We all experience seasons of change—times when the familiar is suddenly gone. Perhaps you’re walking thru loss, a new job, a financial challenge, or simply the daily pressure of a demanding schedule. We see this exact scenario in the life of Joshua. He...
Progressive revelation is beholding the glory of the Lord until we see Him above ourselves, our all in all. What an exciting week of reading we have before us. Luke’s gospel is in full swing with Jesus revealing the kingdom of God and His ways. Stories recorded in...
In the first Chapter of Joshua, God commands Joshua to be strong and courageous so that he may be able to observe all that God spoke to Moses (Joshua 1:7), and to meditate on God’s Word, so that he would prosper. To meditate is to murmur in pleasure or anger, to...
The Mirror of God is the Word of God—Where we see the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Beholding Christ, we are changed into His likeness from glory to glory from the Lord the Spirit. The Spirit of the Lord and the word of truth bring sanctification...
What Jesus is praying over you may surprise you. Tomorrow evening, Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) begins, observed Thursday, October 2nd. This is the most holy of the seven yearly Feasts. “For on that day the priest shall make atonement for you, to cleanse you, that...
Transfiguration to crucifixion…to hope! This week’s Tier 1 – New Testament Scriptures will bring us through most of Mark and 1 Corinthians. In Tier 2, 2 Kings, we will see the death of Elisha and the many kings coming and going. Jehu becomes king and is God’s...
Today is the Feast of Trumpets. It began yesterday at sundown and begins the ten days of Awe leading to Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) on Thursday, October 2nd. Then we count five days and begin Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) on Tuesday, October 7th. This runs for eight...
We turn to Him and He heals us. We are in an exciting week of reading and living in His word. As we read, we enter the story. The images given by the Holy Spirit lead us into encounters in truth with our Lord. We are not gaining information. We are entering...
A look at His voice in His Word I want to use yesterday’s (Monday, September 15th) reading schedule to illustrate and share the power of God’s word to become the voice of God speaking. Most of you are familiar with our Bible Reading plan “That I May Know Him”, which...
We are transformed by the renewing of our minds. This week, we finish Matthew and enter Mark while we continue in Romans. 1 Kings picks up the pace: kings come and go, both in Judah and Israel, Elijah’s confrontation with the prophets of Baal, Jezebel’s threat, and...