fblosgatos - 2025: Daily Devotional Thought and Bible Reading

Amos 3:1-15 - “Guilty as Charged” - God lays out the guilt of the 12 tribes. No questions as to their guilt. Scripture Reading: 1 Chronicles 5-7, Acts 26

Amos 2:9-16 - “More Judgment on Israel” - Again, won’t anyone listen and repent? Scripture Reading: 1 Chronicles 2-4, Acts 25

Amos 2:1-8 - “More Judgment on Judah” - Won’t anyone listen and repent? Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 24-25, 1 Chronicles 1, Acts 24

Amos 1:11-15 - “A Description of Judgement on Gentile Nations - 2” - A continuation of God’s judgment on these Gentile nations. Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 21-23, Acts 23

April 21 - Amos 1:1-10 - “A Description of Judgment on Gentile Nations - 1” - Here, Amos begins by singling out specific Gentile nations. Listen to their judgment. Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 18-20, Acts 22

Joel 3:18-21 - “Full and Final Blessings” - The Lord will fully restore and fulfill His promises to Israel. Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 15-17, Acts 21

Joel 3:1-17 - “Judgement upon Gentile Nations” - When God restores Israel, He displaces the Gentiles. God’s sovereignty will prevail. Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 12-14, Acts 20

Joel 2:28-32 - “The Blessings of the Spirit” - When the Lord brings His people back to the land, He will pour out the Holy Spirit and blessings. Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 9-11, Acts 19

Joel 2:18-27 - “Restoration in Light of Repentance” - God can restore us to health and usefulness when we repent. Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 6-8, Acts 18

April 16 - Joel 2:12-17 - “Come unto Me” - All throughout the Bible, we read of God inviting people to come to Him. Listen to that call as you read today. Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 3-5, Acts 17

Joel 2:1-11 - “Darkness Comes” - When we fail to repent, our lives are filled with darkness and gloom. That is what we read about today. Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 21, 2 Kings 1-2, Acts 16

Joel 1:14-20 - “Devastation by Starvation” - Starvation is a direct result of the loss of troops. That is due to sin. Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 19-21, Acts 15

Joel 1:1-13 - “The Destruction by Locust” - God uses many different methods to bring His punishment. Here, he uses locusts! Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 16-18, Acts 14

Hosea 14:1-9 - “Future Blessing Will Come” - No matter how bad it looks, God will complete His plans and promises. Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 13-15, Acts 13

Hosea 13:9-16 - “A Restoration Project” - God promises to restore Israel in the future according to His plan. Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 10-12, Acts 12

Hosea 13:1-8 - “Wickedness Continues” - Can’t we ever learn? It seems this was a major problem for Israel. Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 7-9, Acts 11

Hosea 11:12-12:14 - “Sin Demands a Savior” - God calls His people to return to Him. Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 4-6, Acts 10

Hosea 11:8-11 - “God Still Has Mercy” - God will never completely wipe out Israel because He’s made promises He will complete. Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 1-3, Acts 9

April 7 - Hosea 11:1-7 - “Looking Back to Remember” - When we realize we have strayed from the path, we need to look back to see where we went wrong. Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 22-24, Acts 8

Hosea 10:1-15 - “Prepare the Soil for God” - Jesus told a parable of seed being sown into various soils. What’s our soil like? Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 19-21, Acts 7

Hosea 9:1-17 - “God Throws Them Away” - God’s judgment has fallen upon them, and He removes His grace and replaces it with his judgment. Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 16-18, Acts 6

Hosea 8:8-14 - “Apostasy on Display” - Yet another indication of Israel going after false gods. Why can’t they learn? Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 13-15, Acts 5

Hosea 8:1-7 - “False Religion Blowing” - False religion and false beliefs will always bring the storm of God’s wrath. Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 10-12, Acts 4

Hosea 7:1-16 - “Looking into the Mirror of our Soul” - God opens the chest of the nation to see what they love supremely. Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 7-9, Acts 3

Hosea 6:4-11 - “God Grieves over Sin” - When God sees us wallow in our sin we break His heart. Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 4-6, Acts 2