SCRIPTURE: Numbers 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: You also say, `If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’ You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? Therefore, he who swears by the altar swears by…
saying ‘yes’ to God’s smiling face!
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Let your yes mean yes, and your no mean no. Anything more than this comes from the evil one. [Matthew 5:37] Would you make an extreme vow? For example, for Lent, would you consider not cutting your hair or shaving, not drinking any alcohol, and not touching anything dead? Or maybe instead you…
don’t wait for the lie detector
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Jesus said, the good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they…
to take my job seriously
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he…
God’s firstborn son
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. [John 3:16]. The ‘firstborn son’ idea is foreign to us, but in that time it was the normal means of advancing family wealth and blessing from generation…
organized for a purpose
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. [Luke 10:1] Jesus was following a strategic plan. And what we see in Numbers 2 also shows a strategic plan. The tribes are organized to move effectively,…
count me in!
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. These twelve…
warfare prayer
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 10 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour. ‘All this I will give you,’ he said, ‘if you will bow down and worship me.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Away from me, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord…
reason to rejoice
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 9 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Jesus replied, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in…
who’s in charge here?
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 8 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it…