Daily Devotional from Numbers 32--Verse 11b...because they have not wholly followed me…In this chapter, we see that because the Israelites didn’t give themselves wholly to the Lord, they cut themselves off from receiving the incredible promised land!I believe the principle we find in this chapter presents us with an opportunity to examine our own hearts. Are we wholly following the Lord? It’s a lo...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Numbers 31—Verse 49Your servants have counted the men of war who are under our command, and there is not a man missing from us.This small part of this passage today really sticks out to me. In war, we know that there are always casualties. But the Lord protected the men of Israel.Our God is the God who never slumbers or sleeps, the God who watches over us. Today, let’s rememb...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Numbers 30-- Verse 2If a man vows a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. God cares about our words and the actions that follow. This verse makes me think of Matthew 5:37, “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.” When we put conditions on ourselves, we make it easier to break th...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Numbers 29--Verses 1-2aOn the first day of the seventh month, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. It is a day for you to blow the trumpets, and you shall offer a burnt offering, for a pleasing aroma to the Lord…I love seeing these days of Holy gatherings. We are all accustomed to Holidays, but these were different; they were held with revere...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Numbers 28--Verse 25And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work.All throughout today’s reading, we see time set for holy convocations. A time when everybody takes a break from ordinary work and gathers together. Wouldn’t that be a cool thing to experience today? What would it look like? How would we incorporate it? In Israel, t...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Numbers 27--Verses 15-17 (NIV)Moses said to the Lord, “May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things, appoint someone over this community to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the Lord’s people will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”Moses had just been told by God that he is not allowed to go further because of h...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Numbers 26—Verse 52The LORD spoke to Moses…In our English bibles, the word “lord” is written in a few different ways. The two common uses are Lord and LORD. When we see LORD in all capital letters, it refers to the Hebrew name YAHWEH, which is God’s personal name. So this verse can also be translated “Yahweh spoke to Moses…”  This is not some far off, unknown, distant God—thi...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Numbers 25—Verses 7-8When Phinehas…saw it, he rose and left the congregation and took a spear in his hand and went after the man of Israel into the chamber and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. Thus the plague on the people of Israel was stopped.This story might seem overly severe. However, the Israelites were dying of a plague sent by G...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Numbers 24--Verse 2And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe. And the Spirit of God came upon him...It seems like Balaam was a good guy. After all, the Spirit of the Lord came upon him and he would only bless Israel and not curse them, despite the great riches he was offered.Perhaps the temptation of riches was too great, because later in the Scriptu...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Numbers 23–Verse 28Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the desert.Balaam spoke some of the most eloquent, insightful prophecies found in all of the Old Testament. However, I feel sorry for the guy. He is being strung along by a creep because he had no bone in his back. He was gifted; he was extremely anointed, but he had no sense of danger. And the story did...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Numbers 22--Verse 38bThe word that God puts in my mouth, that must I speak.Nothing could convince Balaam to say other than what God wanted him to say. If you search www.openbible.info for 'what does the Bible say about how we should talk' you will find a LOT! Our words can bring life or death. They can build up and tear down. Just like God didn't want Balaam cursing his peopl...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Numbers 21--Verses 8-9So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.The people complained against not just Moses in this instance, but against God himself. They became discouraged on the journey and “loathed” God’s provision for them. The serpents were sent as judgement and many died from their b...  Read More