David Bahn – Reflections

Light from the Word and through the lens

Tag: bible

  • Please pray these Psalms with me on this Lord’s Day  Psalm 4 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!     You have given me relief when I was in distress.     Be gracious to me and hear my prayer! 2 O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame?     How long will you love vain words…

  • Follow the Word: A Hand Restored, Hearts Revealed (Corrected Podcast Link)

    Click here for an audio version of this blog post. Today’s readings are Mark 3-4; Psalm 2. I hope you will join me in reading these passages. Mark 3:1-12 Again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2 And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that…

  • Follow the Word: A Hand Restored, Hearts Revealed

    Clicdk here for an audio version of this blog post. Today’s readings are Mark 3-4; Psalm 2. I hope you will join me in reading these passages. Mark 3:1-12 Again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2 And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that…

  • New Year – New Reading Plan: Follow the Word, The Beginning of the Gospel

    Clicdk here for an audio version of this blog post. Today’s readings are Mark 1-2; Psalm 1. I hope you will join me in reading these passages. Mark 1:1-15 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your…

  • 49 Week Bible Challenge Day 242: Jesus. Only Jesus

    Click here for an audio version of this blog post. Today’s readings are Colossians 1; Psalm 43; 89; 2 Chronicles 1; Job 39. I hope you will join me in reading these passages. Colossians 1:15-19 [Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth,…

  • 49 Week Bible Challenge Day 241: God’s Deliverance: Hope Amidst Fear

    Click here for an audio version of this blog post. Today’s readings are Acts 27; Numbers 29; Acts 28; Psalm 15; Psalm 119:65-96. I hope you will join me in reading these passages. Acts 27:16-26 Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the ship’s boat. 17 After hoisting it…

  • 49 Week Bible Challenge Day 240: The Beauty of God’s Law: Justice, Truth, and Love

    Click here for an audio version of this blog post. Today’s readings are Acts 26; Psalm 119:41-48; Jeremiah 1; 18; 35. I hope you will join me in reading these passages. Psalm 119:41-43 Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord,    your salvation according to your promise;42 then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me,    for I trust in…

  • Please pray these Psalms with me on this Lord’s Day  Psalm 28 O Lord, To you, O Lord, I call;     my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me,     I become like those who go down to the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,     when I cry to you…

  • Christmas Day +1 2025: Treasuring & Pondering

    Today’s 49 week challenge readings are Acts 23; Exodus 22; Psalm 54; 70. Note: Today’s devotion is not based on these readings, but I encourage you to read them nonetheless. Luke 2:16-19 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it, they made known…

  • Christmas Day 2025: “The Word became flesh” – Thanks be to God!

    Click here for an audio version of this blog post. Today’s readings are Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:1-20; John 1:1-14; Galatians 4:4; TItus 2:11; 3:4-5 . Note: I will be preaching at St. John on Christmas Day – my favorite service of the year. Join us at 9:30. John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among…