Daily Devotion

These commands to put the word on their hand and forehead were not literal commands but commands to remind them of how important God’s word is to us. God told the Israelites and therefore us too to always keep the word of God in the forefront of all that we do.  We...

Just as Israel was to be different from all the other nations we as Christians are to be different from all those around us who don’t know the Lord.  We too are called holy and need to deal mercilessly with the sin in our lives as they were to do.  We like the...

In Deuteronomy 5 we see the 10 commandments restated to the new generation after Israel has wandered in the wilderness for 40 years and just before they crossed into Canaan.  Why do YOU think God gave us the 10 commandments?  Some think it because God is some kind...

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...

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...

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'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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...