God's Word Cannot Fail

Today's verse is Luke 16:17
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. 

A tittle can be considered as the crossing of the “t” or the dotting of an “i.” Such is the reliability of the Word of God, that not even the smallest stroke of a letter shall fail, but that all will be fulfilled. Therefore, God’s Word is worthy of our faith, for it is trustworthy, and what he said, he will do, according to all that he said he would do, and none of it will fail. Let us, therefore, rest in his promises, knowing that his greatest promise to save all such as come to him shall be fulfilled for he cannot lie. Amen.

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Joshua 9-13, Luke 16 
Tomorrow’s reading will be: Joshua 14-17, Luke 17

Are You on God's Side?

Today's verse is Joshua 5:13-14
     And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
     And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? 

We see here a very important truth: it is not whether or not God is on our side, but are we on his? If we wish to be on his, we must do as he commands, and not put upon him our demands. (Not to say, he does not grant at least some of the whims of his servants,) but we must be his servants and do his will his way, not whatever we may think is best. So let us seek his face, and ask his direction, and we can be sure if we listen that he will give it. Amen.

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Joshua 5-8, Psalm 14, Luke 15
Tomorrow’s reading will be: Joshua 9-13, Luke 16

What is That Obstacle For?

Today's verse is Joshua 4:23
For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: 

If you are reading with me, you may have noticed that the Jordan river is overflowing at the time that God parted it, making it even harder for a great number of people to cross it. So consider, is there an obstacle before you, if so ask yourself, why is it there? Is it to divert you from making a mistake, which you will regret? I have seen such obstacles, and in hind sight I praise God for them. Or is it, as we find here, an obstacle placed by God, so that God can show you his power and ability. If so remain faithful to the direction God has clearly given you, and whether to stand still, or to move forward, which was the command given here, obey God’s command to you, and you shall see what an Amazing God we have. Amen.

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Joshua 1-4, Psalm 143, Luke 14 
Tomorrow’s reading will be: Joshua 5-8, Psalm 14, Luke 15

What is no Faith?

Today's verse is Deuteronomy 32:20
     And he said, I will hide my face from them,
      I will see what their end shall be:
      For they are a very froward generation,
      Children in whom is no faith.

This verse is speaking of the children of Israel as they denied God, as they often did, even as they saw with their own eyes the Power and Majesty of God for what seemed like a daily basis. Yet they did not believe God, even apparently refused to believe God; therefore, having no faith. Yesterday, I read a signature, apparently quoting Nietzsche, saying, “Faith is for those that do not want to believe the truth.”  For Nietzsche, and all of those that do not believe in God this is indeed a true saying. For faith is only as good as its object, and those that believe that there is no God, must do so exercising blind faith, or faith that has no real object. Just as the children of Israel is described to do in this verse. Therefore, let us base our faith first on God’s Word, which as we test it with patience, we will find that God is Faithful, always! Amen

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Deuteronomy 32-34, Psalm 13, Luke 13 
Tomorrow’s reading will be: Joshua 1-4, Psalm 143, Luke 14

Whose Business Should We Care For?

Today's verse is Luke 12:22-23
     And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
     The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 

And in another place we are told: “And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.” Consider therefore the response we should have to these two injunctions. In this world where it seems all about us is consumed with getting this, or getting that, or hiding, or escaping, what is to be our response? Should it not be as we find Jesus says just a little bit later, “But rather seek ye the kingdom of God?” So should we do, and if we do so, we can rest in this promise . . . “and all these things shall be added unto you.” Amen. 

To God be the Glory 
Scott 

Taken from my daily reading plan:  Deuteronomy 27-31, Luke 12
Tomorrow’s reading will be:Deuteronomy 32-34, Psalm 13, Luke 13

The Right Perspective

Today's verse is Luke 11:27-28
     And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
     But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

We have a tendency to venerate the wrong things, such as this woman here praising Mary for bearing the Son of God. However, Mary is just as we are, a sinful vessel that God used for his Glory. More important is that we seek out, read and keep God’s Word, for in it we will find all the answers that are important: how to live, what to eat, what to wear, and the most important of all, how to avoid in Hell the punishment for our sins. For in God’s Word we find Jesus, the author and finisher of our Salvation, and it is by him we can and shall have life everlasting, through his redeeming of our sins. Amen.

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Deuteronomy 23-26, Luke 11 
Monday’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 27-31, Luke 12

First Things First

Today's verse is Luke 10:42
But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Many of heard of Mary and Martha, Martha being the one cumbered about serving, and we all agree that service is important, and must be done, but we are here taught that as important as serving may be, something else must take precedence. We must take time out as it were to sit at Jesus’ feet, hearing and knowing him first, for it is only by this that we can know how to properly serve. For if we seek him, and learn of him, he will direct us, and give us the wisdom to do those things that he wants done. So let us serve, but first, let us just spend time with our Lord and friend, that when we serve, we shall also be fruitful. Amen.
To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Deuteronomy 19-22, Psalm 6, Luke 10
Tomorrow’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 23-26, Luke 11

The Reliablity of God's Word

Today's verse is Deuteronomy 18:21-22
     And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
     When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

Herein is actually the second standard for God’s Word: If any of it is not true, all of it can be disregarded. That is to say that if 99% holds true, but there is a provable 1% that is false, even the 99 can be disregarded, as of no value. Some have said, we need to listen to so and so because they are have an accuracy of over 90%, yes the are wrong here and there, but everything else they have said is spot on, as God’s Word say here, pay no attention to them. But by this we can truly trust in the Word of God, for none of it has been proven untrue, and by this Word here, we can trust that it never will.

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Deuteronomy 15-18, Psalm 115, Luke 9
Tomorrow’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 19-22, Psalm 6, Luke 10

A Curse Turned Around

Today's verse is Deuteronomy 10:9
Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him. 

Of Levi, with his brother Simeon, the following was declared by their father: “Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; /And their wrath, for it was cruel: /I will divide them in Jacob, /And scatter them in Israel.” However here in this verse we see that this curse for Levi, while not being dismissed, has been turned into a blessing. Such is our God that even that which was meant to be a curse, and one that cannot be changed, He is able to turn it on its head, making the results a blessing instead. So have you been cursed, are you suffering from the results of past actions, turn to your Heavenly Father who loves you, and seek his face, and do his will, and as he did for the tribe of Levi, so too will he do for you, turning any curse into a blessing not only for you, but those around you as well. Amen 

To God be the Glory 
Scott 

Taken from my daily reading plan:  Deuteronomy 10-14, Psalm 5, Luke 8 
Tomorrow’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 15-18, Psalm 115, Luke 9

A Faithful God

Today's verse is Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

Are there any promises which God has made that you can claim? (hint: the answer to all is yes, such as the forgiveness of sins through the Cross of Christ, and that is just to start.) If there is we see here that God is faithful to keep all of his promises (covenants) and will never let any of them “fall to the ground.” So let us that have received that first promise, seek out the others he has made that we can also claim, and hold fast to them, even if all else says that they should not be, and in due time all will be fulfilled. Amen.

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Deuteronomy 6-9, Luke 7 
Tomorrow’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 10-14,Psalm 5, Luke 8

A Firm Foundation

Today's verse is Luke 6:47-49
     Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
     He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
     But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great

When we refuse to even read God’s Word, why do we wonder why everything goes awry? We have here not a promise, but a simple statement of fact, that if we do as our Savior says, we shall have a firm foundation, able to withstand anything which the world, or the devil should bring against us, but if we do not even hear his words, or even worse, hear them then disregard them, then the slightest whiff  of trouble shall send us reeling. Here then is what we should purpose to do: Read God’s Word. Obey those things we understand. Study those things we do not, obeying them as we understand them, and in doing these, our God will enable us to endure and shine brightly that all might know that he is God. Amen.

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Deuteronomy 4-5, Luke 6 
Monday's reading will be: Deuteronomy 6-9, Luke 7

No City [Obstacle] too Strong

Today's verse is Deuteronomy 2:36
From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us: 

When we wholly follow the Lord our God, we find the obstacles that were in our way, which were too great for us, are no obstacles to the Lord our God. The cities that Moses speaks of here were  strong cities indeed, with mighty men to defend them, yet the children of Israel by the power of God defeated them. Let us therefore, consider, for as God did then, so too is he not only able, but willing to do for us when we follow him. So fear not the obstacle, or even obstacles before you, but only concern yourself with the direction ye ought to go, for if in truth you are following the Savior, all of those obstacles will be overcome in due course. Amen

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Deuteronomy 1-3, Psalm 36, Luke 5 
Tomorrow's reading will be: Deuteronomy 4-5, Luke 6

A Savior That Knows Us

Today's verse is Luke 4:2
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. 
 

Our Savior, being God made flesh, knew the weaknesses which come with the flesh, yet without sin. During this period as he fasted in the wilderness he knew hunger and the driving desire to sate that hunger, and yet true to his purpose of fasting he refused to do so. Jesus Christ was tempted just as we are, yet he sinned not, and from this he does not condemn us, but having died for us, understands the difficulty we have when we are tempted and has compassion on us. Wherefore he takes pity on us, and if we humble ourselves, he will receive us, and defend us, and remove our sins from us. Selah [think about this.] Amen.

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Numbers 34-36, Luke 4 
Tomorrow's reading will be: Deuteronomy 1-3, Psalm 36, Luke 5

Baptism of the Holy Ghost

Today's verse is Luke 3:16
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: 

Fifty days after Jesus Christ ascended up into heaven (the Pentecost) this promise was fulfilled, and now all that have come, and all that will come to Jesus for Salvation, are given this gift: the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Simply if you have not received him, ye are not saved as Paul has declared in Romans: “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” With God’s spirit in us we gain the power over sin, and as we submit to the Spirit, and follow him, we shall not sin. He also enables us to boldly tell others what Jesus has done for us. Finally, (for this message, for this is not exhaustive of the Spirit’s ministry to us) he comforts us in times of trouble. Let us therefore, give all the praise to God, and submit to his Spirit, for in this way we shall give him all the Glory. Amen. 

To God be the Glory 
Scott 

Taken from my daily reading plan: Numbers 30-33, Psalm 35, Luke 3 
Tomorrow's reading will be: Numbers 34-36, Luke 4

God's Leaders

Today's verse is Numbers 27:16-17
     Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,    
     Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd. 

This is a grace that God has given us, that he sends to us someone that is to represent him, to those that follow after God. It is therefore important to determine, whether or not the leader you are following is the one God has appointed, and not one that has proclaimed himself as God’s leader for you. This can be done, first by comparing his teachings to God’s Word, and if he bears up to this standard, by the leading and prompting of the Holy Spirit, which will always guide in accordance to God’s Word. Once this is done, give to this leader your support, and follow his leadership, as commanded in Hebrews: “Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.” And so, God’s blessings will be upon you. Amen. 

To God be the Glory 
Scott 

Taken from my daily reading plan: Numbers 26-29, Luke 2 
Tomorrow's reading will be: Numbers 30-33, Psalm 35, Luke 3

Who is God?

Today's verse is Numbers 23:19
     God is not a man, that he should lie;
      Neither the son of man, that he should repent:
      Hath he said, and shall he not do it?
      Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

As a young man, even as a child growing up, I ever questioned, “Is God willing to help me?” Never was the question, “Is God able to help me?” For who was I that I should be helped of God, but David himself asked the same question, “What is man, that thou art mindful of him?/ And the son of man, that thou visitest him?” But here we see Israel, who time and again murmured and complained and sinned against God, yet God says of them when speaking to those outside of the relationship that he has not beheld iniquity in Jacob. This is all because God has told Abraham, Issac and Jacob that he would give to them the land of Canaan. So as he kept is Word to Israel, and as he will fulfill that not yet completed, so too will he keep his Word to us who have accepted his Promise of Salvation through Jesus Christ, for it is not, “Who am I, but who he is!” Amen. 

To God be the Glory 
Scott 

Taken from my daily reading plan: Numbers 22-25, Luke 1 
Monday's reading will be: Numbers 26-29, Luke 2

Our Rock

Today's verse is Numbers 20:8
Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink. 

We see here the command that God gave to Moses, when he was for the second time to bring water out of the rock. This Rock is a type of Jesus Christ, the first time Moses was to strike the rock, signifying Christ’s death upon the Cross, but Jesus died on the Cross but once, and He will never do it again, for he finished the work that was needed. So this time Moses was to speak to the rock, showing us the access we now have to the Savior, and it is in him that we have our supply for every need. Let us therefore, trust in him and rely upon him in time of need. (And even when we think we don’t.) Amen.

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Numbers 19-21, Colossians 4 
Tomorrow's reading will be: Numbers 22-25, Luke 1

Still Looking Forward

Today's verse is Numbers 15:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you, 

This command to speak to the children of Israel is presented to us immediately after their disobedience and God’s declaration that they would not enter into the promise land for another 40 years. Yet, he still gives them instructions for when they do finally enter in. From this we can take heart, for as Paul has said,  “For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.”  So, even if we are being chastened, our God will not forsake his promises to us, but will in due course fulfill all of them. Amen. 

To God be the Glory 
Scott 

Taken from my daily reading plan:  Numbers 15-18, Psalm 113, Colossians 3 
Tomorrow's reading will be:  Numbers 19-21, Colossians 4

Walking by Faith

Today's verse is Colossians 2:6
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 

We that have truly received Christ Jesus, have done so not base upon any merits of our own, but only by trusting what he as done for us, when he died for us on the Cross, and proving that he had the power to do that by rising again from the dead. So as we by faith have received Jesus Christ, so we need to walk (or live.) First we do not base our relationship with him by whether or not we are worthy, for we are not, nor do we strive to obey a list of do’s and  don’ts, but we walk with Christ allowing him to live through us, and as we do that, through him we will fulfill all righteousness for he is righteous. Amen.

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan:  Numbers 12-14, Psalm 28, Colossians 2 
Tomorrow's reading will be:  Numbers 15-18, Psalm 113, Colossians 3

Is God's Hand too Short?

Today's verse is Numbers 11:23
And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.

This is God’s answer to Moses’ doubt, for even Moses, one of the greatest of the heroes of the Bible suffered with doubt, but as with Moses, so also with us, if God said that he would do something, that thing will be done! There is nothing that can keep God from doing as he said, and if he said when it would be done, so it will be done then; however, impossible it may seem. So let us determine not to doubt God’s promises to us, but look steadfastly to him, and do those things that he has commanded, and in due time we shall see his Promise fulfilled. Amen

To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Numbers 8-11, Colossians 1 
Tomorrow's reading will be: Numbers 12-14, Psalm 28, Colossians 2

Travelers

Today's verse is Hebrews 13:12-13
     Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
     Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

I have titled this blog “The Traveler’s Rest,” for here we see that all that follow Christ are called upon to leave the camp (the camp being the society we live in,) that is we are to separate ourselves from the things of this world, and count ourselves as strangers, or travelers, in it. As travelers, or ambassadors, we bear the stigma of the one we represent, and while he is in truth, good and righteous, those that do not know him, hate him, for he reveals them for who and what they are. Nevertheless, he loves them, died for them, and so we seek to deliver to them this good news. Amen.
To God be the Glory
Scott

Taken from my daily reading plan: Numbers 6-7, Hebrews 13 
Tomorrow's reading will be: Numbers 8-11, Colossians 1