Category: Daily Readings

Mar 27 (Daily reading: Joshua 16-18) In Joshua 17:14-18, Joseph’s sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, told Joshua that the one lot, or portion, that had been given to them as an inheritance was not enough. “(We are) a numerous people whom the LORD has blessed.” Joshua said to them, in effect: “Why do you think God…

Mar 26 (Daily reading: Joshua 12-15) Today’s commentary is adapted from my book, “From West Texas to the French West Indies and Back Again” (pages 105-106). We met Caleb at Kadesh Barnea as one of the twelve sent in to spy out the promised land. Ten of the spies reported that the people who lived…

Mar 25 (Daily reading: Joshua 9-11) Today’s reading gives us two important lessons. (1) The first lesson is seen in the mistake made by the Israelites: “(They) did not ask for the counsel of the LORD” (9:14). The New Life Version says, “They did not ask the Lord what they should do.” The situation was…

Mar 24 (Daily reading: Joshua 5-8) Today’s commentary is taken from my book: > (“We Love Because God First Loved Us,” pages 15-16). God said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the valiant warriors” (6:2). Also, “I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his…

Mar 23 (Daily reading: Joshua 1-4) We find many life principles in Joshua. In Christ, we have occupied the land, we have life “more abundantly” (Jn. 10:10). Now, in Christ, “we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us” (Rom. 8:37). God told Joshua, “Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the…

Mar 22 (Daily reading: Deuteronomy 32-34; Psalm 91) The older I get, the more I wake up with an old hymn in my mind and heart, sometimes one I haven’t thought of in years. Music that has been “engraved upon our hearts” will always be a blessing to us. Moses composed a very poetic song…

Mar 21 (Daily reading: Deuteronomy 30-31) Moses spoke of the heart seven times in chapter 30. The first time refers to a revival in your heart: “You return to the LORD your God and obey Him with all your heart and soul” (v. 2). This should be a daily activity as long as sinning is…

Mar 20 (Daily reading: Deuteronomy 28-29) “Now it shall come to pass” (or) “Now it shall be” (28:1, NKJV, NASB). These words from the Bible are exciting because they herald a promise from God! Moses continued, “And all these blessings will come to you and reach you if you obey the LORD your God” (28:2).…

Mar 19 (Daily reading: Deuteronomy 24-27) Google reveals that the expression, “the proof is in the pudding” was originally, “the proof of the pudding is in the eating.” Deuteronomy 26:1-11 is a great example of this proverb. The Hebrews needed faith to enter the land, and to believe the promise: “When you enter the land…

Mar 18 (Daily reading: Deuteronomy 21-23) What did it mean to the Hebrews that “he who is hanged is cursed of God” (21:23)? When a person was executed for a capital offense, the body was sometimes exposed publicly. This had social implications, as a warning to others, but also religious implications. A person committing such…