Category: Daily Devotions

“Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.” (Luke 6:36) In Luke 9:20 Jesus asks His disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” The world might admire Jesus and speak highly of Him, but true disciples confess the truth about Jesus. Indeed, the entire Bible is about what Jesus does: He became man for…

“This is the law of the Nazirite … They must fulfill the vows they have made …” (Numbers 6:21) The Nazarite vow was a voluntary and temporary vow that any man or woman in Israel could take. During the period of the vow, a Nazirite could not eat or drink anything from the grapevine, cut…

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1-2) In a sense, our problems are manifold. The devil tempts and accuses us. The world threatens us. We try to avoid pain, suffering, and death, but trouble…

“The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: “The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting …” (Numbers 2:1-2) For many people, summertime is camping season. It’s a great time to go camping and enjoy the outdoors. For 40 years in the wilderness, Israel camped. They didn’t have permanent homes; they lived in tents.…

“Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.” (1 Peter 5:9) Christians should expect suffering in this life. The devil is prowling, seeking to devour God’s people. The devil tries to destroy the faith of Christians by means of persecution. He…

“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.” (Job 8:21) Sometimes when your heart has been broken, the healing comes first and the answers come later. But when you think about it, wouldn’t you rather walk with God in the darkness than walk alone in the light? It’s…

“Jesus asked, ‘Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?’” (Luke 17:17) One day Jesus healed ten men of leprosy, which at the time was a death sentence because there was no known cure for it. Amazingly, only one of them remembered to come back and thank Him. What’s the story with the…

“Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans … listing every man by name, one by one.” (Numbers 1:2) Before leading Israel into the wilderness, God told them to count every man 20 years old or older and able to serve in the army. And “the total number was 603,550.” A census…

“The Lord spoke to Moses … in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt.” (Numbers 1:1) The book of Numbers begins with a reference to the Israelites coming out of Egypt, where they had been slaves for many years…