Daily Bible Reading

God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction Ephesians 5:21—6:4: In today’s reading, Paul describes the relationship between wives and husbands and children and parents to emphasize the oneness of God’s people in union with Christ. He tells his readers that their reverence for Christ must lead them to submit willingly to each other. Today’s Key Verse: Ephesians […]

God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction Ephesians 5:1–20: Paul uses the images of darkness and light to contrast a former way of life with new life as God’s people. People who belong to the light are encouraged to live in a way that pleases God. Today’s Key Verse: Ephesians 5:2 Your life must be controlled by […]

God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction Ephesians 4:17–32: Paul contrasts human behavior prior to knowing Christ with behavior that reflects God’s love and grace. He admonishes followers of Christ to get rid of one’s “old self” and to “put on the new self” that is revealed in an upright and holy life. Today’s Key Verse: Ephesians […]

God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction Ephesians 4:1–16: Paul encourages the followers of Christ to live in unity based on their oneness in faith. God’s people have been given special gifts to prepare them for the work of Christian service and to build up communities of faith through love. Today’s Key Verse: Ephesians 4:13a And so […]

God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction Ephesians 3:1–21: The apostle Paul explains that Gentiles are now included in God’s plan of salvation and share in the promise that God made through Christ Jesus. Today’s reading concludes with Paul’s prayer, attesting to the breadth and depth of Christ’s love. Today’s Key Verse: Ephesians 3:21 To God be […]

God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction Ephesians 2:1–22: All of us were spiritually dead because of sin, but God has restored us to life with Christ. Christ has broken down the walls that separated Jews and Gentiles and has united people of faith. Today’s Key Verse: Ephesians 2:4–5 God’s mercy is so abundant, and his love […]

God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction Ephesians 1:1–23: Today we begin reading the letter to the Ephesians. The apostle Paul had been in Ephesus, where he preached in the synagogue. He also lectured in the hall of Tyrannus, who was believed to be a teacher or the owner of the lecture hall (see Acts 19:1–10). The […]

God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction Jude 1–25: The Letter from Jude was written to warn against false teachers who claimed to be believers. In this brief letter, the writer encourages believers to defend and build on the foundation of their faith. Today’s Key Verse: Jude 20b–21 Pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and […]

God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction John 21:15–25: Jesus speaks to Simon Peter, and three times he calls upon Peter to care for Jesus’s lambs and sheep (verses 15–17). Scholars have connected the three questions about Peter’s love for Jesus with Peter’s three earlier denials of Jesus (see John 18:17, 25–27 and also Mark 14:66–72 from […]

God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction John 21:1–14: Seven of the disciples fish all night but catch nothing. When Jesus appears on the shore of Lake Tiberias and tells them to cast their net again, they catch many fish. Jesus then invites the disciples to share with him the meal that he has prepared. Today’s Key […]