Year: 2020

“… through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;” (2 Corinthians 6:8) Kelli B. Trujillo writes: “I’m not your servant!” I half-grunted, half-spoke to one of my kids as I got on my hands and knees to pick up pasta he’d decided to deposit on the floor. Then a…

“Now the people complained …” (Numbers 11:1)” Complaining can seem like a favorite pastime for many of us. We complain about the weather and what we have to wear. We complain about food and finding nothing to do. We complain about traffic and technology. Complaining was second nature for Israel during the wilderness years. In…

“Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.” (Acts 14:17) The Bible tells us that God reveals Himself to all humans through nature. For example, God testifies to His existence and power through the existence…

“If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the Lord gives us.” (Numbers 10:32) After a long period of camping at Sinai, Israel was finally ready to head into the wilderness. Each family group marched in line, with the cloud of the Lord leading them. As they set out, Moses…

“Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’ Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on…

“Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the Israelites set out; wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped.” (Numbers 9:17) A popular children’s game is “Follow the Leader.” In this game you only have one job: do whatever the leader does. If the leader walks up a hill, you follow up the hill. If…

The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’” (Numbers 8:1-2) The tabernacle in the wilderness was a unique place with interesting furniture. One piece of furniture was the lampstand described in our passage.…

“For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.” (Romans 8:20-21) Our God isn’t merely interested in rescuing disembodied souls. God…

“When the altar was anointed, the leaders brought their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.” (Numbers 7:10) What kind of giving pleases God? In this passage, the Israelites brought offerings to the Lord as the tabernacle was dedicated. How did they give, and what do we learn about giving that honors…