Read: Proverbs 14:1–3, 26–27, 33 (NIV) | Bible in a Year: 2 Chronicles 28–29; John 17

The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down. Proverbs 14:1

Read: 1 John 3:1–3 (NIV) | Bible in a Year: 2 Chronicles 25–27; John 16

We know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him. 1 John 3:2

Read: Romans 12:9–13 (NIV) | Bible in a Year: 2 Chronicles 23–24; John 15

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12

Rogelio served as our waiter during our weeklong vacation. In one conversation, he credited Jesus for blessing him with Kaly, a compassionate wife with strong faith. After they had their first baby, God gave them the opportunity to help care for their niece who had Down syndrome. Soon after, Rogelio’s mother-in-law needed live-in care.

Read: Deuteronomy 32:1–4 (NIV) | Bible in a Year: 2 Chronicles 21–22; John 14

All [God’s] ways are just. Deuteronomy 32:4

In 1983, three teens were arrested for the murder of a fourteen-year-old. According to news reports, the younger teen was “shot . . . because of his [athletic] jacket.” Sentenced to life in prison, the three spent thirty-six years behind bars before evidence surfaced that revealed their innocence. Another man had committed the crime. Before the judge released them as free men, he issued an apology.