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The One Year Unlocking the Bible Devotional

Copyright © 2012 by Colin S. Smith. All rights reserved.

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Designed by Mark Anthony Lane II

Edited by Jonathan Schindler

Published in association with the literary agency of Wolgemuth & Associates, Inc.

Portions of The One Year Unlocking the Bible Devotional are adapted from Unlocking the Bible Story by Colin S. Smith, volumes 1 through 4. Used by special permission of Moody Publishers.

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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Contents

A Note from the Author

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

A Note from the Author

Many people know some stories from the Bible but do not know the Bible’s story.

Whether you’ve been reading the Bible for years or are just starting out, one of the great dangers you face is the real possibility of missing the forest for the trees. But once you begin to see the Bible as one story that begins with two people in a garden, ends with a vast crowd of people in a city, and all along the way points to Jesus Christ, God’s Word will be wonderfully unlocked for you.

For years I’ve been encouraging people to read through the Bible in order to grasp the big picture of the Bible’s story line. I first gave a series of eighty messages through the Old and New Testaments at The Orchard Evangelical Free Church, which were later adapted by Moody Publishers into four volumes called Unlocking the Bible Story. In this devotional, I’ve collected and arranged that material—and added some fresh insights—so that it can most profitably be read over the course of one year.

As you get started, you’ll notice that you can travel either by date (January 1, ...