THE BIBLE IN A YEAR (with Alicia Purdy)

REBUILDING IN THE BROKENNESS & FAITH THAT SAVES on Day 218 of The Bible in a Year reading plan. The mercy of God shines in the darkness of flawed human choices and man's foolishness is contrasted with God's unfathomable wisdom. 🔥 DAY 218 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ Ezra 1:1-2:70 - Cyrus allows the exiles’ return to rebuild the temple; lists of those who returned, affirming their lineage and c...

A CHURCH DIVIDED CANNOT STAND on Day 217 of The Bible in a Year reading plan where it isn't easy to hear that you got it wrong, but sometimes it IS necessary to save your life. Ask any prophet or apostle, like Paul: Don't shoot the messenger! :D 🔥 DAY 217 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 35:1-36:23 - Josiah’s Passover celebration, reforms, and death; the fall of Jerusalem and exile of Jud...

AN EVIL HEART IS LED BACK TO THE LORD On the Day 216 Bible in a Year reading plan. Is it ever too late with the Lord? Finding revival is the treasure of those who seek a return back to the Lord. He'll meet you there. 🔥 DAY 216 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 33:14-34:33 - Manasseh’s restoration and reforms after repentance; Amon’s brief, wicked reign; Josiah’s extensive religious reforms...

DON'T RUN AWAY, RUN TO THE LORD IN TIMES OF TROUBLE! On the Day 215 Bible in a Year reading plan, the enemy's threats could demoralize God's people unless they run to Him - their source of strength. Where do you run when it gets hard? FROM God, or TO Him? 🔥 DAY 215 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 32:1-33:13 - Hezekiah’s faith withstands Assyrian threats; Manasseh’s idolatry leads to capt...

RESTORING GOD'S DUE ORDER IN HONOR OF THE LORD on the Day 214 Bible in a Year reading plan where one king, whose heart for praise set him apart, led the way for a nation's revival. What could the Lord do with just one person wholeheartedly devoted to Him? 🔥 DAY 214 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 30:1-31:21 - Hezekiah celebrates Passover, uniting Israel in worship; reforms establish fait...

HEALING THROUGH PRAISE & RESTORING WORSHIP on the Day 213 Bible in a Year reading plan. The restoration of God's due order brings revival to His people and it is the same still today as He watches over those who obey His Word. 🔥 DAY 213 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 29:1-36 - Hezekiah’s reforms restore temple worship, leading to a national revival and renewed covenant with God. ✅...

RIGHTEOUSNESS OR REBELLION? God's people continue to grapple with sin versus submission on the Day 212 of The Bible in a Year reading plan. Is it any different today? How does God's authority govern when people refuse to obey? 🔥 DAY 212 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 26:1-28 :27 - Uzziah’s prosperous reign ends in prideful downfall; Jotham’s obedience contrasts with Ahaz’s idolatry and...

THE INSULT OF IDOLATRY INFECTS INSIDE THE HEART on the Day 211 Bible in a Year reading plan. How can someone who once loved the living Lord return back to the dead idols? How does a living sacrifice keep you from dying inside? 🔥 DAY 211 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 24:1-25 :28 - Joash repairs the temple but later turns to idolatry; Amaziah’s reign is marked by both faithfulness and su...

WHAT IS THE COST OF DEPARTING FROM GOD'S PLAN ? On the Day 210 Bible in a Year reading plan, the law cannot save, the lusts of the heart cannot satisfy, and the Lord's presence dwells close through praise. 🔥 DAY 210 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 21:1-23:21 - Jehoram’s wicked reign brings disaster; Athaliah’s usurpation ends with Jehoiada's coup, restoring Joash to the throne. ✅ Romans...

HOW DO FAITH AND PRAISE BRING DELIVERANCE ? On the Day 209 Bible in a Year reading plan, the Lord shows that He responds to faith in Him and unbelief takes away from walking in the power you have through Christ. 🔥 DAY 209 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 19:1-20:37 - Jehoshaphat institutes judicial reforms, seeking God in a crisis; the Lord delivers Judah from enemies through faith and wo...

REFORMATION, REVIVAL AND RIGHTEOUSNESS on the Day 208 Bible in a Year reading plan as accounts of choices and consequences unfold over time and show that God's mercy is present, even when everything crumbles around you. 🔥 DAY 208 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 17:1-18:34 - Jehoshaphat’s reign brings reforms and prosperity; his alliance with Ahab leads to a disastrous battle, and Ahab's...

WHOSE REPORT WILL YOU BELIEVE on the Day 207 Bible in Year reading plan. Can you trust the Lord? How can you have faith in a God you do not really know? When the Lord speaks, you have a choice: To believe and obey - or not. 🔥 DAY 207 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 14:1-16:14 - Asa's reforms and reign, followed by conflict and his reliance on physicians instead of God. ✅ Romans 9:1-24 -...

GOD'S LOVE CANNOT BE SEPARATED FROM HIS PEOPLE on Day 206 of The Bible in a Year reading plan where troubles abound, God intervenes, and sends His own Son to intercede after HIs death and resurrection because of His great love. 🔥 DAY 206 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 11:1-13:22 - Rehoboam's reign, defense preparations, and Abijah's victory over Jeroboam. ✅ Romans 8:26-39 - The Spirit...

CAN CHOICES TAKE YOU FURTHER THAN GOD'S LOVE CAN GO ? On the Day 205 reading of The Bible in a Year, God's mercy rules and reigns even when people fail. 🔥 DAY 205 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 8:11-10:19 - Solomon's reign continues with various projects, and the kingdom divides after his death. ✅ Romans 8:9-25 - Life in the Spirit brings adoption, hope, and future glory. ✅ Psalm 18:1...

OUTWARD PRAISE AND INNER CONFLICT on the Day 204 Bible in a Year reading plan. Where the law was unable to save or sanctify, God's mercy is seen even when people continually fall short of His holiness. 🔥 DAY 204 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 6:12-8:10 - Solomon’s prayer dedicating the temple, asking for God’s presence and mercy; his successful projects and God’s response affirming His...

REVEALING BEAUTY AND THE BEAST OF SIN on the Day 203 Bible in a Year reading plan where the temple is finely laid out while the struggle against sin reveals an everlasting stain without Christ who examines the hearts in the night. 🔥 DAY 203 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 4:1-6:11 - Details of temple furnishings and completion; Solomon’s dedication and prayer, celebrating God’s faithfuln...

WHAT WOULD YOU ASK GOD FOR IF HE GAVE YOU THE CHOICE ? On the Day 202 Bible in a Year reading plan, God honors the request of hearts fully devoted to Him and walking in the call to live righteously. 🔥 DAY 202 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 2 Chronicles 1:1-3:17 - Solomon asks for wisdom, builds the temple; God grants him wisdom and wealth, blessing the kingdom with prosperity. ✅ Romans 6:1-23 - Bel...

WHEN LOVE DIES AND BRINGS NEW LIFE on the Day 201 Bible in a Year reading plan God demonstrates His love in contrast to man's sin while David, the forefather of Christ, reveals his heart as faithful to God's commands. 🔥 DAY 201 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 1 Chronicles 28:1-29:30 - David charges Solomon to build the temple, emphasizing faithfulness to God’s commands; Solomon's reign begins after D...

PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL TEMPLES REVEAL GOD'S DESIGN on the Day 200 reading of The Bible in a Year. What does it mean to be justified through Christ, even while Old Testament shows the steps the law could not accomplish. 🔥 DAY 200 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 1 Chronicles 26:12-27:34 - Gatekeepers, treasurers, and other officials appointed for temple service. ✅ Romans 4:13-5:5 - Promise fulfilled t...

JUSTIFIED THROUGH FAITH NOT WORKS on Day 199 of The Bible in a Year because the LAW could NOT save, but the Lord's looks upon the heart. Worshippers reveal the heart in a lifestyle of praise. 🔥 DAY 199 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 1 Chronicles 24:1-26:11 - David organizes the priests, gatekeepers, and other officials for temple service. ✅ Romans 4:1-12 - Abraham justified by faith, not works of t...

JUSTIFICATION, JUDGEMENT AND A JUDGE OF JUSTICE on the Day 198 Bible in a Year reading plan - What justifies? What is true justice? How will the Righteous Judge see sin under the law, and through the blood of the Lamb? 🔥 DAY 198 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 1 Chronicles 22:1-23:32 - Preparations for building the temple, organizing the Levites and priests. ✅ Romans 3:9-31 - All under sin, justific...

A BATTLE ON EVERY SIDE on the Day 197 Bible in a Year reading plan - Who will win the war in the world, and the war within? There is a place of refuge from EVERY battle in the presence of the Lord! 🔥 DAY 197 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 1 Chronicles 19:1-21:30 - Wars against Ammonites and Syrians, defeats and victories, David's victories. ✅ Romans 2:25-3:8 - Circumcision of the heart is true circ...

LIVING LIKE A LEVITE AND A LIFE OF LIVING IN BLESSING on the Day 196 Bible in a Year reading plan where the purpose of the praise and worship of the Lord is shown through the Levites; and the accountability of submission to God's authority. 🔥 DAY 196 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 1 Chronicles 16:37-18:17 - David appoints Levites as worship leaders, victories over Philistines and Ammonites. ✅ Roman...

RIGHTEOUSNESS OR REBELLION? On the Day 195 Bible in a Year reading, a hard line is drawn between those who worship the Lord and those who worship themselves - and the consequences of praising a God who is higher than man's greatness. 🔥 DAY 195 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 1 Chronicles 15:1-16:36 - Preparations for moving the ark, David's psalm of thanks, organizing worship. ✅ Romans 1:18-32 - God...

IN TIMES OF BATTLE, VICTORY IS THE LORD'S FOR THOSE WHO FIGHT WITH HIM on Day 194 of The Bible in a Year. How is the Lord known and seen in dark times? Through the Light of the World and faith in the living God, even when standing in the face of death. 🔥 DAY 194 BIBLE READING BREAKDOWN: ✅ 1 Chronicles 12:19-14:17 - Warriors from the tribes of Israel join David, victories over Philistines and sur...