A Morning Prayer Date: Monday, January 5, 2026 Readings: Genesis 7 | Psalm 5 In Genesis 7, the heavens open and the great flood overcomes the earth. This isn’t a nursery rhyme story with cute animals in a floating zoo; it’s a terrifying display of divine judgment and the absolute fragility of Jesse Lund • A Year in the Bible
Grief in the Heavens Date: Sunday, January 4, 2026 Readings: Genesis 6 | Psalm 4 Genesis 6 is heavy. It describes a world so saturated with wickedness and violence that it ‘grieved God to His heart.’ Let that sink in. God isn’t a detached cosmic observer; God feels the weight of our depravity. The Jesse Lund • A Year in the Bible
Blood on the Soil Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026 Readings: Genesis 4 | Psalm 3 Genesis 4 is a dark, sobering look at what happens when bitterness is left to simmer. Cain and Abel weren’t just brothers; they were the first case study in the destructive power of comparison and envy. When God didn’ Jesse Lund • A Year in the Bible
The Glitch Date: Friday, January 2, 2026 Readings: Genesis 3 | Psalm 2 Genesis 3 is the ultimate everything went wrong moment. We often talk about the Fall like it’s just a he-said, she-said story about a piece of fruit, but it’s really about the fundamental glitch in the human heart: Jesse Lund • A Year in the Bible
It's All Good! Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026 Readings: Genesis 1 | Psalm 1 Happy New Year! Welcome to a Year in the Bible. Before we dive in, you might want to watch this short video overview of Genesis (Part 1) from the Bible Project, which offers some opening context to the "grand Jesse Lund • A Year in the Bible
Guided by the Light Ahead Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 Readings: 1 Kings 3:5–14 | John 8:12–19 As one year draws to a close, today’s readings call us to seek clarity, wisdom, and holy direction. Jesus declares Himself the Light of the World; the One who reveals truth and scatters darkness. Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals