Tag: Today in the Word
Devotion: Prepare the Way of the Lord
God had promised to send a messenger ahead of Christ to prepare the way. God’s arrival would involve a dramatic reversal of the current status quo.
Devotion: God’s Intentions for the World
God’s intentions for the world is to have relationship with all of His creation, not just one particular people group. He desires for all people to know Him.
Devotion: Relational Tough Love
In his book Rebel with a Cause, Franklin Graham describes the tough love meted out by his parents during his rebellious youth.
Devotion: God’s Infinite Yet Intimate Presence
For a time, the Israelite temple was God’s chosen space to reveal and offer His intimate presence and also provide fellowship.
Devotion: The Need for Atonement
That theme of reconciliation, or “at-onement,” between God and His people is central to the prescriptions for the Day of Atonement in Leviticus 16.
Devotion: Approaching the Lord
The tabernacle design was intended as a visible reminder of God’s relationship with His people, their need for cleansing, His desire for fellowship, and the reality of God’s awe-inspiring glory.
Devotion: The Need for Intercession
Confess your sins today and give thanks that Jesus’ intercession on our behalf is always effective before the Father.
God’s Promise of Self: the Great I AM
God’s promises of rescue and land were then combined with the most important promise of all: Himself. He told Moses: “I will be with you”.
A Sure Commitment: The Covenant with Abraham
God’s call and covenant with Abraham demonstrated His initiative and commitment to the promise of Genesis 3. God promised Abram an everlasting possession.
Echoing Eden: The Covenant with Noah
The covenant with Noah (and the eternal sign of the rainbow) stands as a wonderful echo of God’s continued intention for relationship with humanity.