Day 178: Called Back (2026)
6/27/202623 min
Fr. Mike points out how Jehu followed God half-way, but God wants us to follow Him with our whole hearts. He also explains the prophecy of Amos, who is trying to call people back to the Lord before it is too late. The readings for today are 2 Kings 10, Amos 1-3, and Psalm 110.
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[gentle music] Hi, my name's Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture. The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story. Today is day one hundred and seventy-eight. You guys, wow, just good job. Holy smokes. I am so grateful and so proud of you. Um, we're reading today 2 Kings 10. We're also diving from Hosea into Amos, the new prophet Amos. Well, not new now, but [laughs] new to us today. Amos chapters one, two, and three. We're also praying Psalm 110. As always, the Bible translation I'm reading from is the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition. I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible in a Year reading plan, that way you would have known that Amos was sneaking up on us today on day 178, you can visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. If you also want to, you can subscribe to this podcast in your app or not. Um, as I said, it is day 178. We are reading 2 Kings 10, Amos chapters one, two, and three, and we are praying Psalm 110. The Second Book of Kings chapter 10. Massacre of Ahab's Descendants. Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the rulers of the city, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying, "Now then, as soon as this letter comes to you, seeing your master's sons are