Today’s Scripture: Exodus 25-27

My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my soul. – Psalm 108:1

Today’s passage in Exodus, describing the tabernacle and the Holy of Holies, is a reminder of all that God has done to make it possible for us to have fellowship with Him. In the tabernacle, the veil separated the holy place from the most holy place. And into that Holy of Holies went the high priest once a year. This veil was the very one that was torn from top to bottom when Jesus Christ died on the cross, indicating that the way now was open for the likes of you and me to enter into that close, intimate communion with God that for centuries was reserved for the high priest alone. It took the death of the Son of God to make that intimate fellowship possible.

Another special feature in the temple was a courtyard enclosed with hangings of the finest linens. The court was fifty yards long and twenty-five yards wide. This was the court David longed for and into which the people of God entered with praise and thanksgiving. The court could only hold a few worshipers. But thanks be to God, in the New Testament times the enclosure was taken down, and today there is room for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord Jesus.

Tomorrow, when your alarm goes off, remember that Jesus Christ died to make it possible for you to come directly into the presence of the Lord, a privilege that once was reserved for a special few. Thank God that today there is room for every heart that longs to enter the place of prayer.

Prayer

Lord, thank You for that most precious of privileges–the priesthood of the believer, that gives me perpetual access to Your holy presence. Amen.

To Ponder

Many Christians are missing out on one of their greatest privileges as children of God–a daily quiet time with their heavenly Father.

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Today’s Scripture: Exodus 16-18

And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:19

When the Israelites’ supplies ran out, they accused Moses and Aaron of leading them out in the wilderness to kill them. Their complaint was really against God, for He was the one who had brought them forth out of the land of Egypt.

Now, you’d think they would quickly learn the lesson of the bountiful provision of God! But here they are, putting on a repeat performance and forgetting the long chain of miracles whereby God had delivered them, served them, and fed them. God didn’t forget His people, and once again He met their needs.

In addition to God’s provision of food and water, He sent them a management consultant in the person of Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law. Jethro watched Moses in action and saw that he was overworked and needed to delegate some responsibilities. He gave Moses some sound advice: “You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes to him” (Exodus 18:19). Then he said, “Teach them the decrees and laws, and show them the way to live and the duties they are to perform.” He had to teach them the Word of God and then lead by example.

So in these three chapters, we see the God who provided food to eat, water to drink, and leadership to help meet their spiritual needs.

What is the greatest need in your life today? Maybe you need more money to meet the obligations of life. Or maybe you need a companion, friend, or advisor to help you through a time of aching loneliness or critical decision making. Whatever your need, let me encourage you to depend on God to meet it.

Prayer

Lord, I trust You to meet all my needs. Amen.

To Ponder

God doesn’t deal with us as we deserve. God is love.

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Today’s Scripture: Genesis 45-47

We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. – 1 Corinthians 2:12

Thirteen years passed from the time Joseph was sold into slavery until he entered Pharaoh’s service–years of injustice, disappointment, and obscurity. It must have been a great day for Joseph when the mystery finally was solved, and he understood the leading of God in his life and in the lives of his family.

Through a series of almost unbelievable circumstances, God had worked out a plan to save the lives of Joseph’s father and brothers and their household. They now were settled safely in Egypt, with plenty of food to eat and plenty of work to do. But the thing to remember is Joseph’s statement to his brothers: “God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God” (Genesis 45:7-8).

Throughout the years of loneliness and all the months in an Egyptian prison, throughout all the difficulties that could have caused his faith to fail and his spirit to become bitter, Joseph saw the hand of God. In his mind there was nothing for which man could take either the credit or the blame.

Remember the account of the apostle Paul and Silas being beaten and cast into prison at Philippi? Acts 16:25 says, “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God.” Why weren’t they complaining, griping, demanding their legal rights? Somehow, like Joseph many centuries before, they were able to detect the merciful hand of God in it all.

Prayer

Lord, I praise You for Your hand on my life. Amen.

To Ponder

Failure to look up to God, whether your circumstances are good or bad, can mean the difference between victory and defeat.

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Today’s Scripture: Genesis 25-26

For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. – 2 Corinthians 1:20

When God’s Word promises something, and we claim it in prayer, but nothing happens, what are we supposed to believe?

I talked to a pastor who was struggling with this issue. He was preparing a sermon on Proverbs 22:6, which says, “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” The pastor’s struggle was that he’d seen too many children turn away from the Lord, even though they had godly parents and a solid Christian upbringing.

I assured him that I believed the promise in Proverbs 22:6 was true, but that many issues were involved. One is the God-given free will of our children. Another is that we need to keep praying for our children and grandchildren, because all the evidence isn’t in yet.

In today’s passage, we find Isaac, the heir to all of God’s promises, facing a similar issue. The land of Canaan was being plagued by a severe famine that forced Isaac to live in the land of the Philistines. What good is a Promised Land if you can’t live in it?

But God is faithful. And while Isaac was in the land of Gerar, God came to him to buck up his flagging spirits. God said in Genesis 26:3, “I will be with you and will bless you.”

A great fact emerges here that stays with us throughout the rest of the Bible: Just because a person is walking by faith and claiming the promises of God doesn’t mean his life will be easy and free of difficulty. But through it all is the guiding, protecting hand of God. And, in it all, we can find the unfailing promises of God.

Prayer

Lord, give me a grateful heart for Your promises that I have not yet seen fulfilled. Amen.

To Ponder

When it comes to God’s promises, His delays are not His denials.

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Today’s Scripture: Genesis 21-24

If God is for us, who can be against us? – Romans 8:31

When should we expect life to get easier? When we graduate–when we marry–when we retire?

Today’s passage contains a story that seems to nullify God’s great promise that in Abraham all the families of the earth would be blessed. He is to take his son, Isaac, into the land of Moriah and kill him–offer him as a sacrifice upon one of the mountains. Verse 1 tells us this command came to him “after these things.” After what things? After all the hardships and difficulties Abraham already had gone through.

All the tests and trials we have endured will not prevent other tests from coming our way. But these things need not destroy us nor wreck our faith. On the contrary, if you and I respond as Abraham did, in obedience and faith, these tough battles and trials can be the crowning moments of our lives.

Once I drove a small car from Colorado to Arizona for my son-in-law. In New Mexico I encountered violent crosswinds. It was all I could do to keep the car on the road. Suddenly I noticed a hawk flying right in front of me with his wings spread majestically, and he wasn’t moving a feather! The winds that almost blew me off the road were just carrying that hawk higher and higher. And I thought, For Christians, tough times are supposed to do that–just bring us higher and higher, closer to the Lord.

Christian, what winds are knocking you around today? Family matters? Finances? Ill health? When Abraham faced his toughest test, he looked to the Lord. By God’s grace and strength, you and I can do that, too.

Prayer

Lord, I will trust and obey You, no matter what. Amen.

To Ponder

God has determined that we should become conformed to the image of His Son.

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Today’s Scripture: 1 Samuel 24-26

I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. – Proverbs 4:11

When Saul entered the cave where David and his men were hiding, David’s men reminded him this was what they had all longed for–a wide-open door to the throne of Israel. With Saul at their mercy, how easy it would have been to misinterpret the promises and the providence of God. David took guidance by two things: First, his belief that Saul was the Lord’s anointed. God had made Saul king, and God would have to remove him. Second, David was restrained by a proverb of the ancients, “From evildoers come evil deeds.” He depended on God to avenge the wrongs done to him by Saul.

It’s easy to mistake circumstances for the will of God. Just because events fall into place that enable us to do something doesn’t necessarily mean God wants us to do it.

Some years ago I was planning a preaching tour through Asia, and we were praying for the Lord to show us if my wife Virginia should go. During this process, a friend heard of the situation and sent Virginia a signed blank check with a note that said: “Why not?” We had the invitation, the money, and the desire. After several weeks of praying, Virginia still didn’t have peace in the matter. She tore up the check, thanked our friend for his kindness, and wrote the people overseas that she would not be coming.

I believe the key to knowing God’s guidance is for us to saturate our lives with the wisdom of the Word of God. Then, when we are faced with a decision, the blessed Holy Spirit of God can guide us with the Word we have laid up in our hearts.

Prayer

Lord, You have called me to have eyes of faith. Help me not to always equate the circumstances of my life with Your perfect will. Amen.

To Ponder

In discerning the will of God, circumstances are much less important than the Word of our Father in heaven.

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Today’s Scripture: Joshua 1:8

Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. – 1 Timothy 4:15

I have a friend named Sam who for years has practiced meditation. He used to be part of a cult–an Eastern religion that promised inner tranquility. It was supposed to make one serene, confident, joyful. But Sam admitted his meditations resulted in none of those things. As he sat for hours in jeans and bare feet–chanting and meditating–a disturbing question tugged at his heart. What about my sin?

One day he met a man who spoke of his own release from the burden of sin through faith in Jesus Christ. Much to Sam’s surprise, the man said he, too, practiced meditation, but of a different kind. He meditated on the Bible to find deeper, clearer insight into its teachings. Through the continued witness of this friend, Sam came to Christ, abandoned his former practice of meditation, and adopted the practice of meditation on the Word of God.

Friend, God says that if you meditate on His Word, then you will be prosperous and have success! (Joshua 1:7). The promise is plain: God’s hand of blessing will be on that person’s life in an extraordinary way.

The psalmist said, “Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long” (Psalm 119:97). Meditation flows from a love for the Word of God. Ask God to give you a love for His Word and you will think on it.

Prayer

Lord, teach me to love Your Word. Amen.

To Ponder

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21).

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Today’s Scripture: Joshua 1-5

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. – Psalm 1:2-3

About all most people know of General Joshua is that he “fit the battle of Jericho, and the walls came tumblin’ down” (usually as sung by a male quartet). But the first thing we’re told about this man in the Old Testament was that he was on speaking terms with God.

Joshua 1:1 says, “After the death of Moses…the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide…” Here is what God commanded of his newly appointed leader: “Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful” (1:8).

Joshua could have said: “What? Think about the words of the Bible, day and night? What about the invasion of Canaan? What about getting all these people across this swollen, rushing river?” But key to Joshua hearing the voice of God and getting his marching orders was his meditation on God’s Word.

Years ago, when I was asked to begin a campus ministry, I spent the better part of three weeks reading the Bible, praying, and seeking how God wanted to penetrate this campus with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Out of that time, I received a solid conviction and a strategy for effective evangelism and discipleship.

In our daily walk with Christ and in protracted times alone with Him, meditation on God’s Word is a key to opening the door of God’s guidance. Take another look at Joshua 1:8; memorize it, meditate on it, and claim it for your own life.

Prayer

Lord, I have no excuse for getting “lost” when Your Word gives such clear directions for daily walking with You. Amen.

To Ponder

Do you know how to get your direction from God?

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Today’s Scripture: Deuteronomy 5-7

I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes. – Psalm 119:59

In today’s passage, we see that once again Moses gathered the people together to hear a second copy of the Ten Commandments read so that they might remember and obey, lest, as James 1:22 tells us, they deceive themselves.

When the people heard the commands of God, they responded in a wonderful way. They said, “It was not with our fathers that the Lord made this covenant, but with us, with all of us who are alive here today” (Deuteronomy 5:3). Don’t you just love to see people take the Word of God seriously?

For years I have approached the Bible, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. I go into each chapter on four different roads. The more ways you enter, the more you see. Road one: What does the chapter say? Here I stop and write a summary in my own words. Road two: What does it say that I don’t understand? Here I stop and write down the problems and difficulties. Road three: What does it say in other portions of Scripture? Here is where I cross-reference the verses in the chapter. The Bible is its own best commentary, so I want to throw the light of the rest of Scripture on the passage I’m studying. Road four: What does it say to me? Here is where I pray over the passage and write out a personal application God has shown me for my own life. And then I seek to do it.

I encourage you to make the Bible a personal message from the heart of God to you.

Prayer

Lord, as I read Your Word today, I welcome Your personal word to me, and I will obey it. Amen.

To Ponder

It is not enough simply to know what the Word says; we must obey it.

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Today’s Scripture: Deuteronomy 1-4

When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God Almighty. – Jeremiah 15:16

In the first few chapters of Deuteronomy, as the people of God stand on the brink of the Promised Land, they are faced with a formidable foe. Their instructions do not concern the strategy and tactics of battle, but their duty to God. Why? Because if they would walk with God in obedience and faith, and keep themselves in the light of His favor and blessing, He would go before them–He would fight for them and settle them securely in the land He’d promised to faithful Abraham many years before.

The book of Deuteronomy gives one of the clearest pictures in Scripture of the importance God places on His Word. For instance, we are told that when the nation was given a king, he was to write out a copy of the Word of God with his own hand and read it every day of his life. When the people passed over Jordan, it was to be written on huge stones for the people to see–sort of like billboards along the highway. God’s Word was to be read publicly at the Feast of Tabernacles by the priests to all the assembly of Israel.

Jesus, our role model, knew the Word. When He was tempted by Satan in the wilderness, all of His answers came from the pages of Scripture–in fact, from the book of Deuteronomy.

This fifth book of the Old Testament shows us the sort of attention God wants all His people to pay to the Scriptures. We are to learn His Word, remember His Word, and obey it.

God always keeps His Word. His people must do the same.

Prayer

Lord, thank You that by the Holy Spirit’s power Your Word gives me greater insights into Your heart and purposes. Amen.

To Ponder

If we are ignorant of God’s Word, how can we recognize and enjoy the promises He has made to us?

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Today’s Scripture: Exodus 9:13-16

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12

A family I know was just about to leave the house to go to church when all the lights went out–the city was experiencing a power failure. No problem, they thought. When we come back from church it will be restored. Then it occurred to them they couldn’t leave–they had an automatic garage door that opened on electricity. So there they stood, thwarted by a power failure.

An electrical power failure causes problems every which way you turn. The same is true of a power failure within our lives. But unlike a failing electricity source, the Bible is very clear that there’s always an abundance of power available to see us through even the most trying and difficult circumstances.

For the Christian, the source of power is God, and God never runs out of power or fails in anything. If that’s true, how can there ever be a spiritual power failure in a believer’s life? The problem arises when we get cut off from the power supply. And one of the primary means by which God transmits His mighty power to His people is through His Word. The Word of God is food that sustains and empowers our soul and spirit.

The apostle Paul spoke of being nourished upon the words of faith. How goes it with you? Are you making time each day to nourish your soul on the Word of God? Don’t let a power failure happen in your life.

Prayer

Lord, thank You for Your life-giving Word. Amen.

To Ponder

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.

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Today’s Scripture: 1 Kings 9-11

What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. – 2 Corinthians 6:16

The Vietnam War memorial in Washington, D.C., has become one of the most visited and emotional sites in the nation’s capital. What sets it apart from other memorials? Carved into that black granite wall are more than 58,000 names of Americans who gave their lives building a foundation for freedom.

In 1 Kings 9, we find Solomon, having built the temple, now dedicating it to God. Here is God’s response, verse 3: “I have heard the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.”

Solomon built a physical temple, but only God could hallow it and consecrate it to Himself. In the New Testament, God tells us of living temples–the people of God. And only God can sanctify us to Himself. He promises that those whom He sets apart for Himself have His eye, His heart, His love, and His care upon them.

Sanctification begins with God’s call to us in Christ. It is put in motion when we respond by faith and give our lives to Him. And it continues with God’s work of molding us to be more like the person of Jesus Christ. We must dedicate ourselves to Him and cooperate by obeying His commands, but the sanctifying belongs to Him.

The apostle Paul wrote, “Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 1:6).

Prayer

Lord, when I get discouraged by my inability to be holy, remind me that I can do nothing unless You do it in me. Amen.

To Ponder

Holiness does not come from observing a list of do’s and don’ts; it comes from God’s supernatural work in me as I obey Him.

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Today’s Scripture: 2 Samuel 21-24

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. – Psalm 23:1

David’s life was something like a roller coaster. At one point we find him on the mountaintop, rejoicing in a great victory. Turn the page and we find him in the pit, despairing of life and harassed by his enemies. Through it all there is one constant. David knew God in a personal way, and he praised God and worshiped Him for who He is.

David’s words give us a marvelous portrait of God. There is none like Him; no one can be compared to the Lord. The promises of men may go unfulfilled, but the Word of the Lord is true and trustworthy. David goes on to say: God is my rock, my strength and power, my hiding place, my fortress in whom I am safe, my high tower, my stronghold. Am I in distress? God is my deliverer. Are the fiery darts of the enemy pelting me? God is my shield. Am I pursued by the enemy of my soul? The Lord is my refuge.

What does all this mean to me? If the problems of life threaten to sink me under the load, He is my support; I can cast all my cares upon Him. If I’ve lost my direction in the dark, His Word is my lamp, showing me the way. If I am oppressed, He saves me from him who seeks the ruin of my soul.

If the Lord is our God, we will submit our will to Him and depend on His power, wisdom, and goodness to see us safely home.

Prayer

Lord, I want to be like David. When my soul is downcast, put a song of praise in my mouth, and show me how to worship You for the great God that You are. Amen.

To Ponder

The very God that David described is my God. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

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Today’s Scripture: 1 Samuel 20-23

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. – Psalm 48:14

In today’s passage we find David going to Jonathan to find out why Saul was trying to kill him. Listen to Jonathan’s answer: “You are not going to die! My father doesn’t do anything, great or small, without confiding in me. Why would he hide this from me? It’s not so!” Was Jonathan trying to lure David into a trap? No, of course not. If David could depend on the loyalty of anyone, it was that of Jonathan. Counsel can be wrong, even when given by someone who truly loves you and has your best interests at heart.

After my wife and I became Christians, we decided that I should quit my job and we should go to Northwestern College for some Bible training. Most of our friends and relatives tried to talk us out of it. They were well meaning, but misdirected. When we need to make decisions, we need to look to the God who guides us. The Bible says “in multitude of counselors there is safety” (Proverbs 24:6 KJV).

In addition to many counselors, we also must look for direction in the Bible and from the witness of the Holy Spirit.

A Christian seeking to know the will of God is like a ship captain who must line up three lights in order to make a safe approach into the harbor. For Christians, those three lights are the Bible, the witness of the Holy Spirit, and the counsel of godly friends. When the three lights look like one, then he is on the right course.

Prayer

Lord, “Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path… My heart is set on keeping Your decrees to the very end” (Psalm 119:105,112). Amen.

To Ponder

We should carefully line up the “three lights” when seeking the right course.

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Today’s Scripture: Genesis 48-50

These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and…when you lie down and when you get up. – Deuteronomy 6:6-7

Do you like flattery, or would you rather have someone shoot straight with you? Maybe your answer is, “Well, I’d like them to shoot straight, but not too straight.” The truth is sometimes hard to take.

Genesis 48-50 shows us Jacob, the ancient patriarch, gathering his sons to his side and shooting straight by giving each of them a word from God. Jacob did not hesitate to tell his sons the truth, even though, in some cases, it was not pleasant and, I’m sure, not easy to do. He is an Old Testament example of the New Testament words of Paul urging us to speak the truth in love.

Today there is such a mad scramble to protect a person’s self-image that often the truth of the matter gets compromised. But in the Scriptures we see ourselves as we really are in the context of God’s love and holiness.

May we lead our families into the Word and daily expose them to the truths found in Scripture. Who can know the impact it will have on their lives?

Prayer

Lord, so often I make time for everything else but reading Your Word and listening to Your voice. Help me to put You first in my life and to lead my family by the light of Your Word. Amen.

To Ponder

What better thing can I do than encourage my family to hunger for the eternal Word of God?

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Today’s Scripture: Revelation 10-13

But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. – 2 Corinthians 2:14

Throughout the book of Revelation, the apostle John reminds us that, spiritually, we face a real and powerful enemy. Satan is called by a number of different names: the beast, the dragon, and Apollyon, which means destroyer. As we think about the fact of a supernatural enemy bent on our destruction, trying every means at his disposal to destroy our lives and witness, it could cause us to live in fear and admit defeat. But the overwhelming tone of Scripture is one of victory.

In Revelation 12:10-11, we read: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.”

Is it possible for us to overcome the enemy on a daily basis? The ministry of Dr. Bob Cook, past president of the National Religious Broadcasters, has always been one filled with new insights from Scripture. When I asked him how he managed to remain vital for so many years, he told me he tries to keep on the offensive, to keep digging in the Word. When the Lord reveals something to him, he freely shares it with someone who needs a word of encouragement. “It’s like shooting a shotgun,” he said. “When you pull the trigger, there’s a kick that comes your way as well.”

To overcome the enemy, we trust in the blood of Christ and share our testimony with others. God will use it to help others and to strengthen us.

Prayer

Lord, I rejoice in Your victory over Satan that not only has defeated him for eternity in the heavenly realms, but also defeats him in my daily life. Amen.

To Ponder

Every time I share the love and faithfulness of God with someone, I affirm His love and mercy in my own life as well.

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Today’s Scripture: Romans 5:1-11

They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. – Acts 14:21

I have seen men and women who are normally the life of the party–able to hold their own and discuss practically anything–clam up and hide quietly in the corner when an opportunity to present the gospel came along.

Maybe you’re like that. If so, let me ask you a question. Has hearing the gospel ever turned a person into a drunk or gotten him on drugs? Has the gospel turned good people bad? Has the gospel turned people from love to hate? Take a few minutes and make a list of all the good things the gospel does, and in another column list all the bad things the gospel does. I guarantee you’ll find one of your lists quite long and the other list nonexistent.

The word gospel means good news. But the way we hesitate to share the message of the gospel would make a person think it was bad news. Consider the words of the announcement made by the angel to the shepherds, regarding the coming of Christ into the world: “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”

Did you catch those words? The angels spoke of good tidings of great joy. That’s why the message must be proclaimed among all nations, to every creature–especially to those who live in your neighborhood, work with you in the same office, play racquetball with you, sit beside you in a college classroom.

Wherever you live, work, or play, people need to hear the “good tidings of great joy.” A Savior is born! The gospel of Christ is good news!

Prayer

Lord, You are my light and my salvation, and I will express to others my joy in You. Amen.

To Ponder

Failure to speak words that edify grieves the Holy Spirit.

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