Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Eighteen]: A Prophet Like Jesus. In this chapter Moses predicts the coming of Jesus as a prophet. Are the prophets around us like Jesus or are they calling down fire like Elijah? There is a conflict of characters in the prophetic today that our chapter today has a bearing on. Likewise the […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Seventeen]: Pitfalls in the Promised Land. In this chapter God warns the people through Moses of various challenges they would face in the land of Canaan. 1.) They would be tempted to dilute their faithfulness to God and marginalize their standards of commitment by offering polluted sacrifices. 2.) They would be faced […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Sixteen]: We Don’t Have it All Yet! In this chapter we are reminded of the feasts of God. They represent three distinct experiences available to believers beginning with the new birth. There are three feasts just as the bible speaks of three baptisms. God wants us to experience His fullness in our […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Fifteen]: God Hates Poverty! In this chapter the people are reminded to care for the poor. This is more than giving your cast offs and a few dollars to the local thrift store. God hates poverty and He looks to us as His covenant partners to be a part of the solution […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Fourteen]: Should We Reject the Old Testament? In this chapter Moses reiterates various laws including dietary laws. Are we today subject to the dietary laws of the Old Testament. What if any value do the scriptures outlining the dietary laws have for us. Do we simply discard the Old Testament for that […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Thirteen]: Who is Your Mother and Your Brethren? In this chapter God calls on the people to be accountable for outbreaks of idolatry. If their leaders led others into idolatry they were to be executed. If loved ones and family members fell into idolatry they were to be stoned. If cities became […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Twelve]: Putting Away Our Idols. In this chapter the people are instructed to put away and destroy the idols they would encounter in Canaan. The promised land was a landscape of idolatry. It speaks of the minefield of spiritual seduction that you will encounter in the world around you and even in […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Eleven]: The Days of Heaven on Earth! In this chapter God promises if you will find out what “adhering” or “cleaving” to Him looks like – that He will adjust your life’s experience to “the days of heaven on earth”. There is much mis-direction in religious culture today that is all about […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Ten]: Circumcise Your Heart – Is this Possible? In this chapter Moses rehearses the giving of the Law. The commandments were originally given directly to the people from a mountain covered with the fire of God’s glory. That same glory is what Paul declares in Col. 1:26,27 is ON THE INSIDE OF […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Nine]: Crossing Over Time! There is a moment in time that God will bring His sovereignty and your blessing together in an opportunity for radical breakthrough. In this chapter Moses is standing with the people at the Jordan and they have been here before and failed. We have all failed and missed […]
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