Daily Devotion
ADDING OR TAKING AWAY FROM HIS WORD
Five times in the Bible God tells us not to add to His word or take anything away from it. We talked about this earlier in the week how God’s word came directly from Him using human authors to write it. God wrote the Bible so that we would know how to live so as...
HE SHALL DIRECT OUR PATHS
The Bible tells us that if we follow God’s word and In all our ways acknowledge Him, that He shall direct our paths (Proverbs 3:6). When you follow the Lord He puts you in the places He wants you to be and when He wants you there. There is no safer place to be than...
HE IS HOLY AND JUST
Throughout the whole of Psalm 47 we are called on to praise God and realize how great He is. We are to willingly submit to His authority and understand He is an awesome great King and will subdue all under His feet one day as He is doing to some at this time. He...
GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH
God's people find safety and courage when they trust in Him. He is a shelter from danger and a source of strength for them. Consequently, they need not fear even though they face many tragedies. Martin Luther felt inspired to write the hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is...
THE LORD’S SUPPER
Here Jesus is establishing the Lord’s Supper in which we remember the shedding of Jesus’ blood in His dying on the cross for our sins and also look forward to His second coming. This is not an act which can do anything to save us or contribute to it but the...
THE ULTIMATE DIVINE AUTHORITY OF THE BIBLE
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. (Mark 13:31) What this means is that God used man to write the word of God and it says exactly what He wanted said and it will never be able to be removed or destroyed by anyone. What is written...
FULFILLING OUR VOWS
Vows were voluntary promises to do or not do specified things. Some vows were offered to express thanks when God had done something special. A vow was a required obligation not to be broken, but fulfilled completely. Chapter 30 explains the important principle that...
THE UNCONDITIONAL PROMISE
Here we see in this passage Jesus rebuking the Sadducees. They did not believe the Old Testament taught the resurrection, nor the life after death in heaven or hell and that is why they were sad you see. God promised the Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob)...
GOD’S WILL
The psalmist is asking God to reveal His will that gives understanding and life. His truth and will is always known through that which is contained in His word. It is only through the reading of God’s word and asking God’s help in revealing the truth’s contained...
BLESSABLE?
Here in this chapter we see King Balak trying to get Balaam to curse Israel. Balaam is out of the will of God in going with this king and trying to do something that God will never do. God had a plan and a purpose for Israel and would not go back on these...
SHOWING AND RECEIVING MERCY
The first verse of Psalm 41 speaks of God blessing those who take care of those who cannot take care of themselves and God will deliver them when they need help. God is always merciful to those who show mercy. This is stated over and over in the Bible. If we are...
TRUSTING IN THE LORD
God's people should not stop trusting in the Lord because the wicked prosper temporarily, nor should we despair when they seem to prevail against us. Rather, we should continue to trust in the Lord, take refuge in Him, and rely on His faithfulness to His promises....