Read Joshua 4 The Lord tells Joshua to appoint twelve men, one from every tribe to gather stones from the Jordan. The stones were to be set up as a memorial for the children of Israel so they may remember what God did for them. The stones were also a teaching aid so parents could […]
Read Deuteronomy 34 Moses was a friend of God. We see in Scripture he had a face-to-face relationship with God. No one has ever had a relationship like that since Moses. We might think there was something special about Moses that he deserved that kind of closeness with God. Maybe he was “holier than thou”, […]
Read Joshua 3 God wants His people to know He is real. He orchestrates the most elaborate ways to demonstrate to us He exists. Joshua 3 contains another example. A Sign The Lord is preparing Joshua for what God is going to do. He says “By this you shall know I am with you as […]
Read Psalm 2 It must look silly to God, looking down from heaven, when all His creation is off doing their own thing, forgetting who made them, ignoring His word, and rejecting His unending love. Here in Psalm 2 we have a picture of man doing just that. God speaks, “Why do the nations rage […]
Read Joshua 1:1-16 Is there something God has called you to do which you haven’t done yet? What are your reasons for delaying? Responsibility Joshua was faced with enormous responsibility after Moses’ death. He was called to lead the children of Israel into the Promised Land. Goad had a plan and Joshua would play a […]
Read Psalm 3 There is nothing like trouble to get us to look to the Lord. That’s what David did when fleeing from his own son, Absalom, who wanted David’s throne. Options There are a few options when trouble comes. We could cower in fear. Fret and worry about how it will all turn out. […]
Now therefore, write down this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for Me against the children of Israel. Deuteronomy 31:19 NKJV God gave Moses a song to teach the children of Israel so they would be reminded of […]
“Now it shall come to pass, when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God drives you, 2 and you return to the LORD your God and obey His voice, according […]
Deuteronomy 26 is more than just about tithing, although many seem to pick that out of the entire chapter, more often that not. While it does describe how the tithe should be distributed to the Levites, the stranger, the fatherless and the widow, there is more going on in this chapter than just that. Continue […]
Read Acts 23 Paul is brought before the council. Paul mouths off. Annias the High Priest orders them to strike Paul’s mouth. They tell Paul that’s the High Priest. Paul says he didn’t know and quotes Scripture “you shall not speak evil of a ruler of the your people.” How humbling. Government Leadership Check out […]