Category: Daily Devotional

For in him [Christ] all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself [God] all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his [Christ’s] cross. Colossians 1:15-23 Jesus, as the Son of God, was sovereign over the universe before He became Incarnate. But, Scripture says Christ became Lord…

Numbers 1-2 A Census of Israel’s Warriors 1 The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by clans, by fathers’…

 …the gospel, which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing… Colossians 1:3-14 There have been and are different heresies taught throughout church history. As an example, Islam insists that Jesus is only a prophet, not deity, and Mormonism contends that Jesus is a man who has achieved the exalted…

Leviticus 26-27 Blessings for Obedience 26 “You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God. 2 You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. 3 “If you walk in my statutes and observe…

I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:10-20 Stoicism was a major philosophy that confronted Christians in the ancient world. Followers of Stoic principles believed that there was little they could do about the circumstances they faced but that they could control their response to events in a way that ensured their…

Leviticus 25 The Sabbath Year 25 The Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to the Lord. 3 For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and…

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Philippians 4:1-9 A preacher talks about a family he has known for many years. He eagerly anticipates every visit to their home because there is always hospitality, food, and conversation. Though hospitality, food, and conversation can be found in many places, a solid, underpinning joy…

Leviticus 23-24 Feasts of the Lord 23 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts. The Sabbath 3 “Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation.…

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:12-21 Although Paul did not know, when he wrote Philippians, whether his path to his resurrection body would go through death as a martyr, by natural death or, by his being translated at the return of Christ, he…

Leviticus 21-22 Holiness and the Priests 21 And the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, No one shall make himself unclean for the dead among his people, 2 except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother, 3 or his virgin sister (who is near to him…