Deut. 3

God forbade Moses from entering the Promised Land. He had neglected to sanctify the Lord’s name at Meribah by striking the rock in anger rather than speaking to it in faith. God did give him a glimpse of it from the top of Mt. Pisgah.

Once while vacationing in NC, I played golf at a course nestled in the Pisgah mountains. Like Pisgah in the Bible, the view was spectacular. God kept Moses out of the land … and He seemed to keep my golf ball OUT of the holes. No faith and no practice.

Deut. 2

For the entire 40-year journey the Israelites experienced in the wilderness, they never lacked. God fed them, clothed them (their shoes never wore out), and kept them healthy when they were obedient.

Jesus essentially promised the same to us in His Sermon on the Mount. He’s good to us even when we disobey.

Deuteronomy 1

When the Israelites encountered resistance on the Promised Land, they violated a spiritual principle … they based their fears on what they saw rather than God’s promise. He told them to possess the land and that HE would fight FOR them.

God will fight for you. Don’t let your fear of the obstacles before you cripple you. With prayer and faith, you too can possess God’s promise to you.

Num. 36

We find this expression often in the Word. It’s where God wants to be.

He wants to be the center and heart of all we do. We accomplish it by committing everything to Him in prayer initially. Then, we allow His Word to direct our course of action. He is thereby allowed to be as great as HE IS!

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in his love, He will joy over thee with singing. [Zeph. 3:17]

“For unto YOU shall be born this day in the City of Dsvid a SAVIOR …”

Num. 29

The Law of Moses “Recipe of Righteousness” was an exhausting litany of requirements for the worshippers. Fulfilling all the details to please the Lord was nearly impossible. Whereas it wasn’t easy to live up to, it did serve as an effective schoolmaster to bring us to Christ. Faith in Christ accomplished what observance of the Law did not … give us a practical and sufficient way to live a life pleasing to the Lord.

Thanks be to God for His unspeakable Gift, Jesus His Son.

Num. 29

I served the Lord in the Praise and Worship/Music ministry from 1972 to 2002. My desire was to give God the best music I could from a sincere heart. I was very careful to avoid worshipping music excellence. That is idolatry.

Paul instructs, “Whatever you do [whatever your task may be], work from the soul [that is, put in your very best effort], as [something done] for the Lord and not for men.” [Col. 3:23 Amp.]

Num. 28

Obviously God has a nose because the concept of a “soothing aroma” to Him is a major issue concerning offerings.

Our lives offer up an aroma to Him. God preferred Abel’s offering because it included faith. A frequent bath in His Word helps deter an offensive smell from our lives.

2 Cor. 2:14-17 tells us how we can witness about Christ to our generation with the fragrance of our lives.

Num. 26

Nadab and Abihu were Aaron’s sons. They messed up big time. I’m sure it was a great grief to Aaron and his wife, because God took them.

My baby brother, Greg, took his life in 1993. I watched the suffering my parents endured. I don’t want that for anyone.

Pray for your children EVERY DAY that they stay clear of sin.

The original reason I began this blog was to challenge the staff and families of Trinity Christian School to read through the Bible in a year. There are many published plans of daily readings to use.

3 chapters every day and 5 on Sunday will get it done.

I listen to the Word. I use the audio Bibles from biblegateway.com. I imagine I’m present in the text. I’m now going through the NASB 1995 version. The NIV Dramatized is excellent. It makes you feel like you’re right there.

What a marvelous gift God has given to us, His Word.