Month: August 2025

Keep Circling in Prayer

“On the seventh day, march around the city seven times.”
Joshua 6:4

To pray or not to pray—those are the only options. Whether you’ve been circling your prayers for the past seventeen days or seventeen years, if the answer is not yet, then you’ve got to keep circling. It’s always too early to give up! Because it’s never over until God says it’s over. If your cause is ordained by God, then the battle belongs to the Lord. It’s His victory to win, not yours. God’s timing is perfect. And as you wait, you’ve got to keep praying.

Today, examine the request you want to bring to God. No matter if it’s an old request or a new one, if it’s ordained by God, then write it down, keep praying, keep asking, keep circling.

Excerpt from The Circle Maker: 40 Day Prayer Challenge by Mark Batterson

August 4, 2025 – Bible Recap Journal

Nahum 1–3

Common Theme
God’s justice is certain and inescapable as He pronounces judgment on Nineveh for its cruelty and oppression. Yet, in His sovereign power, He also brings comfort and deliverance to His people, proving Himself both just and a stronghold in times of trouble.

Questions

  • How does God’s judgment on Nineveh reveal His commitment to justice for the oppressed?
  • In what ways does this passage show that God’s power brings both destruction to evil and protection for His people?

God Shot
God is a jealous and avenging protector who will not let wickedness go unpunished. At the same time, He is a refuge for those who trust in Him, demonstrating His unmatched power to both judge and save.

August 3, 2025 – Bible Recap Journal

2 Chronicles 32-33

Common Theme
God delivers and strengthens His people when they rely on Him, but rebellion and pride lead to judgment and exile. Yet, even in the depth of sin, God shows mercy to the repentant, restoring those who humble themselves before Him.

Questions

  • How does Hezekiah’s reliance on God during Assyrian threats contrast with Manasseh’s rebellion?
  • What does Manasseh’s restoration teach us about God’s willingness to forgive even the gravest sins?

God Shot
God is both a mighty defender of His people and a merciful redeemer of the repentant. His power humbles kings, and His grace reaches into the darkest prisons to bring restoration to those who turn back to Him.

August 2, 2025 – Bible Recap Journal

2 Kings 20–21

Common Theme
God responds to prayer and extends mercy to the repentant, yet He also brings judgment when leaders lead His people into deep sin and idolatry. The faithfulness of God contrasts sharply with human unfaithfulness and rebellion.

Questions

  • How does God’s response to Hezekiah’s prayer demonstrate His mercy and sovereignty over life and death?
  • What does Manasseh’s reign reveal about the consequences of turning a nation toward idolatry?

God Shot
God shows Himself as both merciful and just—merciful in granting Hezekiah more years of life and delivering Jerusalem, yet just in declaring judgment against Judah for Manasseh’s wickedness. He is a God who listens to prayer but will not overlook persistent rebellion against His covenant.

August 1, 2025 – Bible Recap Journal

Isaiah 64-66

Common Theme
God answers the cry of His people for mercy, promising both judgment on persistent rebellion and the creation of a new heavens and new earth where His faithful servants will rejoice. He reveals Himself as the sovereign Lord who listens, restores, and establishes eternal peace for those who humble themselves before Him.

Questions

  • How does God’s response to Israel’s repentance shape our understanding of His justice and mercy?
  • What does the promise of a new heavens and new earth reveal about God’s ultimate plan for His people?

God Shot
God is the compassionate yet holy Redeemer who does not ignore sin but draws near to the humble and contrite. He is the sovereign Creator who will bring forth a glorious, everlasting kingdom where righteousness dwells.