Day 335 Bible Readings - 1 John 3:5-6 (ESV)

Daniel 7, 1 John 3:1-10, Proverbs 21:17-26

1 John 3:5-6 (ESV)

“You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.”

In 1 John 3:5–6, the apostle John wrote to a community of believers facing false teachings about the transformative power of Jesus Christ. Christ came—crucified and resurrected—to take away the sin of mankind. He could accomplish this work only because He was the divine, sinless Son of God. John reaffirmed Christ’s divinity to counter teachings that denied His sinless nature and His sacrifice. He reminded believers that when they are born again in Christ, they can rely on His transforming power to help them turn away from sin. To abide in Christ means to maintain an ongoing, faithful relationship with Him. John teaches that when believers truly know Christ, they begin to reflect His character. Through the Holy Spirit, believers receive strength to overcome their sinful nature. John also asserts that those who have genuine faith in Christ will not continue in habitual sin.

This year, I have put these verses into practice. I follow a yearly Bible reading plan and write a daily reflection on the passages I read. Listening to sermons from full-gospel, Holy Spirit–filled preachers fills my days and nights. Every morning, I praise Father-God for the love and blessings He has shown me. These practices have kept me focused on the Lord. And when I do sin, I repent immediately and ask Father-God to forgive me. But the greatest change in my life has been a deeper relationship with God the Father. The Lord has never felt more alive to me, and this has exponentially increased my peace and joy.

If these verses resonate with you—if you feel compelled to place your faith in Jesus Christ, who can become alive to you and give you lasting peace and joy—this could be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in the following prayer and express your trust in Him. Share your desire to walk with Him and welcome His presence into your life. God is faithful and ready to meet you wherever you are.

Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Right now, I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.

If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit-filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.

Day 334 Bible Readings - I John 1:5-7 (ESV)

Daniel 5:17-31, Daniel 6, 1 John 1-2, Proverbs 21:1-16

I John 1:5-7 (ESV)

“This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”

In John 1:5–7, the disciple John reminds believers that the Lord is like light, shining into and overcoming the darkness. He teaches that if we have a relationship with God the Father, we cannot continue living in darkness and sin. John assures us that walking in the light is possible. When we obey Father-God and live in a way that reflects His character, we enjoy fellowship with Him. And when we have fellowship with other believers, we find mutual encouragement to follow Christ’s example and teachings. Because we are born again, Christ has transformed us from the inside out and given us the Holy Spirit to strengthen our fellowship with Him.

These verses moved me to tears. I see Christ as the light in my life—the One who removed the darkness and continues to shine into the hidden places of my heart. Lately, the Holy Spirit has been prompting me to reflect the Lord’s light to the world in every way I can. I feel as though this year marks the first year of a five-year revival cycle, during which we will see God move powerfully in our generation. It feels more important than ever for believers to reflect Father-God’s light in the coming years and ride the wave of revival so more people can come to Him. People need the Lord’s transforming power in their lives; they need Father-God’s light. They long for fellowship with Him and the support of other believers to strengthen their walk with Christ. I want everyone to experience Christ’s transforming power and to see how His light can break through the darkness in their lives.

If these verses resonate with you—if you feel compelled to place your faith in Jesus Christ, whose light can transform your world—this could be your moment. Open your heart to Him, speak to Him through the following prayer, and express your trust in Him. Share your desire to walk with Him and welcome His presence into your life. God is faithful and ready to meet you wherever you are.

Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Right now, I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.

If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit-filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.

Day 333 Bible Readings – Daniel 5:5-6 (ESV)

Daniel 4:19-37, Daniel 5:1-16, 2 Peter 3, Proverbs 20:25-30

Daniel 5:5-6 (ESV)

“ Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand. And the king saw the hand as it wrote. Then the king's color changed, and his thoughts alarmed him; his limbs gave way, and his knees knocked together.”

In Daniel 5:5–6, we come across the story that gave us the phrase “the handwriting on the wall.” King Belshazzar was throwing a huge party, and in the middle of it he decided to use the gold and silver cups that his father, King Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the temple in Jerusalem. These were sacred vessels, set apart for worshiping God, but Belshazzar treated them like ordinary party dishes.In response, God sent a supernatural sign. A mysterious hand appeared and began writing on the wall of the palace. It terrified the king so badly that his legs gave out and his knees started knocking together. He had no idea what the writing meant, but he knew it wasn’t good.

Daniel later explained the message: God was bringing Belshazzar’s reign to an end, and his kingdom would be divided. And that’s exactly what happened. Belshazzar died that very night.

It’s funny, people still use the phrase “the handwriting on the wall” to mean a clear warning that something bad is coming, but most don’t realize it comes from this story in Daniel. No one today expects a literal hand to start writing on their wall, but we all know what it feels like when a situation has that sense of “uh-oh, something’s about to happen.” What usually gets forgotten is why the handwriting appeared in the first place: Belshazzar showed total disrespect for the things of God. The miracle was so dramatic that it became the part everyone remembered.

For us as believers, this story is a reminder that God does see when people mock Him or treat holy things carelessly. His justice is real, and His judgment is certain—even when people don’t believe in Him. God isn’t indifferent to disrespect or injustice.

If these verses speak to you—if you feel drawn to put your trust in Jesus Christ, who rules over everything with perfect justice—this could be your moment. Open your heart to Him, talk to Him through the prayer below, and tell Him you trust Him. Invite Him into your life. He’s faithful, and He will meet you right where you are.

Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Right now, I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen. If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit-filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.

Day 332 Bible Readings for November 29 - Daniel 3:24-25 (ESV)

Daniel 3:13-30, Daniel 4:1-18, 2 Peter 2, Proverbs 20:15-24

Daniel 3:24-25 (ESV)

“Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste. He declared to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.” He answered and said, “But I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.””

In Daniel 3:24–25, we read what happened when King Nebuchadnezzar ordered Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into the fiery furnace after they refused to worship the golden image he had set up. As the king watched, he saw a fourth figure standing in the fire with them. Not only was there a fourth man, but all four appeared to be walking freely and were completely unbound.

I’ve always loved these verses that reveal how the Lord is present with His people in the midst of the fire. When the three Hebrew boys came out of the furnace, Scripture says they didn’t even smell like smoke—there was no sign that the flames had touched them. There have been countless sermons preached on this passage, and I doubt my reflections add anything new to what many believers have already shared.

Instead, I want to honor these verses by sharing my favorite worship song that celebrates the “fourth man in the fire”: “Trust in God” by Elevation Worship.” Enjoy!

If these verses—and this song—resonate with you, and you feel compelled to place your faith in Jesus Christ, who is always with His people during their most difficult moments, this could be your moment. Open your heart to Him, speak to Him through the following prayer, and express your trust in Him. Share your desire to walk with Him and welcome His presence into your life. God is faithful and ready to meet you wherever you are.

Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Right now, I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.

If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit-filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.