Numbers 36 – Deuteronomy 1 / Luke 5:29-5:11 / Psalm 66 / Proverbs 11:24-26 Give freely – be generous – refresh others – and fellowship with sinners I love the stories about those Jesus chose to spend His free time with, those He ate and laughed with because He did the unexpected. He ate with …
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Numbers 32:1-33:39 / Luke 4:31-5:11 / Psalm 64 / Proverbs 11:22 When Jesus borrowed Simon’s boat, asking him to push it out into the water, did He already have in mind to do the miracle of loading the boats with fish? Was Jesus aware that His Father was choosing these men to be His disciples and walk …
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Numbers 30-31 / Luke 4:1-30 / Psalm 63 / Proverbs 11:20-21 Truth and integrity are becoming rare in the world today, and distinguishing truth from lies is becoming harder to discern. Proverbs 11:20 states The LORD detests people with crooked hearts, but he delights in those with integrity. The term crooked heart is interesting, but …
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Numbers 28:16-29:40 / Luke 3:23-38 / Psalm 62 / Proverbs 11:18-19 Christ died once for all men… and when Jesus came, He fulfilled every letter of the law… If you’ve ever read the Old Testament books that line out all the sacrifices required under the law – I mean all of them, and it’s exhausting …
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Numbers 26:52-28:15 / Luke 3:1-22 / Psalm 61 / Proverbs 11:16-17 Women in the Bible are fascinating and there are too many stories to recount here. Women in the east have for centuries been seen more as property than people of equal value with men. But God does not see male or female – He …
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Numbers 22:21-23:30 / Luke 1:57-80 / Psalm 58 / Proverbs 11:12-13 I appreciate prophecy. I crave hearing God’s voice, whether in my own ear or through someone else. That’s why I am fascinated by the story of Zechariah, Elizabeth and their newborn son John. Remember, it’s been 9 months since Zechariah came out of the …
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Numbers 21:1-22:20 / Luke 1:26-56 / Psalm 57 / Proverbs 11:9-11 Luke 1:38 Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” How many of us would be willing to respond this way if God sent an Angel to tell us our life was going to be greatly …
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Numbers 15:17-16:40 / Mark 15 / Psalm 54 / Proverbs 11:5-6 Who can read the story of Jesus’s trial, abuse and crucifixion without being emotionally moved? It wreaks me every time. Even if I set aside the fact that Jesus was God in the flesh, and the reason He came was to die, the story …
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Numbers 11:24-13:33 / Mark 14:22-52 / Psalm 52 / Proverbs 11:1-3 I’ve read the Old Testament stories many times, but this is the first time I saw a connection between Moses’ humility and that being the reason God met with him face to face. This is what God says of Moses … Of all my …
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Numbers 10:1-11:23 / Mark 14:1-21 / Psalm 51 / Proverbs 10:31-32 Psalm 51 is a familiar Psalm. It is the one that was David’s prayer after his sin with Bathsheba. Many Jesus followers have used this Psalm as a prayer of contrition and repentance. The imagery is beautiful and filled with hope, especially in the …
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