11, Numbers 35:20-24,36:13, Luke 9:28-55. God’s love and mercy is even more extraordinary because ‘At the cross of Jesus, pardon is complete *Love* and *justice* mingle, *truth* and *mercy* meetעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Proverbs 8:22-31, Numbers 33:53, 34:16-18, Luke 9:10–24. God gave to his people in the Old Testament a wonderful vision of their potential *inheritance* It is all yours in Christ Jesusעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 40:1-8, Numbers 32:11–12, Luke 8:40-48, 9:1-6. Jesus’ followers are called ‘disciples’ They want to be with him, to know him, to be like him and to do everything that Jesus asks them to doעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 91: How to Overcome Your Fears
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Psalm 39:2-13, Numbers 30:1-2, Luke 8:19-39. Many people today live with the opposite They do not fear God but their lives are full of the wrong kinds of fearעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 38:21-22, Numbers 27:15-18, Luke 8:4-8. He heard the word, retained it and by persevering has produced a crop hundreds of times more than was sown (Luke 8:8,15) He encountered Jesus as his Saviour, Sower and Shepherdעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Proverbs 8:12-19, Numbers 26:52-54, Luke 7:37-48. It is the sort of legacy good parents want to hand on to their children Ultimately, wisdom is found in Jesus Christ, who is the ‘wisdom of God’ (1 Corinthians 1:24)על ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 38:6-9, Numbers 26:10, Luke 7:11-35. Whatever you are facing today, God is able to rescue you In the passages for today we see examples of troubles – traps, tests and temptations – and how to handle themעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 87: Ten Top Tips for God’s Messengers
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Psalm 37:34-40, Numbers 22:22-35, Luke 6:37-49,7:2-8. In the New Testament, ‘*the message*’ is a synonym for ‘*the gospel*’ (see Acts 2:41; 4:4; 10:44 and so on) Our task is both *to hear* this message and *to declare* it to others (1 John 1:5)על ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 86: The Fullness of the Blessing
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Psalm 37:21-26, Numbers 21:4-16, Luke 6:12-36. Each of the passages today is about blessings and curses The key to the fullness of the blessing is generosity – ‘the righteous give generously’ (Psalm 37:21)על ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Proverbs 8:10-11, Numbers 19:9, 20:11, Luke 5:33-38,6:2-11. Seven titles of Jesus emerge from the passages for today and each reveal something distinct about Jesus They help you to see what it means to put Jesus in the centre of your lifeעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 37:11-18, Numbers 16:46-48, Luke 5:17-32. James Irwin, another astronaut who walked on the moon, said, ‘Jesus walking on the earth is *more important* than man walking on the moon ’ When people saw what Jesus did, their response was awe and amazement: ‘Everyone was *amazed*… They were filled with *awe*’ (Luke 5:26)…
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Psalm 37:1-9, Numbers 15:28,16:10, Luke 4:40-42,5:4-8. Setting aside time to build and nurture communication is essential Jesus has given you a ‘hotline’ to God, but it is not just for emergency use – it is to be used all the timeעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 36:5-8, Numbers 14:6-9, Luke 4:14-22. He ‘gives generously to all’ (James 1:5) If God is so generous to us, we also should ‘always be generous’על ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 81: How to Resist Temptation
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Proverbs 7:21-26, Numbers 11:4-30,12:3, Luke 4:1-13. No one can go through life without being tempted Temptation is not sin; Jesus was ‘without sin’, yet even he was ‘tempted in every way, just as we are’ (Hebrews 4:15)על ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 80: God is Good – All the Time
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Psalm 35:27b (MSG), Numbers 9:16-32, Luke 3:2-22. As a result, even though he found himself in the appalling conditions of this prison, he followed Jesus’ example and ‘went around *doing good’* (Acts 10:38) As John Wesley said, ‘*Do all the good you can*, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times…
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Day 79: How to Develop Intimacy with God
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Psalm 35:13-18, Numbers 7:89, Luke 2:41-52. This is an extraordinary honour and privilege Moses, David and, of course, Jesus had an intimate relationship with Godעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 35:1-10, Numbers 7:1-10, Luke 2:21-40. I’m a Christian because I’m weak and admit *I need a saviour* ’The amazing truth of Christianity is that in Jesus *you* *do have a saviour*על ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 77: If the Grass Looks Greener, It Is Probably AstroTurf
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Proverbs 7:6-20, Numbers 6:24-26, Luke 2:1-20. ’God’s faithfulness towards us gives us an example to follow in our own relationships Faithfulness is something we should strive for in marriage, friendships and in our relationship with Godעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 76: What God Has in Store for You
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Psalm 34:17-19, Numbers 4:46-49,5:5-8, Luke 1:57-79. ’ Salvation means freedom Sam had an experience of how Jesus Christ sets us freeעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 75: You Have the Favour of God
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Psalm 34:3-10, Numbers 3:1-10, Luke 1:41-49. It means to be the privileged recipient of *God’s favour*, and to be fortunate and happy because of it The Amplified Bible describes it as being ‘happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous – with life-joy and satisfaction in *God’s favour* and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions’ (Matt…
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Psalm 33:16-21, Numbers 1:1-54, Luke 1:26-38. There have been periods of great opposition and criticism Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher to the Papal household, speaks of our battle being against a triple alliance: the world (‘the enemy around us’), the flesh (‘the enemy within us’), and the devil (‘the enemy above us’)…
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Proverbs 7:2-4, Leviticus 27:34, Luke 1:5-17. Like the rules of football, they do not stop the enjoyment of the game Rather, they enable the game of life to be enjoyed to the fullעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Day 72: Be Confident About Your Future
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Psalm 33:4-11, Leviticus 26:3-13, Mark 16:1-18. However, there are other things that *you can know* about the future and that makes a real difference to your life now Today we see three reasons why, if you put your trust in the Lord, *you can be confident about your future*על ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 32:1-5, Leviticus 23:28, Mark 15:33-47. Forsyth (1848–1921) pointed out, first, you have to know the ‘despair of guilt’ Then you can appreciate ‘the breathless wonder of forgiveness’על ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Psalm 31:21-24, Leviticus 22:31-33, Mark 15:1-32. In the Greek translation of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, this sacred name (YHWH) is translated *Kyrios* (Lord) It really is quite extraordinary, therefore, that the New Testament writers (who were Jewish monotheists) made this fundamental Christian affirmation that ‘*Jesus is Lord’* (*Kyrios*)…
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Proverbs 6:30-32, Leviticus 19:1-18, Mark 14:44-72. Human beings are capable of acts of great love, courage and heroism Yet, not one of us (apart from Jesus) is without sinעל ידי Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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