Arise LORD and Scatter Your Enemies
on July 31st, 2023
The cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,"Rise up, LORD!May your enemies be scattered; may your foes flee before you."Whenever it came to rest, he said,"Return, LORD to the countless thousands of Israel." Numbers 10:34-36. This seems to be a rather curious thing that Moses did. The ark of God was always in front of the Israelit... Read More
A Human Agent For A Divine Assignment
on July 29th, 2023
Now Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We are setting out for the place about which the LORD said, 'I will give it to you.' Come with us and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel."He answered, "No, I will not go; I am going back to my own land and my own people."But Moses said, "Please do not leave us. You know where we should c... Read More
God Truly Longs To Bless You
on July 28th, 2023
The LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron and his sons, 'This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:" ' "The LORD bless you and keep you;The LORD make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;The LORD turn His face toward you and give you peace.""So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them." Numbers 6:22-27. God desires to bless and prosper His children far more t... Read More
Our God Demands Purity
on July 27th, 2023
The LORD said to Moses, "Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone who has a defiling skin disease or a discharge of any kind . . . Send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so that they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them."The Israelites did so; they sent them outside the camp. They did just as the LORD had instructed Moses. Numbers 5:1-4. God pit... Read More
You Have A Role To Play
on July 27th, 2023
The LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. He said: "Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. You and Aaron are to count according to their divisions all the men in Israel who are twenty years old or mo... Read More
Your Tithe Is Holy To God
on July 26th, 2023
"[A Tithe] One-tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain from the fields or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD and must be set apart to him as holy.If you want to buy back the LORD's tenth of the grain or fruit, you must pay its value, plus 20 percent. Count off every tenth animal from your herds and flocks and set them apart for the LORD as holy. You may not pick and choose between g... Read More
The Consequences Of Disobedience
on July 25th, 2023
"But if you will not listen to me and carry out all these commands, and if you reject my decrees and abhor my laws and fail to carry out all my commands and so violate my covenant, then I will do this to you: I will bring on you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight and sap your strength. You will plant seed in vain because your enemies will eat it.I will set my fa... Read More
A Blessing From God
on July 24th, 2023
"Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD. If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit. Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want and live in safety in your... Read More
God Rewards Our Obedience
on July 22nd, 2023
"If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit. Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want and live in safety in your land.""I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one... Read More
A Prayer For You Today
on July 21st, 2023
May the LORD answer you when you are in distress;May the name of the God of Jacob protect you.May He send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.May He remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God.May the... Read More
Don't Be Dishonest
on July 20th, 2023
Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity. Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt. Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:35-37. God was clear in instructing the Israelites to be honest in their dealings with one another. In this particular... Read More
Be Compassionate To The Foreigner
on July 19th, 2023
"When a foreigner resides among you in the 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 Every regulation the LORD gave the Israelites to observe in the Promised Land was geared toward bringing them peace, prosperity, and blessing. This was the ca... Read More