The Giver
Scripture Deuteronomy 8:17-18 "You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me." But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms His covenant, which He swore to...
Clear Communication
ScriptureDeuteronomy 5:22"These are the commandments the Lord proclaimed in a loud voice to your whole assembly there on the mountain, from out of the fire, the cloud and the deep darkness; He added nothing more. Then He wrote them out on two stone tablets, and gave...
Goldilocks Blessings
ScriptureNumbers 34:1-2"The Lord said to Moses, "Command the Israelites and say to them: 'When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is to have these boundaries:" ObservationGod's power and resource are limitless...and yet He...
Completely Different
ScriptureMark 10:13-14"People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the...
The Bare Necessities
ScriptureMark 9:30-31a"They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, because He was teaching His disciples." ObservationJesus had important work to do. Not healing the sick, not raising the dead, not cleansing...
Imperfection, Perfectly Loved
ScriptureMark 8:14-15"The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. "Be careful", Jesus warned them. "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod." ObservationSomeone on the planning committee...
Next
ScriptureNumbers 27:15-16,18,20"Moses said to the Lord, "May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things appoint someone over this community...""So the Lord said to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of leadership, and lay your...
Fighting Who?
ScriptureNumbers 14:2,4,26"All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, "If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness!""And they said to each other, "We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.""The Lord said to...
Heart Disease
Scripture Numbers 12:1-2,4 "Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. "Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?" they asked. "Hasn't He also spoken through us?" And the Lord heard this." "At once the Lord...
Confidence
ScripturePsalm 27:13"I will remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." ObservationDavid was confident--not only that God was good, but that he would see the goodness of God. He was confident not only that...
Light in Darkness
ScriptureActs 24:25-26"As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control, and the judgement to come, Felix was afraid and said "That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you." At the same time he was hoping that Paul would offer...
Ownership
ScriptureLeviticus 25:23"The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you reside in my land as foreigners and strangers." ObservationThe earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof. All that we have is his, he has simply entrusted it to...
Now What?!
Scripture Acts 21:11-12 "Coming over to us, he took Paul's belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, "The Holy Spirit says, 'In this way the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the gentiles'." "When we heard...
Unseen
ScriptureLeviticus 16:17"No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household and the whole community of Israel." ObservationThe high...
Another Perspective
ScriptureLeviticus 13:1-3a"The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "When anyone has a swelling or a rash or a shiny spot on their skin that may be a defiling skin disease, they must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest. The priest is to...
Heart to Heart
ScriptureLeviticus 10:16,20"When Moses inquired about the goat of the sin offering and found that it had been burned up, he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar...""When Moses heard this, he was satisfied." ObservationMoses was upset that his instructions had not...
Strengthened In Trial
Today's SOAP devotional is brought to you by Rosalind Canite =============== Scripture Acts 14:22 "...strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in faith and saying,"It is through many tribulations that we must enter into the kingdom of...
All About You
ScriptureActs 14:26-27"From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed. On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how He had...