Read Numbers 11:1 through 15:41 A certain motivational speaker has painted a word picture of a bucket of black crabs gathered by a morning beach walker. One of the crabs dreams about climbing out of the bucket and escaping to a new life. He stretches, pushes up, and manages to get one claw over the edge. But just as the …
Order Out of Chaos
Read Numbers 1:1 through 2:34 Chaos exists throughout this world: crime, disease, war, natural disasters. We also experience chaos in our own lives from demanding schedules, financial overload, illness, and broken relationships. Is there a remedy for the deluge of confusion that surrounds us? No one can rectify the disorder in the world. But God, the Creator of the universe …
Desperate Needs Answered
Read Leviticus 13:47 through 15:33 The phone awoke Connie, 71, in the early morning. It was the hysterical cry of Julie, 27, living next door. Connie had met her by hosting her three children in a neighborhood Bible club. “I’m pregnant, and my husband has rejected me. I’m going to get an abortion!” Connie went to see Julie and offered …
God Is in the Details
Read Exodus 35:1 through 40:38 Compare today’s reading with Exodus chapters 25 through 30. At first glance, it may seem that you’re looking at the same six chapters; each contain detailed minutiae about the construction and function of the tabernacle. The difference is that in the first passage, the Lord was giving exhaustive instructions to His people. In the second, …
FRIENDS
Read Exodus 32:1 – 34:35 When Teresa was a third grader, her teacher encouraged her class to write French children. Teresa was excited to receive a response from Louise. They wrote to each other regularly. By the time they were fifteen, they were exchanging weekly messages. They learned to speak each other’s language and planned to meet face-to-face someday. When …