Devotional tags: Week 4 // Thursday

The Mosaic Covenant

Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left! Walk just as he has commanded you so that you may live, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land you are

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Praise the Lord!

The Lᴏʀᴅ God of Israel deserves praise, in the future and forevermore. Let all the people say, “We agree! Praise the Lᴏʀᴅ!” Psalm 106:48 Into the Text Psalm 106 is a beautiful example of praise and trust in God. The psalmist includes a long, detailed record of God’s dealings with

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God is Faithful

But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3   Into the Text There is a difference between being alert and living in fear. We are called to live aware of the spiritual battle that rages all around us

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Sexually Pure

For this is God’s will: that you become holy, that you keep away from sexual immorality, that each of you know how to possess his own body in holiness and honor, not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God. For God did not call us to

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Peace on Earth

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!” Luke 2:14   Into the Text The angels’ joyful proclamation of “peace on earth” is great news for us. The Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, has finally come to bring God’s peace to

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Salvation: Faith

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 “because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the

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The Ten Commandments

“”I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.”  Exodus 20:2–3   Into the Text The Ten Commandments are more than simply rules to follow. They show us how to have right

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Love God and Love Others

He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord really wants from you: He wants you to carry out justice, to love faithfulness, and to live obediently before your God. Micah 6:8   Into the Text Have you ever gotten something really wrong before? Maybe you’ve

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Speak the Truth in Love

“The delight of a king is righteous counsel, and he will love the one who speaks uprightly.“ Proverbs 16:13   Into the Text One of the key characteristics of a good leader is a love for truth. A righteous leader not only speaks the truth but also values hearing it.

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The Wise Man Who Built His House on the Rock

Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock. Matthew 7:24-25   Into

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