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Family is important to many people. Those who tell you their family isn’t important to them usually have some serious problems with their families. When we see families that split up over arguments or in which abuse happens, we are rightly saddened and angered at the breakdown of that family. Each person is born desiringContinue reading “February 22: Numbers 3-4; Mark 3:20-35”

As Israel competed their stay at Mount Sinai and prepared to journey to the Promised Land, the Lord told Moses to conduct a census of the men able to fight in the upcoming battles. Moses enlisted help from each tribe, one leader who would count his own people and report to Moses. We aren’t toldContinue reading “February 21: Numbers 1-2; Mark 3:1-19”

I’ve been reading several books and articles on logic recently. When I look at the world we live in today, it seems that we live in an illogical society, one that prefers emotion over thought. Logic is nothing more than the laws of thought, the inherent rules that ensure that when we think about aContinue reading “February 20: Leviticus 26-27; Mark 2”

One of the challenges in maintaining your time with God each day is the number of calls for your attention from elsewhere. Whether it’s family, job, church, friends, social contacts, or hobbies, we just seem to have more activities than we have time. Unless we make our time with the Lord a priority, we won’tContinue reading “February 19: Leviticus 25; Mark 1:23-45”

Why were people so attracted to Jesus’ teaching? There were many teachers in His day, from the official teachers in the Temple to other itinerant preachers. Every one of them would claim to be teaching according to God’s Word and God’s will. Yet people flocked to hear Jesus in such huge crowds that He sometimesContinue reading “February 18: Leviticus 23-24; Mark 1:1-22”

One of the challenges in reading through Leviticus and the other books of the Torah is the sheer number of commandments that are tied to offering sacrifices. It can make your head spin as you read about which animals are acceptable for a particular sacrifice, along with what should be offered with them, how theyContinue reading “February 17: Leviticus 21-22; Matthew 28”

Matthew reports two incidents that are not mentioned in any of the other gospels. One is a sign that would verify the reality of Jesus’ resurrection, while the other is a plan that would prevent anyone from claiming that Jesus’ body was stolen from the tomb. Taken together, these two incidents serve as a powerfulContinue reading “February 16: Leviticus 19-20; Matthew 27:51-66”

“Be careful what you ask for.” This advice is repeated many times when warning people that what they are seeking may not be good for them. It is likely that in your own experience you can recall a time when you wanted something to happen or to obtain a particular object, only to find outContinue reading “February 15: Leviticus 17-18; Matthew 27:27-50”

The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) became a major event on the annual calendar of Israel. The instruction for the day, which we read in Leviticus 16, were not given along with the rest of the Law, as they came after the death of Nadab and Abihu. Perhaps part of their violation of God’s commandsContinue reading “February 14: Leviticus 15-16; Matthew 27:1-26”

One of the often-overlooked details of Jesus’ trial before the Sanhedrin is what led to the verdict of guilty. The Sanhedrin looked for false witnesses to provide evidence against Jesus, but their efforts were unsuccessful. The high priest sought to have Jesus incriminate Himself in responding to testimony, but He refused to utter a word.Continue reading “February 13: Leviticus 14; Matthew 26:51-75”