We just finished up Day 23 of 90 in our reading plan, reading through the Bible, from cover to cover in 90 days. We read Judges 1-10 today.

We’re about to meet several judges in this book. They’re kind of like a military type but kind of like a judge and kind of like a governor. . . have I lost you yet? Haha! Okay, well they’re giving advice and settling disputes among their people, their tribes.

There are 12 judges that we’re learning about in the book of Judges and so far we’ve met Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Tola, and Jair!!! (Tomorrow we’re going to meet Abdon, Jephtaht, Samson Elon, and Ibzan).

Judges is one of my favorite books. If you’ve followed my blog then you may remember that there’s something I think of when I get to Judges, and my Pastor’s wife said it over and over, “Momma’s don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys but DO let your daughters grow up to be Deborah’s”, and I love it. I think of it whenever I am in Judges. Here’s the link to a blog I wrote a long time ago, you can see what it says about the prophetess Deborah here.

Gideon.

Oh, for the love of Gideon. That guy was a hot mess, wasn’t he? It’s like he just didn’t believe who God was, or in God’s character, and needed to have some miracles to PROVE something!!! I mean, really? You need proof of God’s will? You need these miracles, these specific miracles, to commence in order to make you believe? Do you even know who you’re talking to? Or about? You’re talking to my guy all wrong, geeze!

Oh wait, just kidding . . . because, I do that, too. Don’t I? Or at least, haven’t I? Yep, I have. I have done that . . . in my younger years I sat back and watched, telling God IF He did what “I” specified then I’d believe Him without doubt for all the days of my life.

I’ve sat back and pleaded with Him, “Just take this from me, let me trade you this for something else, please!”, just trying to bargain with Him.

Testing Him.

What? Go ahead and judge . . . that’s just where I’ve been. I’ve doubted what the Lord has said about me, about who I was . . . and obviously when I was younger, even doubted in Him – if I was testing Him like that. To this day I don’t doubt His goodness, I don’t doubt His character, but I still doubt some stuff . . . has nothing to do with Him, just me and my abilities, even in areas that He’s called me to be in. I’m just thankful for His grace. I’m just thankful that He’s good to call us His children and forgive us and work us and stretch us and discipline us and lead us and hold us . . . carry us through.

He establishes us before the throne. Only He can save me from the person I am or have been or will become. He saves. Jesus saves! He is a miracle. He gives miracle. He performs miracles. He is my life giver.

I have to go, my little one is crying her eyes out from tummy pains again. Oh geeze, please pray for us to get into the dr for her tests soon! I thank you so much for that!!!!

We’ll pick up with Judges 11-21 tomorrow afternoon!

“For God did not send His son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.” John 3:17

Day 23 Judges 1 – 10

Day 24 Judges 11 – 21

Day 25 Ruth 1 –   4

Day 26 1 Samuel 1 – 16

Day 27 1 Samuel 17 – 1 Samuel 31

Day 28 2 Samuel 1 – 24

Day 29 1 Kings 1 – 22

Day 30 2 Kings 1 – 25

Day 31 1 Chronicles 1 – 8

Day 32 1 Chronicles 9 – 19

Day 33 1 Chronicles 20 – 29

Day 34 2 Chronicles 1 – 21

Day 35 2 Chronicles 22 – 36

Day 36 Ezra 1-  Ezra 10

Day 37 Nehemiah 1 –  Nehemiah 13

Day 38 Esther 1 –  Esther 10

Day38 Job 1 –  Job 23

Day 39 Job 24 –  Job 42

Day 40 Psalms 1 –  Psalms 21

Day 41 Psalms 22 – Psalms 60

Day 42 Psalms 61 – Psalms 90

Day 43 Psalms 91 – Psalms 115

Day 44 Psalms 116 – Psalms 150

Day 45 Proverbs 1 – Proverbs 15

Day 46 Proverbs 16 – Proverbs 31

Day 47 Ecclesiastes 1 – Ecclesiastes 12

Day 48 Song of Solomon 1 – Song of Solomon 8

Day 49 Isaiah 1 –  Isaiah 27

Day 50 Isaiah 28 – Isaiah 66

Day 51 Jeremiah 1 – Jeremiah 20

Day 52 Jeremiah 21 – Jeremiah 52

Day 53 Lamentations 1 – Lamentations 5

Day 54 Ezekiel 1 – Ezekiel 22

Day 55 Ezekiel 23 – Ezekiel 48

Day 56 Daniel 1 – Daniel 12

Day 57 Hosea 1 – Hosea 14

Day 58 Joel 1 – Joel 3

Day 59 Amos 1 – Amos 9

Day 60 Obadiah 1

Day 61 Jonah 1 – Jonah 4

Day 62 Micah 1 – Micah 7

Day 63 Nahum 1 – Nahum 3

Day 64 Habakkuk 1 – Habakkuk 3

Day 65 Zephaniah 1 – Zephaniah 3

Day 66 Haggai 1 – Haggai 2

Day 67 Zechariah 1 – Zechariah 14

Day 68 Malachi 1 – Malachi 4

NEW TESTAMENT

Day 69 Matthew 1 – Matthew 28

Day 70 Mark 1 – 16

Day 71 Luke 1 – Luke 12

Day 72 Luke 13 – Luke 24

Day 73 John 1 – John 21

Day 74 Acts 1 – Acts 15

Day 75 Acts 16 – Acts 28

Day 76 Romans 1 – Romans 16

Day 77 1 Corinthians 1 – 1 Corinthians 16

Day 78 2 Corinthians 1 – 2 Corinthians 13

Day 79 Galatians 1 – Galatians 6

Day 80 Ephesians 1 – Ephesians 6

Day 81 * Philippians 1 – Philippians 4 (Morning)

                Colossians 1 – Colossians 4 ( Afternoon)

                1 Thessalonians 1 – 1 Thessalonians 5 (Bedtime)

Day 82 2 Thessalonians 1 – 2 Thessalonians 3 (Morning)

                1 Timothy 1 – 1 Timothy 6  (Afternoon)

                2 Timothy 1 – 2 Timothy 4 (Bedtime)

Day 83 Titus 1 – Titus 3 (Morning )

                Philemon 1 (Afternoon)

                Hebrews 1 – Hebrews 13 (Bedtime)

Day 84 James 1 –  James 5  (Morning)

                1 Peter 1 – 1 Peter 5 (Afternoon)

                2 Peter 1 – 2 Peter 3 (Bedtime)

Day 85 1 John 1 – 1 John (Morning)

                2 John 1 (Afternoon)

                3 John  (Bedtime)

Day 86 Jude 1

Day 87 Revelation 1 – Revelation 6

Day 88 Revelation 7 – Revelation 18

Day 89 Revelation 19 – Revelation 22

Day 90 – PRAISE!