Gracious God, help me in my conversations to speak more of you. In those exchanges that I feel blocked and shut out, open a door for your message to flow through. Loosen my tongue to tell of your glory in the tense moments when my spirit senses hostility against the gospel. Do it in a … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Joshua stepped up to lead, “As soon as you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD you God being carried by the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from your place and follow it.” (Joshua 3:3 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Moses blessed the tribes before he died, and he prayed for the Levites in their priestly role, “For they observed your word and kept your covenant. They shall teach Jacob your rules and Israel your law;” (Deuteronomy 33:9b-10a ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
O, Heavenly Father, open the flood gates and let the living water pour over my land, neighboring lands, hinter lands, Wonderland and every land. Let the waters of salvation rise like the river that flows from the throne to freshen the water of the great sea in Ezekiel’s vision. Walk on the living water to … Read more
Only by your mercy, Father, do I live and breathe. Only by your mercy am I able. I am powerless without them to come anywhere close to Paul’s admonition to me to present myself as a living sacrifice. Only by the covering of the Savior’s righteousness am I holy and acceptable to God. Only by … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God told Moses that Israel would forsake God and break the covenant after Moses died, so “Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, ‘Take this Book of the Law and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of … Read more
Gracious and Holy God, thank you for renewing my soul every day. Thank you for giving me the vision of what is to come in the permanent and eternal hope in Christ, Jesus the Messiah. Because of this we stand firm; we do not lose heart. We praise you for blessing us with daily refreshing … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Then Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant and to all the elders of Israel.” (Deuteronomy 31:9 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday Picture of the placard at the caves of Qumran.
Heavenly Father, help me put everything into the correct perspective and separate the difficulties in this life from the glory of the life with you to come. Not that I necessarily receive rewards for following you now, but if not, they will come “in the new world,” according to the words of Jesus. The New … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Moses renewed the importance and power of the covenant given in Horeb between God and his people to those who stood before him in Moab, speaking of God’s power and jealousy over the covenant, along with his wrath against those who dared to profane it. (from Deuteronomy 29 ESV) … Read more