Sunday
VOTD
(Ephesians 4:26-27)
This is one that I’ve always tried to live by. “Don’t let the sun set on your anger.” I mean, it would be nice if I could say that I’ve always tried to live by the “do not sin” part. But I’m working on that one, too…
Monday
VOTD
(1 John 4:1)
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1Jo 4:1 ESV)
I think that, today more than any other time, we need to heed this verse (and all 1 John, for that matter). There are so many false prophets out there, and so many false teachings. What does the Bible say? Look into what the Word of the Yahweh says, and test everything against scripture to make sure that what you’re hearing lines up with what we know to be true. If we were zealous in our own lives, and didn’t just want to get the Cliff’s Notes from our pastors and teachers, we would be a lot better off today.
1 Year Bible Plan
(Psalms 25:1-7, Proverbs 5:15-23, Mark 6, Exodus 29-33)
Psalms – We can read the Bible all day long, but until our reading becomes a dialog to us, we’re not really getting all that much instruction.
Proverbs – One of the lessons we have to learn in this life is that we have to learn to be happy with what we’ve got. We have to learn to love what we have. Bitterness and envy are tools of the devil and they have no place in the life of a believer and God. One thing I’m trying to do, every day, is to start the day by coming up with something that I’m thankful for. I say I’m trying because I still forget from time to time, but I’m trying to build that habit. If we can, daily, come up with something that we’re thankful for, it puts you in a better place overall.
Mark – What’s the purpose of the specific requests Yeshua makes when He sends out His disciples? “Not to wear two tunics”? That one confuses me more than the others. But maybe it was just, like the rest, a lesson that they should not rely on what they have personally, but that they should rely on what God would provide for them.
Jesus feeds the 5000. One thing to notice is that Jesus doesn’t just do this, He has His disciples participate in it. We are supposed to be a part of His miracles. We are supposed to help Him feed His sheep.
Jesus walks on the water, but why was He originally going to pass by them (v.48)?
Exodus – Before the sacrifice of Jesus, there was so much sacrifice to cover the sins of the people. It’s sometimes weird to realize that all of the animals that the Israelites took out of Egypt were not for food (they were to eat the manna provided them by God) but solely for the purpose of sacrifice to Yahweh.
What is “strange incense”?
Exodus 30:31-38 makes think twice about using essential oils that come from the Bible. Be careful with what you do. Things have meaning.
As society turns more and more into a 24/7 society, is it any wonder that when we’ve started having more people work on the Sabbath we have also forgotten that God created the earth in 6 days and on the 7th day He rested? Since the Sabbath is a covenant throughout all generations, it makes sense that when we stop recognizing the covenant we would stop understanding its meaning.
The Golden Calf: This calf was created to commemorate Yahweh, and to celebrate Him. This wasn’t an idol meant to symbolize some pagan god. This was supposed to be a festival for Yahweh. This was how the Israelites knew to celebrate their God because this was what they had done in Egypt. But, God still saw this as abominable. Yahweh doesn’t want to be worshipped as the pagans worship their gods. He lets us know how we are to worship Him, and incorporating pagan practices is not the way.
VOTD
(Ephesians 4:26-27)
This is one that I’ve always tried to live by. “Don’t let the sun set on your anger.” I mean, it would be nice if I could say that I’ve always tried to live by the “do not sin” part. But I’m working on that one, too…
Monday
VOTD
(1 John 4:1)
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1Jo 4:1 ESV)
I think that, today more than any other time, we need to heed this verse (and all 1 John, for that matter). There are so many false prophets out there, and so many false teachings. What does the Bible say? Look into what the Word of the Yahweh says, and test everything against scripture to make sure that what you’re hearing lines up with what we know to be true. If we were zealous in our own lives, and didn’t just want to get the Cliff’s Notes from our pastors and teachers, we would be a lot better off today.
1 Year Bible Plan
(Psalms 25:1-7, Proverbs 5:15-23, Mark 6, Exodus 29-33)
Psalms – We can read the Bible all day long, but until our reading becomes a dialog to us, we’re not really getting all that much instruction.
Proverbs – One of the lessons we have to learn in this life is that we have to learn to be happy with what we’ve got. We have to learn to love what we have. Bitterness and envy are tools of the devil and they have no place in the life of a believer and God. One thing I’m trying to do, every day, is to start the day by coming up with something that I’m thankful for. I say I’m trying because I still forget from time to time, but I’m trying to build that habit. If we can, daily, come up with something that we’re thankful for, it puts you in a better place overall.
Mark – What’s the purpose of the specific requests Yeshua makes when He sends out His disciples? “Not to wear two tunics”? That one confuses me more than the others. But maybe it was just, like the rest, a lesson that they should not rely on what they have personally, but that they should rely on what God would provide for them.
Jesus feeds the 5000. One thing to notice is that Jesus doesn’t just do this, He has His disciples participate in it. We are supposed to be a part of His miracles. We are supposed to help Him feed His sheep.
Jesus walks on the water, but why was He originally going to pass by them (v.48)?
Exodus – Before the sacrifice of Jesus, there was so much sacrifice to cover the sins of the people. It’s sometimes weird to realize that all of the animals that the Israelites took out of Egypt were not for food (they were to eat the manna provided them by God) but solely for the purpose of sacrifice to Yahweh.
What is “strange incense”?
Exodus 30:31-38 makes think twice about using essential oils that come from the Bible. Be careful with what you do. Things have meaning.
As society turns more and more into a 24/7 society, is it any wonder that when we’ve started having more people work on the Sabbath we have also forgotten that God created the earth in 6 days and on the 7th day He rested? Since the Sabbath is a covenant throughout all generations, it makes sense that when we stop recognizing the covenant we would stop understanding its meaning.
The Golden Calf: This calf was created to commemorate Yahweh, and to celebrate Him. This wasn’t an idol meant to symbolize some pagan god. This was supposed to be a festival for Yahweh. This was how the Israelites knew to celebrate their God because this was what they had done in Egypt. But, God still saw this as abominable. Yahweh doesn’t want to be worshipped as the pagans worship their gods. He lets us know how we are to worship Him, and incorporating pagan practices is not the way.
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