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Deuteronomy 23:19

2/22/2026

They will summon peoples to the mountains and there offer sacrifices of righteousness; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand.

In his final discourse with the people of Israel, Moses prophesies on behalf of the different tribes concerning future blessings that God will bring. Zebulun and Issachar be like a team, with riches from land and sea combined to celebrate God’s goodness publicly in a holy celebration in the area of Galilee. Their wealth and prosperity will not necessarily turn their hearts from God. Their riches will provide a platform of testimony reaching to other Israelites, but also to pagan nations , welcomed to the party and urged to behold and worship God. Lord, help our partnership with other Christian to glorify Your Name, and may the prosperity You bring about enable us to bring special honor to Jesus.

Numbers 35:19

2/21/2026

The avenger of deathm, when he meets him, he will put him to death.

God is very clear in His insistence that if a man sheds the blood of another person, that man should be put to death. And no dawdling about it. When he meets him, the appointed avenger will do the job. Someone who is guilty will not receive from others the means he needs to flee to the nearest city of refuge, and fleeing there does not get him off the hook. Then there will be a trial, and the guilty man will be put to death. Quick and certain retribution is intended for cases of murder. For our society, it takes decades and millions of dollars for justice to be done. Lord, unmask the folly of presenting ourselves as more noble in this regard than you. Bring us to repentance and faith in Jesus.

Leviticus 27:19

2/20/2026

If the man who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, he must add a fifth to its value and the field will again become his.

An army of experts is necessary to interpret, organize, delegate and carry out the directives of the book of Leviticus as it applies to the citizens of the nation of Israel. Roughly 8% of the population is officially committed to this organization and operation. The verse today gives principles that will serve as precedents for legal and financial challenges Israelites will face . Behind every directive of the priests is the desire to maintain respect and honesty in men’s dealings with God. We know the nature of the mess we are in when we actually ask, “what are the rules?” Thank You, Lord, for being the “Expert” on every challenge we face, and for finding a way to deal gently in Jesus.

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.