Sunday
VOTD
(Galatians 5:24)
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. (Gal 5:24 ESV)
I wish there was a way to better remember this as I walk through each day. Galatians 2:20 is another one: I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Gal 2:20 ESV). All of the debate that comes out of the book of Galatians over the law is important, but the most important thing is that we, with Jesus, our bodies have died on that cross and, right now, if we are truly believers in Jesus, we are no longer the ones the Father sees because He sees the blood of His Son sanctifying us. And we need to remember every minute of every day so that we can live our lives in a way which mirrors the life of Messiah.
1 Year Bible Plan
(Psalm 27:7-14, Mark 10:13-31, Leviticus 4-5:13)
Psalms – This is how we should go about every day: with the expectance of the wonderful grace and mercy of God. Yeah, we’re going to face hardships but we can choose to dwell in them or we can choose to remember that our redeemer lives and that our next step is a step into a new world where we are children of the Living God.
Mark – Persecution will come. In America we claim there is a war on Christianity because Christians are forced to watch unchristian acts. But throughout the world, there is a persecution that is very different. In other places if you are a Christian, you may lose your life. How thin skinned are we that we complain over our lot? That’s not to say that we shouldn’t stand up for righteousness, but let’s recognize that our “persecution” would be welcomed by most of the world. In fact, we should welcome it here as it gives us an opportunity to show the reason for our hope.
Leviticus – Forgiveness does not come without atonement for sin and without the shedding of blood there can be no forgiveness. It may seem strange but Leviticus may be the book with the most ties to the life and work of Jesus.
Monday
VOTD
(Romans 4:7)
"Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; (Rom 4:7 ESV)
As I’m also reading through Leviticus right now, forgiveness for lawlessness by covering with blood is a huge thing! And as to the second part of this verse (“and whose sins are covered”) we learn in 1 John 3:4 that sin IS transgression of the law. So, through the loving sacrifice of our Savior we no longer have to make all of those sacrifices for our sins, because they are all already covered by the blood of Jesus. But it should never be forgotten that we are called to holiness. I once saw someone justify their continued sin by quoting Rom 5:20 (“but where sin abounded, grace abounded more”). This is a complete misreading of this verse. We are called to be a royal priesthood and a holy (set apart) nation (1 Peter 2:9). And the kicker comes from Romans 6:15 when Paul says, “What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means!” So let’s praise God for his grace and remember what are lawless deeds are, so that we can do them no more.
1 Year Bible Plan
(Proverbs 6:12-19, Mark 10:32-52, Leviticus 5:14-7:10)
Proverbs – For everyone who holds fast to God hating the sin but loving the sinner, Proverbs 6:19 says that God hate a false witness who breathes lies and sends out discord between brothers. Be sure not to be someone who God hates.
Mark – When you lead, lead with a servant’s heart. To truly make the impact that we are to make in this world, we must serve those around us.
Leviticus – One of the things which becomes evident, especially in these chapters, is that even if you unknowingly sin, you are still guilty of that sin. It’s not a valid excuse to say that you didn’t know you were sinning so you should be held responsible for that sin. If you do something and then find out later that you did something wrong, you still need to repent of that sin. And repent means more than just saying “I’m sorry”.
Tuesday
I finished the Verse of the Day plan yesterday and I haven’t picked a new one yet, so I’m just going to continue on with this one, until I pick another one.
VOTD
(Psalms 105:1)
Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! (Psa 105:1 ESV)
What has Yahweh done for you today? Shout it from the rooftop! We often accept the good and cry out to God with the bad, but we do we not cry out with the good?
1 Year Bible Plan
(Psalms 28, Mark 11:1-25, Leviticus 7:11-8:36)
Psalms – I’m constantly still amazed at David’s ability to call for justice to his enemies while he holds up his righteousness. I mean, yeah, the dude had his faults, but he was also a man after God’s own heart. How sure of myself would I have to be to call of the justice of my enemies because of my righteous actions? It’s something to shoot for!
Mark – I said this back in Matthew, but those disciple who got the donkey really were risking being seen as crazy. “Why are you taking that donkey? “Oh, because God needs it.” Imagine if someone did that today…
Leviticus – As we should do with every book in the Old Testament, especially the book of Leviticus, let’s ask how this points to Yeshua/Jesus. This whole portion of Leviticus is all about consecrating Aaron as high priest. But Aaron still had to make sacrifice for his own sins. Right now we have a high priest in heaven who is fighting for us (Hebrews 4:14-16). In view of this, how much different is the priesthood of Jesus when compared to the Aaronic priesthood!
VOTD
(Galatians 5:24)
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. (Gal 5:24 ESV)
I wish there was a way to better remember this as I walk through each day. Galatians 2:20 is another one: I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Gal 2:20 ESV). All of the debate that comes out of the book of Galatians over the law is important, but the most important thing is that we, with Jesus, our bodies have died on that cross and, right now, if we are truly believers in Jesus, we are no longer the ones the Father sees because He sees the blood of His Son sanctifying us. And we need to remember every minute of every day so that we can live our lives in a way which mirrors the life of Messiah.
1 Year Bible Plan
(Psalm 27:7-14, Mark 10:13-31, Leviticus 4-5:13)
Psalms – This is how we should go about every day: with the expectance of the wonderful grace and mercy of God. Yeah, we’re going to face hardships but we can choose to dwell in them or we can choose to remember that our redeemer lives and that our next step is a step into a new world where we are children of the Living God.
Mark – Persecution will come. In America we claim there is a war on Christianity because Christians are forced to watch unchristian acts. But throughout the world, there is a persecution that is very different. In other places if you are a Christian, you may lose your life. How thin skinned are we that we complain over our lot? That’s not to say that we shouldn’t stand up for righteousness, but let’s recognize that our “persecution” would be welcomed by most of the world. In fact, we should welcome it here as it gives us an opportunity to show the reason for our hope.
Leviticus – Forgiveness does not come without atonement for sin and without the shedding of blood there can be no forgiveness. It may seem strange but Leviticus may be the book with the most ties to the life and work of Jesus.
Monday
VOTD
(Romans 4:7)
"Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; (Rom 4:7 ESV)
As I’m also reading through Leviticus right now, forgiveness for lawlessness by covering with blood is a huge thing! And as to the second part of this verse (“and whose sins are covered”) we learn in 1 John 3:4 that sin IS transgression of the law. So, through the loving sacrifice of our Savior we no longer have to make all of those sacrifices for our sins, because they are all already covered by the blood of Jesus. But it should never be forgotten that we are called to holiness. I once saw someone justify their continued sin by quoting Rom 5:20 (“but where sin abounded, grace abounded more”). This is a complete misreading of this verse. We are called to be a royal priesthood and a holy (set apart) nation (1 Peter 2:9). And the kicker comes from Romans 6:15 when Paul says, “What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means!” So let’s praise God for his grace and remember what are lawless deeds are, so that we can do them no more.
1 Year Bible Plan
(Proverbs 6:12-19, Mark 10:32-52, Leviticus 5:14-7:10)
Proverbs – For everyone who holds fast to God hating the sin but loving the sinner, Proverbs 6:19 says that God hate a false witness who breathes lies and sends out discord between brothers. Be sure not to be someone who God hates.
Mark – When you lead, lead with a servant’s heart. To truly make the impact that we are to make in this world, we must serve those around us.
Leviticus – One of the things which becomes evident, especially in these chapters, is that even if you unknowingly sin, you are still guilty of that sin. It’s not a valid excuse to say that you didn’t know you were sinning so you should be held responsible for that sin. If you do something and then find out later that you did something wrong, you still need to repent of that sin. And repent means more than just saying “I’m sorry”.
Tuesday
I finished the Verse of the Day plan yesterday and I haven’t picked a new one yet, so I’m just going to continue on with this one, until I pick another one.
VOTD
(Psalms 105:1)
Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! (Psa 105:1 ESV)
What has Yahweh done for you today? Shout it from the rooftop! We often accept the good and cry out to God with the bad, but we do we not cry out with the good?
1 Year Bible Plan
(Psalms 28, Mark 11:1-25, Leviticus 7:11-8:36)
Psalms – I’m constantly still amazed at David’s ability to call for justice to his enemies while he holds up his righteousness. I mean, yeah, the dude had his faults, but he was also a man after God’s own heart. How sure of myself would I have to be to call of the justice of my enemies because of my righteous actions? It’s something to shoot for!
Mark – I said this back in Matthew, but those disciple who got the donkey really were risking being seen as crazy. “Why are you taking that donkey? “Oh, because God needs it.” Imagine if someone did that today…
Leviticus – As we should do with every book in the Old Testament, especially the book of Leviticus, let’s ask how this points to Yeshua/Jesus. This whole portion of Leviticus is all about consecrating Aaron as high priest. But Aaron still had to make sacrifice for his own sins. Right now we have a high priest in heaven who is fighting for us (Hebrews 4:14-16). In view of this, how much different is the priesthood of Jesus when compared to the Aaronic priesthood!
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