When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. (Deuteronomy 8:6) It's easy to think that you're responsible for what you have. After all, you've worked hard, you've been thrifty, you've been diligent. But there's so much more to what you have, isn't there? Who gave you the ability to work? Where did your job come ... [Continue Reading]
Value Lies in the Application (Deuteronomy 5-6)
So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. (Deuteronomy 5:32-33) Have you ever noticed that people don't buy cans of paint, open them up, and just ... [Continue Reading]
The Created Over the Creator (Deuteronomy 3-4)
And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars—all the heavenly array—do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven. (Deuteronomy 4:19) There is a temptation to place as our objects of worship those things that were created over the One who created them. This ... [Continue Reading]
No Excuses (Deuteronomy 1-2)
"In spite of this, you did not trust in the Lord your God..." (Deuteronomy 1:32) The Israelites had problems with trusting God. Though they had moments of clarity, it sure seems like their journey was one marked more by getting things wrong than by getting things right. The baffling part of their lack of trust is that God revealed Himself to them in such incredible ... [Continue Reading]
The Danger of Frustration (Numbers 20-21, Psalm 90)
He and Aaron gathered the assembly together in front of the rock and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” (Numbers 20:10) Every person has a breaking point. Regardless of who you are or how patient you seem, there's someone in your life who is capable of pushing you so far that you finally lose it. Moses experienced that ... [Continue Reading]
To Tell You the Truth (Numbers 16-17)
Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. But they said, “We will not come! Isn’t it enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? And now you also want to lord it over us! (Numbers 16:12-13) Failing to accurately represent the whole truth is just as dishonest as telling a flat out lie. In ... [Continue Reading]
Unique Prayers (Numbers 12-14)
So Moses cried out to the Lord, “Please, God, heal her!” (Numbers 12:13) At first glance, there's nothing unique about Moses' prayer for his sister. Most people pray for God to heal a loved one at some point in time - even those who profess no faith in anything other than themselves. What makes Moses' prayer unique is the situation leading up to it. Faced by all ... [Continue Reading]
A Walk Down Memory Lane (Numbers 10-11)
The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started wailing and said, “If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic. But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna!” (Numbers 11:4-6) Oh, Israel. How quickly you forget from whence you ... [Continue Reading]
The God Who Fulfills Promises (Numbers 1)
All the Israelites twenty years old or more who were able to serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families. The total number was 603,550. (Numbers 1:45-46) God doesn't make promises He doesn't intend to keep. When God promised Abraham that his descendants would be more numerous than the stars in the sky, Abraham had no idea what that would mean. In ... [Continue Reading]
Remember Your Journey (Leviticus 16, 19)
‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.' (Leviticus 19:33-34) In giving the Israelites instructions on how to live, the Lord felt it was important for them to remember their humble ... [Continue Reading]
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