Today’s Bible Reading:  LEVITICUS 14:33-16:34 Leviticus 16:22 The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to an uninhabited land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness.   For many of us the weight of our sins is unbearable. Although we have confessed them and been cleansed from them, we find it hard to remove the guilt and shame that still clings to us because of them. We realize we have been forgiven but we can’t seem to forget. They seem to follow us and we

Today’s Bible Reading:  LEVITICUS 12:1-14:32   Lev 13:17  And the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the sore has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean who has the sore. He is clean.   Leprosy was a debilitating and destructive disease that plagued the people. It was easily spread and had to be held constantly in check. Those who contracted the disease would be pronounced unclean and were sent outside the camp to recover or die. As long as the infection

Today’s Bible Reading:  LEVITICUS 9:1-11:47   Leviticus 10:1  Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them.   We live a world of concessions. It is a society where God’s standards are no more than mere suggestions and where noncompliance is the norm. It is a place where the Lord’s laws are laughed at. It is a culture that cancels His commands. Thei

Today’s Bible Reading:  LEVITICUS 7:1-8:36 Leviticus 8:18  Then Moses presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. And he killed it.   We all sin. Every day we are lured and led into sin. It is an inevitable enticement that we cannot evade. It might be a passing thought that engulfs us or a lasting disobedience that devastates us, but we all sin. It is our daily dilemma. Yet God “ knows our frame, he remembers that w

Today’s Bible Reading:  LEVITICUS 4:1-6:30   Leviticus 6:13 A fire shall always be burning on the altar: it shall never go out.    Fires need fuel to burn. Without it they would go out. But fires need a specific substance to stay lit. They need combustible material to last. The constant flow of flammable material must be supplied for the fire to survive. If noncombustible objects were added to the fire, it would eventually die.   Within the courtyard of the tabernacle was pos

Today’s Bible Reading:  NUMBERS 8:1-9:14, LEVITICUS 1:1-3:17 Number 9:8 And Moses said to them, “Stand still, that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you.”   As we journey in our faith, we often encounter spiritual concerns that we can’t seem to resolve. We discover spiritual dilemmas that defy our understanding. We find it difficult to discern what we should do. We are indecisive in how to proceed with our problem. We are at a standstill, but we need not stand

Today’s Bible Reading:  NUMBERS 7:1-89   Numbers 7:89 Now when Moses went into the Tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of one speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim: thus He spoke to him.   We all want to hear from God. We want Him to speak to us audibly. We want to hear His voice. Yet seldom does God speak aloud to us. He has chosen to communicate to us through His written word. He

Today’s Bible Reading:  EXODUS 39:32-40:38, NUMBERS 9:15-23 Numbers 9:18 At the command of the LORD the people of Israel set out, and at the command of the LORD they camped. As long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle, they remained in camp.   Every believer at some point struggles with discerning God’s will for their life. We all ponder His purpose and plan for our life. We wonder about the way He wants us to go. We desire His direction during our deepest doubt. We need

Today’s Bible Reading:  EXODUS 37:1-39:31   Exodus 38:8 He made the laver of bronze and its base of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the serving women who assembled at the door of the Tabernacle of meeting.   We have things in our life that we deem necessary. We find these items essential for our existence. The children of Israel were no different. The women who had been bound in slavery were now free. Things that were unattainable were now accessible. Items of luxury were

Today’s Bible Reading:  EXODUS 35:1-36:38   Exodus 36:2 Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab and every gifted artisan in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, everyone whose heart was stirred to come and do the work   Artisans make the bland become beautiful. They make the lifeless come to life and give color to the colorless. Their skills and talents enable them to enhance and embellish that which is dull and mundane. Their creations help to bring beauty to a broken world.  

Today’s Bible Reading: EXODUS 32:1-34:35   Exodus 33:11 Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent. -    Moses had what we want. His encounter is what we desire to experience. God spoke to Moses face to face. He didn’t speak to Him from a distance, but directly. He didn’t converse with him from a cloud, but close. He di

Today’s Bible Reading:  EXODUS 29:1-31:18   Exodus 29:20 “and you shall kill the ram and take part of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tips of the right ears of his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the great toes of their right feet, and throw the rest of the blood against the sides of the altar.”   The priests of old were set apart for select service to the Lord. They lived their life to minister before the Lord. Believe

Today’s Bible Reading: EXODUS 25:1-28:43   Exodus 25:22 And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.   God always has a purpose for what He presents to His people. Here he has brought the people to Mt. Sinai to instruct them in two areas. First, He has given them principles to follow that

Today’s Bible Reading: EXODUS 22:16-24:18 Exodus 23:29-30 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild beasts multiply against you. Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land.   Most of us wonder why we continue to struggle with the same sin long after our conversion. Why does it linger, day after day haunting us, and holding us captive to its impulses? We wish that

Today’s Bible Reading:  EXODUS 20:1-22:15 Exodus 20:20 And Moses said to the people, "Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin."   God’s people had been freed from their long bondage in Egypt. God had borne them on “ eagles wings ” and brought them to Mt. Sinai. It was here He would meet with them. They had seen His power displayed in the plagues and now they would see His presence declared.   Moses went up to mee

Today’s Bible Reading:  EXODUS 16:1-19:25 Exodus 16:21 Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat; but when the sun grew hot, it melted.   Manna in the morning was an opportunity for God's people to gather what He provided for them. It was available to all, but access was limited. It was missed if not gathered in the morning, before the sun rose and melted it away. Missed opportunities mark our lives. Limited offers litter our days. The “I should haves”

Today’s Bible Reading;  EXODUS 13:1-15:27 Exodus 13:17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, "Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt." -   The shortest way may not be the best way. The children of Israel had been freed from hundreds of years of slavery. Theirs was the way of the worker, not the warrior. They knew only shovels not swords. They did not

Today’s Bible Reading: EXODUS 10:1-12:51   Exodus 12:15 when I see the blood I will Passover you   The death angel was approaching. The dark night had come. The day of deliverance was dawning. The sacrifice was made. The blood applied. All their fears and doubts remained. Questions arose. Is the blood enough? Will He see it? Will it save us? The eyes of faith may often become dim with doubt, but the eyes of the Savior see clearly. His eyes are focused when our eyes fail. The

Today’s Bible Reading: EXODUS 7:14-9:35   Exodus 9:34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet more; and he hardened his heart, he and his servants.   Pharaoh had encountered months of plagues. Up until now he had been able to weather them. His magicians could even duplicate several of them. His heart remained hardened to the constant requests of Moses to let the Israelites go. However, now it was different. This plague seemed to

Today’s Bible Reading:  EXODUS 4:18-7:13   Exodus 5:2 But Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover, I will not let Israel go."     Moses comes before Pharaoh having heard from and heeded God’s call. He stands not in his might, but in the might of the Almighty. He represents not himself, but his Lord. Moses knows Him. Pharaoh doesn’t. Moses has been with Him. Pharaoh hadn’t. Moses has heard Him. Pharao