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Today's devotion is from Exodus 31:1-11."See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri... and I have filled him with...
10/16/2026

Today's devotion is from Exodus 31:1-11.
"See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri... and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with ability, and with knowledge in every kind of craft" (Exodus 31:2-3, ESV). God does not wait for the tabernacle to be perfect before He fills a craftsman with His Spirit. Bezalel is called by name, and God equips him for every detail: the gold, the silver, the carved stones, the woodwork, the garments. Nothing is too small for God's attention, and nothing is beneath His Spirit. Many of us doubt our abilities, wondering whether we have what it takes. Yet God gives skill and wisdom to those He calls. When we work with excellence, whether in a sermon, a meal, a spreadsheet, or a garden bed, we make space for His presence among us. Praise God, who dwells with His people in the ordinary work of their hands.

Today's devotion is from Exodus 33:7-11.Moses would pitch the tent outside the camp, and whenever he entered it, the pil...
10/15/2026

Today's devotion is from Exodus 33:7-11.
Moses would pitch the tent outside the camp, and whenever he entered it, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance while the LORD spoke with him. The people watched and worshiped. Scripture says, "the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend." God was not distant or unreachable. He welcomed Moses into conversation.
That same invitation stands before us today. God desires relationship with us on His terms: turning from sin and seeking what He desires. As we walk in His ways, we discover that He draws near. Let us not delay. Today God is making it clear that intimacy with Him is available. God is seeking us. Amen.

Today's devotion is from 2 Kings 17:7-20.Israel's story ends in a hard sentence. The people had been rescued from Egypt,...
10/14/2026

Today's devotion is from 2 Kings 17:7-20.
Israel's story ends in a hard sentence. The people had been rescued from Egypt, yet they "walked in the customs of the nations" around them. They chased idols, practiced divination, and even sacrificed their children. They were chosen, but they did not look different from the wicked nations beside them. So the Lord, who was grieved and angry, removed them from his sight.
The lesson is uncomfortable but clear. If we look like our neighbors in our habits, our priorities, and our fears, we are not set apart. Blending in is easy. Trusting God alone is hard. Every day the world offers shortcuts to security, meaning, and power, and some of them look harmless or even exciting. But the psalmist does not say that the people who chase those things will be blessed. The one who is blessed is the one who delights in the Lord's law.
So we are invited to live in complete dependence on God. Rather than striving in our own strength or reaching for sources of power that only destroy, we can draw from the one true source of life. Living righteously may cost us something in the moment, but it is never wasted. Our faithfulness shapes the people who come after us. We are not only living for today. We are planting something for a thousand generations to come.
Lord, help us be set apart for you. Amen.

Today's devotion is from Exodus 33:1-6.God had led Israel out of Egypt, and now the people stood near the promised land ...
10/13/2026

Today's devotion is from Exodus 33:1-6.
God had led Israel out of Egypt, and now the people stood near the promised land after repeated grumbling. God promised to send an angel before them, but he said, "I will not go up among you." Because a holy God cannot dwell with sin without consuming it, he named the truth plainly: "a stiff-necked people." When the people heard this, they mourned and stripped off their ornaments. Yet God did not abandon them. He made a way through a mediator, and in Christ we are presented holy to God. Praise God for a Lord who is both holy and merciful.

Today's devotion is from Exodus 32:15-35.When Joshua heard shouting from the camp, he feared "a noise of war." Moses cor...
10/12/2026

Today's devotion is from Exodus 32:15-35.
When Joshua heard shouting from the camp, he feared "a noise of war." Moses corrected him: "It is the sound of singing that I hear." The people had grown restless waiting, so they fashioned a golden calf and indulged in revelry. Moses' anger burned, and he broke the tablets at the mountain. Then he called out, "Who is on the Lord's side? Come to me." The Levites answered, and their zeal set them apart for God's service. Today we are called to separate ourselves from the world's idols and live by God's ways. His commands are not a burden but a path to life.

Today's devotion is from Exodus 24:9-11. Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel, and toget...
10/09/2026

Today's devotion is from Exodus 24:9-11. Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel, and together they "saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heavens for clearness." What a moment! God revealed himself not only to Moses, but to the elders too. If you are in doubt and need confirmation, God can meet you and reveal himself to you. Such glory would overwhelm us, yet "he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank." In mercy, God lets us see him. Praise be to God. Amen.

Today's devotion is from 1 Peter 5:1-5. Peter writes to all of us, whether we lead or follow. To elders he says, "Shephe...
10/08/2026

Today's devotion is from 1 Peter 5:1-5. Peter writes to all of us, whether we lead or follow. To elders he says, "Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly." When the chief Shepherd appears, faithful leaders "will receive the unfading crown of glory." To those under authority he adds, "Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for 'God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humbled.'" Wherever God has placed you, serve with Him as your motivation, giving of yourself without selfishness or agenda. Amen.

Today's devotion is from Deuteronomy 6:10-25. God reminded Israel that the same hand that rescued them from slavery and ...
10/07/2026

Today's devotion is from Deuteronomy 6:10-25. God reminded Israel that the same hand that rescued them from slavery and carried them through the Red Sea also went ahead of them, driving out Canaan's inhabitants and giving them homes they never built. His warning is simple: "take care lest you forget the Lord." We often forget what God cleared and straightened before we arrived. Asking "What have you done for me?" insults his mercy. So remember, speak of it, and teach your children and their children that God performed wonders for us and we should proclaim it to the future generations. When we don’t then we end up with problems and disobedience and eventually destruction. Let us be attuned to the goodness of God. Amen.

Today's devotion is from Deuteronomy 5:22-6:3. At Mount Sinai, the people trembled at God's thundering voice. Afraid, th...
10/06/2026

Today's devotion is from Deuteronomy 5:22-6:3. At Mount Sinai, the people trembled at God's thundering voice. Afraid, they asked, "why should we die?" and begged Moses to speak to God for them. God agreed, telling them, "Return to your tents."
Today God still longs for a deep, direct relationship with us. Yet we often fear His voice, preferring someone else to translate or stand between us. God reminds us He is our Creator, and He wants what is good for us: "that it may go well with you." Let's be devoted to listening, and He will speak, revealing His glory. Amen.

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