“The Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give. These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze; blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; ram […]
01/22/2024 Daily Devotion – The Blood!
“Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said, ‘This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.’” (Exodus 24:8 NIV84) The people of Israel had come to Mt. Sinai to meet with God and to hear His Word. In an […]
1/09/2024 Daily Devotion – Do not commit adultery!
“You shall not commit adultery.” — Exodus 20:14 (NIV84) Martin Luther in his explanation to this commandment stated, “We should fear and love God so that we lead a sexually pure and decent life in what we say and do, and husband and wife love and honor each other.” Please notice that he referenced the marriage […]
11/27/2023 Daily Devotion – Don’t misuse God’s name!
“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.” — Exodus 20:7 (NIV84) How we use a name expresses how we feel toward that person or thing. The intent of our heart reveals itself as we begin to add actions and adjectives […]
11/26/2023 Daily Devotion – Don’t have any other gods!
“You shall have no other gods before me.” — Exodus 20:3 (NIV84) Starting today, we are going to go through a series of devotions on the Ten Commandments. The numbering of the commandments differs from one denomination to another, but the integrity of the commandments remains the same. I come from a Lutheran heritage and […]
11/25/2023 Daily Devotion – Even our obedience is about grace!
“And God spoke all these words: ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.’” — Exodus 20:1-2 (NIV84) As sinful human beings, we often look at the commands of God and feel like He is taking something away from us. We feel He is restricting […]
11/21/2023 Daily Devotion – Understanding our relationship with God
“Then Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain and said, ‘This is what you are to say to the house of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ […]
11/13/2023 Daily Devotion – Will you just do what I say?!
“Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions. On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring […]
10/31/23 Daily Devotion – God simply wants us to remember it’s about His grace!
“This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the law of the Lord is to be on your lips. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand.” (Exodus 13:9 NIV84) Sometimes we just have the wrong perspective when it comes to […]
10/28/23 Daily Devotion – The Lord kept vigil!
“Because the Lord kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelites are to keep vigil to honor the Lord for the generations to come.” (Exodus 12:42 NIV84) Over the years, I have read the book of Exodus quite a few times, but today this verse just jumped […]
