3-Day Bible Reading Plan: “Vision Recasting Part 2”
God doesn’t clone; He creates. He’s not a generic Creator using a limited palette. God’s mission isn't a mass-produced product; it’s a breathtaking masterpiece, vibrant with a billion unique colors, a symphony of individual contributions. He doesn't work with a simple set of eight crayons; He has a vast box, each crayon uniquely designed to shade the story exactly as He intends. - Pastor Paul Crandell, 1/12/25
Day 1
Featured Verse: Ephesians 2:10 - “We are His workmanship.”
Cross References:
Psalm 139:13-16 - “You knit me together in my mother’s womb.”
How does the intimate knowledge and involvement of God in the formation of each individual influence your understanding of human dignity and identity?
Philippians 2:13 - “For it is God who works in you.”
In what ways does the idea that God works in you to will and to work for his good pleasure affect your approach to personal motivation and decision-making?
2 Corinthians 5:17 - “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.”
How does the concept of becoming ‘a new creation’ challenge or change your view on what it means to be a Christian?
“For we are his workmanship…Not as men only, but as Christians; not as creatures merely, but as new creatures; the work of grace upon the soul seems chiefly designed, which like a poem, as the word may be rendered, is a very curious work; the king’s daughter is all glorious within, for this is an internal work, and is a good and excellent one; it is not indeed perfected at once, but is gradually carried on, till the finishing stroke is given to it by that hand which begun it; the author of it is God, it is not man’s work.” - John Gill
Day 2
Featured Verse: Romans 8:29-30 - “Those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son.”
Cross References:
Ephesians 1:4-5 - “He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world.”
How does the notion that we were chosen ‘before the creation of the world’ to be holy and blameless in God's sight shape your understanding of your purpose and God's plan for your life?
1 Peter 1:2 - “According to the foreknowledge of God.”
How does knowing that you are ‘chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father’ influence your sense of belonging and purpose within the Christian community?
2 Thessalonians 2:13 - “God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved.”
In what ways does the idea that God ‘chose you as the firstfruits’ affect your view on your spiritual journey and the role of the Holy Spirit in your life?
“All that God designed for glory and happiness as the end, he decreed to grace and holiness as the way. The whole human race deserved destruction; but for reasons not perfectly known to us, God determined to recover some by regeneration and the power of his grace. He predestinated, or before decreed, that they should be conformed to the image of his Son. In this life they are in part renewed, and walk in his steps.” - Matthew Henry
Day 3
Featured Verse: John 21:20-23 - “What is that to you? You follow Me!”
Cross References:
Matthew 16:27 - “He will repay each person according to what he has done.”
How does this promise of Jesus repaying each person shape your perspective on accountability and the significance of your actions in daily life? How might it motivate you to better serve Christ?
1 Corinthians 4:5 - “Each one will receive his commendation from God.”
What does the prospect of receiving commendation from God inspire you to do or change in your life regarding how you live and interact with others?
Revelation 3:11 - “Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.”
What does this warning suggest about spiritual rewards? How might someone “seize your crown”?
“Our Lord only checks the curiosity of Peter, and minds him to attend things which himself was concerned in; telling him, he was not concerned what became of John, whether he should die, or abide upon the earth until Christ’s second coming: it was Peter’s concern, without regarding what others did, or what became of them, himself to execute his Master’s command, and follow his example.” - Matthew Poole