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Exodus 40:19

2/19/2026

Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, as the Lord commanded him.

All the accoutrements connected with the worship of God in the tabernacle have been prepared for official worship. The assembly of everything having to do with the Tent and the covering of the tent itself have been put in place, and it has been exactly in accordance with the command of God. Moses had nothing to do with design. Execution and erection was his responsibility, and with regard to the tabernacle itself, the work is now complete. As we labor in the temple made without hands, the dwelling-place of God in our midst, let us view as sacred the materials that He has incorporated in the design, and let us seek to assemble God’s people in a way that will bring glory to the great Name of Jesus!

Genesis 50:19

2/18/2026

But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God?"

The brothers are long accustomed to deceit and manipulation and dishonesty, so they are sure that they will find this in Joseph. “Until dad died, Joseph pretended to forgive us, but now he will use his power to judge and destroy!” But they do not need to worry. God is working in Joseph’s heart, and although he can’t deny that they were wrong, he sees the panorama of goodness surrounding all the years of their lives. They meant it for evil, but God meant it for good. May such a perception of God dominate our thoughts this day! May we be ready to forgive any wrong and see every event of our lives as guided by the heart of God. All Joseph’s experiences in all those years were from the hand of Jesus.

Revelation 1:15

2/17/2026

His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was lie the sound of rushing waters.

John uses what we call similes to try to describe what Jesus has revealed to him. The words we read are “like” the things that John actually observes. Our frame of mind as we read John’s description affects our perception of the images we see throughout the book. A critical or cynical spirit makes us see everything quite differently from a devoted heart seeking to worship the God who is speaking to us. Unbelievers always misjudge the Scripture. For them to see God will take a work of the Holy Spirit in their hearts. “Unless a man is born-again, he cannot see the kingdom of God,” The believer’s heart opens to John’s words, and reaches for the image that what John sees is “like”. We are dealing with Jesus.

Jude 15

2/16/2026

...to judge everyone and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him,

Jude quotes an ancient prophecy retained in Jewish literature , from the seventh generation from Adam. This early prophet looked to the days surrounding the coming of Christ and was impressed by ungodliness. A fundamental rejection of God was everyhere. Other sins can be addressed and provided for, but determined resistance to God receives only condemnation. Enoch envisions the day of Christ’s return not from a Christian’s perspective, but from the hopeless perspective of the one who persistently rejects the Savior. Every thought, word and deed is ungodly, and the judgment is terrible. Destruction is absolutely inevitable, and it alarms Enoch enough to make him call out. We shudder, and we call out to Jesus.

III John

2/15/2026

Peace to you, The friends her send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name.

Besides being siblings, Christians are friends. Before the name “Christian” was applied to believers in Antioch, Christians referred to themselves in different ways, perhaps because of disguising their identities from officials. The terms they chose spoke of the relationship God had brought about with Himself when He sent them His Spirit and made them new. They are siblings of one another; they are friends more truly than they ever knew before they were saved. To be a friend points to the relationship Abraham had with God. And Jesus spoke in the upper room discourse to say that He no longer called us servants, but friends. It is a good name for Christians. May this be our challenge and our hope. May we learn truly to be friends for the glory of Jesus.

2 Joun 13

2/14/2026

The children of our elect sister send their greetings

Surveilance was going on to find out what was going on in Christian circles. If any letter was intercepted, it could be checked for content and sent on its way. The phraseology connected with talking about a “sister” and greetings sent from one group of “sisters” to another would not yet have flashed any warnings . The wonderful truth of the sibling relationship of all Christians would not have been understood at all by those outside the church of Christ. And it is still not understood by non- Christians. But it means a lot to a believer. God has made us part of a real family more important than any on earth. The very meaning of our personal existence is connected with our relationship our Big Brother, Lord and Savior , Jesus.

I John 2:5

2/12/2026

But if anyone obeys His word, God's love is truly made complete in him, This is how we know we are in Him.

One of the down-to-earth experiential effects of being born-again is a personal desire to obey God. We really want to do His will. We begin to be frustrated with old habits because they draw us away from what we have come to sincerely desire. It begins to be a struggle that Paul describes as carrying around a body of death. Thank You, Lord, for begetting us again to a new kind of life. Evidence of its reality is the fact that we really do want to love and serve God with all our hearts. We no longer look for ways to disobey You and avoid the consequences. We obey because we want to. This is Your gracious and wonderful work in us, Lord Jesus.