Category: Daily Devotional

 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you… Philippians 1:3-11 From the outset in Philippi, Paul’s special relationship with the Philippian church was meant to be. Paul and Silas first went to Philippi, a city in Macedonia, because of a unique  super-natural vision. Paul and Silas received extraordinarily attentive care from the Philippian jailer…

Leviticus 11-12 Clean and Unclean Animals 11 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. 3 Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat. 4 Nevertheless, among…

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. Ephesians 6:10-20 Paul has just written of the implications of the gospel for several different relationships. Now, Paul, once again, exhorts the believers, in Ephesus, and Christians today, to prepare for the enemy’s attacks, no matter their…

Leviticus 6-7 6 [a] The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or if he has oppressed his neighbor 3 or has found something lost and lied about it, swearing falsely—in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby— 4 if he has sinned and…

Bondservants (Slaves), obey your earthly masters…with a sincere heart, as you would Christ… Ephesians 6:5-9 Paul has already written regarding gratitude for the benefits granted in the Christian’s union with Christ by faith alone to serve the interests of everyone united to Jesus. Our relation to others in the body of Christ determines the practical outworking of…

Exodus 39-40 Making the Priestly Garments 39 From the blue and purple and scarlet yarns they made finely woven garments,[a] for ministering in the Holy Place. They made the holy garments for Aaron, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 2 He made the ephod of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. 3 And they hammered out gold leaf, and he…

Children, obey your parents in the Lord… Ephesians 6:1-4 Taking the fifth commandment on a surface level and not considering its broader implications would be a mistake for the commandment not only applies to how children are to relate to their parents but, how parents should develop and maintain their relationships with their children. Paul…

Exodus 36-38 36 “Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whom the Lord has put skill and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the Lord has commanded.” 2 And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the Lord had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him…

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church…so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Ephesians 5:21-33 It is common, today, to talk generically about “relationships” and “parents.” Softer language about marriage and child rearing represents a softening of…

Exodus 34-35 Moses Makes New Tablets 34 The Lord said to Moses, “Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. 2 Be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me on the top…