Tears and Trumpets Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026 Readings: Ezra 3 | Psalm 11 Ezra 3 is emotionally complex. The returned exiles gather together and begin to rebuild the altar and lay the foundation of the temple. When the foundation is finally set, the priests blow their trumpets and the people shout for joy. Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
New Beginnings Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026 Readings: Ezra 1 | Psalm 10 We’re almost to the New Testament... Hang in there! We just need to cover a few more chapters in the historical books and latter prophets, establishing the anticipation of the birth of our Messiah-King, Jesus. You might want Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Resurrection Date: Friday, July 10, 2026 Readings: Daniel 12 | Psalm 9 Daniel 12 ends this extraordinary book with a prophecy that parallels Ezekiel 37 in describing the doctrine of bodily resurrection: “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Intercession Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026 Readings: Daniel 9 | Psalm 8 Daniel 9 shifts focus from prophecy to prayer. Daniel is a man of unimpeachable integrity. As he reads the scrolls of Jeremiah and understands the seventy years of exile are coming to an end, his response is not a victory Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Son of Man Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Readings: Daniel 7 | Psalm 7 Daniel 7 pulls back the curtain on history and shows us what’s actually happening behind the scenes. Four terrifying beasts rise from the sea representing successive future empires, each more consuming than the last. It’s unsettling, even nightmarish. Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Lion's Den Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Readings: Daniel 6 | Psalm 6 Here’s yet another story of childhood acclaim, with grown-up implications. Daniel is an old man, decades into the exile, having outlasted multiple kings and empires. And still, his enemies can find no fault in him, “because he was Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
