Daily Devotion
SYMBOLS OF BLESSING
The loaves of showbread were laid in the tabernacle in God’s presence for 7 days. They were changed out every 7 days and were not laid there as a sacrifice to God for Him to eat as idolatrous people did for their so called gods. This represented several things: ...
THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT
Every day we miss the mark on the greatest commandment to Love God like He deserves. He deserves first place in all we do and the way we do it should be pleasing to Him. The second, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself" is quoted from Leviticus 19:18 and is...
WHO OR WHAT IS YOUR GOD
Who or what is your God? A god is anything we sacrifice to or for. We can sacrifice all our time, money, and energy for a job, a hobby, family, or any number of things. These can be good things if put in the proper priority. We need to make sure that God is the...
GOD IS HOLY AND SAYS BE HOLY AS I AM HOLY
God used Moses to speak to them all the information (The Word of God) they needed to live in such a way as to please Him. The people affirmed all that God said was good and said they would obey the commands. They made two mistakes as we often do too. First they...
LORD, WE WANT OUR EYES TO BE OPENED OR THE BREAD FROM HEAVEN
God fed the Israelites with the food that came down from Heaven. Jesus said He was the bread that came down from Heaven (John 6). This manna was the only food they had for the 40 years of wilderness wandering. Christ is the only (spiritual) food we need during...
THE LORD WENT BEFORE THEM
The Israelites were not left alone to wander aimlessly, trying to find their way out of Egypt. He did not deliver them from Egypt only to leave them to their own devices as to which way to go, how to get there, and to face all the obstacles and dangers on their...
SAVED BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH IN THE BLOOD OF THE SACRIFICE
When the people applied the blood to the threshold and the doorway, they were inviting God to cross over the threshold into their home as their protector from the angel of death. That is, God did not pass over; he “crossed” over! Furthermore, God entered into a...
DO YOU WONDER WHETHER GOD IS TRULY WITH YOU?
I know many today wonder whether God is truly with them and try all kinds of means and methods to get what they want or get out of problems. It seems like people want don’t want to trust God for anything but as a last resort. God did everything necessary to save...
ALONE WITH JESUS ON THE MOUNTAIN
The disciples were alone with Jesus on the mountain of transfiguration in Mark 9 and Matthew 17 and they got a glimpse of who He truly is and heard the Father speak of how He was pleased with Jesus. They were able to hear a word from God and see a glimpse of His...
IF ANY MAN FOLLOW ME
In Matthew 16:24 Jesus said, "If any man follow Me, let him take up his cross and follow Me." This is talking about the suffering sacrificial side of following Jesus. What does it mean to take up your cross and bear your cross? Jesus is saying here that we should...
OBEDIENCE TO GOD
In a time when Pharaoh was killing all of their children these two ordinary Hebrews are obedient to God. They trust God and put this child who is Moses in a little ark that reminds us of the ark that Noah the first savior of the human race and his family were...
JESUS’ COMPASSION FOR THIS CROWD
Again we see Jesus’ compassion for this crowd. The crowds had been standing in line for days to get help from Jesus and were now weak for lack of food. He tests the disciples with an implied let’s feed them. The disciples are thinking in human terms even though...
