Category: Daily Devotions

“The Lord said to Moses, ‘Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.’” (Numbers 21:8) Some people like snakes, but a lot of us don’t. We see them as dangerous and even sneaky and suspicious. Israel didn’t like snakes either. Poisonous snakes caused…

“Everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.” (Matthew 5:22) It is a grave mistake to think that we can just do whatever we want because we’ll be…

“Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD.” (Psalms 134:1) The last verse of the last psalm in the Bible says, “Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord” (Psalm 150:6). That means as long as you are alive you…

“Aaron will be gathered to his people.” (Numbers 20:24) People often say there are two things that are certain in life: death and taxes. This passage doesn’t say anything about ­taxes, but it talks a lot about death. Sometimes that may seem morbid, but all of us need to recognize the reality of death. Death…

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.” (Psalm 28:7) The Lord is everything. He is the strength of His people. He is our strength. He is our shield. The Lord is the source…

“… bring this community into the land I give them.” (Numbers 20:12) One of the greatest threats in the wilderness is to run out of water. In the Desert of Zin there was no water for Israel to drink, and it seemed as if God was leaving them to die in the desert. But God…

“But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.” (Nehemiah 4:9) God’s sovereignty doesn’t negate our responsibility. Just the opposite. It empowers it. When we trust God, we think more clearly and react more decisively. Like Nehemiah, who said, “We prayed to our God and posted a…

“Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” (Ruth 1:16) The book of Ruth sits in between Judges and 1 Samuel as a wonderful little story about life during the time of the judges. Before Israel had a king, they had judges, people who were sent by the Lord every so often…

“Aaron’s staff … had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.” (Numbers 17:8) It was a miraculous, incredible sign. God said, “The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout.” A dead stick would come to life! One staff from each tribe, including Aaron’s staff for the tribe of Levi, was…