ONE YEAR DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH COMMENTARY

helpful hints for a

daily uiet Time Q
The purpose of this Quiet Time is to meet the needs of spiritual growth
in the life of the Christian in such a way that they learn the art of conducting
their own personal investigation into the Bible.
Consider the following helpful hints:

1 Give priority in choosing your quiet time. This will vary with each
individual in accordance with his own circumstances.
The time you choose must:
n have top priority over everything else
n be the quietest time possible.
n be a convenient time of the day or night.
n be consistently observed each day.

2 Give attention to the procedure suggested for you to follow.

Include the following items.
n Read God’s Word.
n Mark your Bible as you read. Here are some suggestions that
might be helpful:
a. After you read the passage put an exclamation mark next to
the verses you completely understand.
b. Put a question mark next to verses you do not understand.
c. Put an arrow pointing upward next to encouraging verses.
d. Put an arrow pointing downward next to verses which weigh
us down in our spiritual race.
e. Put a star next to verses containing important truths or major
points.
n Meditate on what you have read (In one sentence, write the main
thought). Here are some suggestions as guidelines for meditating
on God’s Word:

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prayer journal
daily prayer list
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Family
date | request date | answer

Christian Friends
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Unsaved Friends
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missionaries
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something for everyone
Some people just can’t get enough! That is why we have
several dimensions in the Word of Life Quiet Time.
Along with the daily reading, content and application
questions for each day, two reading programs are given to
help you understand the Bible better. Choose one or both.

Reading Through the

New Testament Four Times In One Year
Turn the page and discover a schedule that takes you
through the New Testament four times in one year.
This is a great method to help you see the correlation
of the Gospels and other New Testament books.

Reading Through the

Whole Bible In One Year
Turn another page and find a program of several pages that
will guide you through a chronological reading of the
entire Bible. Follow this schedule and you will move from
Genesis through Revelation in one year.

The Choice is Up to You

Whether you have a short quiet time, a quiet time with
more scripture reading or one with a mini-Bible study
each day, we trust your time with God will draw you
closer to Him in every area of your life.

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Read through the new testament
four times in one year
Weeks 1-13 Weeks 14-26
o Matthew 1-3 o Romans 4-6 o Matthew 1-3 o Romans 4-6
o Matthew 4-6 o Romans 7-9 o Matthew 4-6 o Romans 7-9
o Matthew 7-9 o Romans 10-12 o Matthew 7-9 o Romans 10-12
o Matt. 10-12 o Romans 13-16 o Matt. 10-12 o Romans 13-16
o Matt. 13-15 o 1 Cor. 1-4 o Matt. 13-15 o 1 Cor. 1-4
o Matt. 16-18 o 1 Cor. 5-9 o Matt. 16-18 o 1 Cor. 5-9
o Matt. 19-21 o 1 Cor. 10-12 o Matt. 19-21 o 1 Cor. 10-12
o Matt. 22-24 o 1 Cor. 13-16 o Matt. 22-24 o 1 Cor. 13-16
o Matt. 25-26 o 2 Cor. 1-4 o Matt. 25-26 o 2 Cor. 1-4
o Matt. 27-28 o 2 Cor. 5-8 o Matt. 27-28 o 2 Cor. 5-8
o Mark 1-3 o 2 Cor. 9-13 o Mark 1-3 o 2 Cor. 9-13
o Mark 4-5 o Galatians 1-3 o Mark 4-5 o Galatians 1-3
o Mark 6-8 o Galatians 4-6 o Mark 6-8 o Galatians 4-6
o Mark 9-11 o Ephesians 1-3 o Mark 9-11 o Ephesians 1-3
o Mark 12-14 o Ephesians 4-6 o Mark 12-14 o Ephesians 4-6
o Mark 15-16 o Philippians 1-4 o Mark 15-16 o Philippians 1-4
o Luke 1-2 o Colossians 1-4 o Luke 1-2 o Colossians 1-4
o Luke 3-5 o 1 Thes. 1-3 o Luke 3-5 o 1 Thes. 1-3
o Luke 6-7 o 1 Thes. 4-5 o Luke 6-7 o 1 Thes. 4-5
o Luke 8-9 o 2 Thes. 1-3 o Luke 8-9 o 2 Thes. 1-3
o Luke 10-11 o 1 Timothy 1-3 o Luke 10-11 o 1 Timothy 1-3
o Luke 12-14 o 1 Timothy 4-6 o Luke 12-14 o 1 Timothy 4-6
o Luke 15-17 o 2 Timothy 1-4 o Luke 15-17 o 2 Timothy 1-4
o Luke 18-20 o Titus 1-3 o Luke 18-20 o Titus 1-3
o Luke 21-22 o Philemon o Luke 21-22 o Philemon
o Luke 23-24 o Hebrews 1 o Luke 23-24 o Hebrews 1
o John 1-3 o Hebrews 2-4 o John 1-3 o Hebrews 2-4
o John 4-5 o Hebrews 5-7 o John 4-5 o Hebrews 5-7
o John 6-7 o Hebrews 8-10 o John 6-7 o Hebrews 8-10
o John 8-10 o Hebrews 11-13 o John 8-10 o Hebrews 11-13
o John 11-12 o James 1-3 o John 11-12 o James 1-3
o John 13-15 o James 4-5 o John 13-15 o James 4-5
o John 16-18 o 1 Peter 1-3 o John 16-18 o 1 Peter 1-3
o John 19-21 o 1 Peter 4-5 o John 19-21 o 1 Peter 4-5
o Acts 1-3 o 2 Peter 1-3 o Acts 1-3 o 2 Peter 1-3
o Acts 4-6 o 1 John 1-3 o Acts 4-6 o 1 John 1-3
o Acts 7-8 o 1 John 4-5 o Acts 7-8 o 1 John 4-5
o Acts 9-11 o 2 Jn, 3 Jn, Jude o Acts 9-11 o 2 Jn, 3 Jn, Jude
o Acts 12-15 o Revelation 1-3 o Acts 12-15 o Revelation 1-3
o Acts 16-18 o Revelation 4-6 o Acts 16-18 o Revelation 4-6
o Acts 19-21 o Revelation 7-9 o Acts 19-21 o Revelation 7-9
o Acts 22-24 o Rev. 10-12 o Acts 22-24 o Rev. 10-12
o Acts 25-26 o Rev. 13-15 o Acts 25-26 o Rev. 13-15
o Acts 27-28 o Rev. 16-18 o Acts 27-28 o Rev. 16-18
o Romans 1-3 o Rev. 19-22 o Romans 1-3 o Rev. 19-22

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romans
The author of Romans is Paul, the
apostle to the Gentiles. He writes to
Gentile believers in the city of Rome,
although he had not yet visited Rome,
and the people he addresses by
name are friends he met elsewhere.
The book is dated A.D. 57 and would
have been written from Corinth on
Paul’s third missionary journey.
In the book, we can see Paul’s
desire to move his base to Rome
for westward expansion (toward
Spain). The end of the Book of Acts
found Paul under house arrest in
Rome. From a few statements in the
New Testament and the consistent
teachings of the early church fathers,
Paul was apparently released from
that house imprisonment. Tradition
says Paul not only made it to Spain
but also to the farthest reaches of
the Roman Empire, such as Great
Britain.
The Book of Romans has been
called the “Foundation of Christian
Theology,” the “Cathedral of the
Christian Faith,” the “Constitution of
Christianity,” and the “Masterpiece
of the Apostle Paul.” It had a
profound impact on Martin Luther
and the Reformers. Historian
Philip Schaff said, “It is the most
remarkable production of the most
remarkable man. It is his heart. It
contains his theology, theoretical
and practical, for which he lived and
died. It gives the clearest and fullest
exposition of the doctrines of sin and
grace and the best possible solution
of the universal dominion of sin and
death in the universal redemption
by the second Adam.” John Calvin
testified: “If man understands it,
he has a sure road open for him
to the understanding of the whole
Scripture.”
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Bible Book
Introduction
Romans and Colossians are the
only letters written to churches Paul
had not visited. In Romans, he quotes
extensively from the Old Testament,
referring to fifty-six passages, as
opposed to forty-seven in his other
twelve epistles total (excluding
Hebrews, which has thirty-nine and
whose authorship is disputed). There
is a particular emphasis on Isaiah
and the Psalms. Compared to other
New Testament books, only Matthew
uses more, with sixty-seven in one
book, although Luke in his two works
(Luke and Acts) quotes sixty-nine.
The book of Romans is powerful
for its tightly reasoned presentation
of salvation. The Greek language (as
opposed to the picturesque Hebrew
language) was ideally suited to
this kind of theological discussion.
Paul was also ideally suited, both
because of his Jewish training (he
would have held the equivalent of a
doctorate degree in both religious
studies and law and was certainly
fluent in at least three languages)
and also because he was the man
chosen to bring “Jewish” salvation
to the Gentile world. In the book, we
find the atmosphere of the arena,
forged in the heat of debate!
Theme of Romans: “The
Righteousness of God”
Chapters 1-3: “The need for God’s
righteousness”
Chapter 4: “The provision of God’s
righteousness”
Chapters 5-8: “The results of God’s
righteousness”
Chapters 9-11: “The defense of
God’s righteousness”
Chapters 12-16: “The application of
God’s righteousness.”
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Romans 8:26-39
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What is the writer saying?

How can I apply this to my life?

Netherlands – For those crossing social and cultural barriers trying to spread
pray the Gospel to the lesser reached people.
In Romans Paul demonstrates that the know refers to “intimate knowledge,”
law is powerless to help us obey God. such as “Adam knew his wife, and
Since we are also powerless, the result she bore Cain.” In the Greek language
is that instead the law acting as a balloon foreknow does not mean “know ahead of
lifting us to God, the law becomes an time” like it could in English, but rather
anchor sinking us deeper into sin. Once “to set love upon ahead of time.” It is
we acknowledge our helpless condition only used of people in the Bible. Acts
and call out to God for saving grace, 2:23 shows God’s decision to love us
the Holy Spirit empowers us, even even when He knew men would crucify
praying for us when our own prayers His Son. In verse 29, “predestined”
fail. “Intercession” in verse 27 means means “to mark out boundaries ahead
“falls in with while walking for the sake of time.” The goal of this process is
of making a request.” that we be “conformed” (the words with
Paul continues with the emphasis that and to morph [shape]) into the image of
the power of salvation is totally of God. God’s perfect Son.
Our responsibility is just to believe that
He can and will save us. After that, our
daily relationship is one of continuing to
believe, and act, that He is the source of
our power to overcome sin.
Paul logically traces the steps from
our unsaved state all the way into the
glorification of eternity. In verse 29, the
Greek word foreknow is made of two
parts: fore means “ahead of time” and

Paul is convinced that we are not only conquerors but “hyper

conquerors.” In Latin, that is “super” conquerors. Super men and
women in, through, and for Jesus Christ!

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 saturday
Romans 9:17-33
49
What is the writer saying?

How can I apply this to my life?

Cuba – Fruitfulness and a greater area of outreach for the Christian radio
pray feeds out of Latin America.
God’s election does not force an
individual to behave in a certain way. In
Exodus, before God hardened his heart,
Pharaoh had already hardened his
own heart, as 1 Samuel 6:6 explains.
Therefore in verses 19-22, Paul argues
that man is still fully responsible. In
verse 23, he argues that those of us
who are elect have been prepared by
God for salvation, a positive action. On
the other hand, in verse 22, those who
demonstrate they are not elect by never
getting saved are fitted for destruction,
but the verses don’t say this negative
action is by God. The verb is in the
middle and passive form. If translated
as a middle voice, then “they fitted
themselves.” If taken as a passive,
then “they were fitted.” Thus, it does
not specify who did soothe fitting for
destruction.
In verse 25, Paul refers to the prophet
Hosea (Osee), who had a child named
lo-ammi, which is Hebrew for “not my
people.” In Hosea, it referred to God’s
rejection of unfaithful Israel. However,
the “not my people” period will one day
become the ammi (“my people”) period.
Likewise in Isaiah (Esias) 62:4, Israel
was lo-hephzibah in her rebellious state
but through God’s saving grace would
one day become hephzibah (“beloved”).
The concept of the “remnant” (v. 27)
occurs frequently in the Old Testament
prophets. In Isaiah 7:3, Isaiah had
a son symbolically named Shear-
jashub—“only a remnant shall return.”
Left to themselves, Old Testament Israel
(and all men as well) would constantly
rebel and end up utterly destroyed by
God’s judgment, as were Sodom and
Gomorrah. Election, then, is a positive
doctrine (unto salvation) not negative
(rejected to damnation).

Theology is fun to discuss, but there comes a point when we

have to fall silent and let God be God. Notice Paul’s warning: “Nay
but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God?” We may not
understand or see God’s way as fair, but we must honor God and
His Word.

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wednesday
Romans 11:13-24
50
What is the writer saying?

How can I apply this to my life?

China – For the failure of all government attempts to impose false doctrine on
pray registered churches.
Paul identifies himself as the “apostle of
the Gentiles.” This is significant, not just
for his argument in chapter 11, but also
for God’s whole plan for human history.
Why did God choose Paul to write thirteen
books of the New Testament and explain
“the mystery of the church”? Didn’t
Christ pray all night before choosing
the twelve disciples? Didn’t He spend
three and a half years training them?
Why would He then choose an outsider
and spend another three years training
him (as Paul explains in his testimony in
Galatians)? Answer: The twelve disciples
were trained to offer the Messianic
Kingdom. Their message in the Gospels
was: “Repent, the kingdom of heaven is
at hand.”
Paul, on the other hand, was chosen
when the Jews rejected the spiritual
requirements of the kingdom. He
explains and leads a new entity—the
church. In verse 15, “life from the
dead” implies that although it seems
impossible now, eventually the Jews
will come to Christ. In verse 16, the
“firstfruit” and “root” refer to the start of
the Chosen People with the patriarchs
(Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob). Paul
then develops the image of an expert
orchard farmer who selects hardy root
stock for his fruit trees and then grafts
in a different kind of branch to produce
sweeter, more prolific, or better fruit. The
church, with its Gentiles, is like a “wild”
olive tree that has been grafted onto the
fat [rich] root of the Jews. We benefit
for now, but someday God will remove
the church (in the Rapture and then in
the ensuing apostasy of the remaining
professing church) and will graft back
into the rich root the branches He had
originally designed for His olive tree.

The centuries seem to roll by lazily, but here we are 2,000 years
after Christ, and Israel is still a nation. God is poised to bring them
to Himself despite centuries of rejecting Jesus of Nazareth.

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Wednesday
Romans 15:1-13
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What is the writer saying?

How can I apply this to my life?

Thailand – For believers to stand strong in a land where more people earn
pray their living through crime than honest labor.
Paul encourages believers to follow
Christ’s example in considering the
welfare of others before their own. The
“ought” of verse 1 is a moral imperative;
we are duty-bound and honor-bound to
do this as children of the king, for the
“edification” or house-building of fellow
believers. Christ should be our example
of self-sacrifice for the benefit of others
(v. 3).
The word “learning” in verse 4 refers to
formal learning. “Patience” comes from
a compound Greek word that combines
under with to abide. Proper edification
allows us to hold up under stress. The
word for “comfort” (v. 4) is the famous
word parakaleo, from which we get a
title for the Holy Spirit, Paraclete. “Para”
means “alongside of,” as in parallel.
“Clete” comes from kaleo which
means “to call.” The Holy Spirit and the
Scriptures are both one called alongside
of another to help.
In verses 9-12, Paul reminds us that he
is the apostle to the Gentiles and that he
is writing to Gentiles. He quotes four Old
Testament passages (2 Samuel 22:50
and Psalm 18:49; Deuteronomy 32:43;
Psalm 117:1; Isaiah 11:10). All four are
quoted word-for-word from the Greek
copy of the Old Testament (as opposed
to Paul freely translating the Hebrew
into Greek), as these Greek readers
would be more familiar with the Greek
copy of the Old Testament (this also is
a practical illustration that “inspiration”
extends to the translations of the original
text as well). It is important to Paul for
these Gentile Romans to know that
God envisioned them coming to Christ
even as He chose and worked through
the Jews in the Old Testament. In fact,
God always intended the Jews to be a
missionary force to bring the Gentiles to
God (Ex. 19:6).

It is easy to become a Christian. It is hard to become Christ-like!

How can you “build up” other Christians today?

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The following chart is provided to enable
everyone using Word of Life Quiet Times to
stay on the same passages. This list also aligns
with the daily radio broadcasts.

Week 1 Aug 29 – Sep 4 Psalms 104:1-105:45

Week 2 Sep 5 – Sep 11 Psalms 106:1-108:13
Week 3 Sep 12 – Sep 18 Psalms 109:1-113:9
Week 4 Sep 19 – Sep 25 2 Corinthians 1:1-4:18
Week 5 Sep 26 – Oct 2 2 Corinthians 5:1-8:24
Week 6 Oct 3 – Oct 9 2 Corinthians 9:1-13:14
Week 7 Oct 10 – Oct 16 1 Samuel 1:1-9:27
Week 8 Oct 17 – Oct 23 1 Samuel 10:1-17:16
Week 9 Oct 24 – Oct 30 1 Samuel 17:17-20:42
Week 10 Oct 31 – Nov 6 2 Samuel 5:1-23:7
Week 11 Nov 7 – Nov 13 James 1:1-3:10
Week 12 Nov 14 – Nov 20 James 3:11-5:20
Week 13 Nov 21 – Nov 27 Proverbs 21:1-23:25
Week 14 Nov 28 – Dec 4 Proverbs 23:26-25:28
Week 15 Dec 5 – Dec 11 1 Peter 1:1-3:7
Week 16 Dec 12 – Dec 18 1 Peter 3:8-5:14
Week 17 Dec 19 – Dec 25 Luke 1:1-2:14
Week 18 Dec 26 – Jan 1 Luke 2:15-4:15
Week 19 Jan 2 – Jan 8 Luke 4:16-6:26
Week 20 Jan 9 – Jan 15 Luke 6:27-8:15
Week 21 Jan 16 – Jan 22 Luke 8:16-9:50
Week 22 Jan 23 – Jan 29 Luke 9:51-11:28
Week 23 Jan 30 – Feb 5 Luke 11:29-13:9
Week 24 Feb 6 – Feb 12 Luke 13:10-15:32
Week 25 Feb 13 – Feb 19 Luke 16:1-18:43
Week 26 Feb 20 – Feb 26 Luke 19:1-21:4

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Week 27 Feb 27 – Mar 5 Luke 21:5-23:12
Week 28 Mar 6 – Mar 12 Luke 23:13-24:53
Week 29 Mar 13 – Mar 19 Ezekiel 1:1-11:25
Week 30 Mar 20 – Mar 26 Ezekiel 12:17-20:16
Week 31 Mar 27 – Apr 2 Ezekiel 20:17-33:20
Week 32 Apr 3 – Apr 9 Ezekiel 33:21-37:14
Week 33 Apr 10 – Apr 16 Ezekiel 37:15-47:12
Week 34 Apr 17 – Apr 23 Philippians 1:1-2:23
Week 35 Apr 24 – Apr 30 Philippians 2:24-4:23
Week 36 May 1 – May 7 Isaiah 1:1-9:7
Week 37 May 8 – May 14 Isaiah 10:16-26:21
Week 38 May 15 – May 21 Isaiah 28:5-35:10
Week 39 May 22 – May 28 Isaiah 40:1-44:24
Week 40 May 29 – June 4 Isaiah 45:5-49:26
Week 41 Jun 5 – Jun 11 Isaiah 50:1-57:21
Week 42 Jun 12 – Jun 18 Isaiah 58:1-66:24
Week 43 Jun 19 – Jun 25 Psalms 114:1-119:8
Week 44 Jun 26 – Jul 2 Psalms 119:9-119:64
Week 45 Jul 3 – Jul 9 Psalms 119:65-119:120
Week 46 Jul 10 – Jul 16 Psalms 119:121-119:176
Week 47 Jul 17 – Jul 23 Romans 1:1-3:20
Week 48 Jul 24 – Jul 30 Romans 3:21-6:23
Week 49 Jul 31- Aug 6 Romans 7:1-9:33
Week 50 Aug 7 – Aug 13 Romans 10:1-12:21
Week 51 Aug 14 – Aug 20 Romans 13:1-16:27
Week 52 Aug 21 – Aug 27 Hosea 3:4-14:19

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