Where To Find Help

 

Today's verse is Psalm 146:5

     Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help,

      Whose hope is in the LORD his God:

    Today, in Judges, I read of those who could have helped, but did not, complain as the Hero God had chosen won the battle against the evil ones. They themselves were found to be against the very God they claimed to have served, and suffered for it! Is there evil happening about you? Do those that are charged to punish it do nothing? Or, even worse, give their aid to such a cause? Remember, who it is that should be our Hope! And when all others fail us, who shall be our Help! Fear not those that in their evil stand against the Lord, the God of Heaven and Earth. Instead, fear God, and fail not to stand with and for him, and seek his way, for he will deliver those that are his, and in due course will destroy all that oppose him. Where will you be found, on that day? Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Judges 12-36, Psalm 146, Luke 24

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Judges 17-18, Psalm 21, Acts 1

Will You Be Found Among Them God Destroys?

 

Today's verse is Psalm 17:7

     Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee

      From those that rise up against them.

    Is this not a request that we can today share? Are not we that love the things that are right, attacked and vilified by those that have rejected the good things of God? Therefore, let us not delay, for there is a God that judges all, and finds all of us as guilty as them. So, let us therefore repent, and turn to the Living God, and place our Trust in him, and see if he will spare us when he destroys those that have set themselves against him. Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Judges 9-11, Psalm 17, Luke 23

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Judges 12-36, Psalm 146, Luke 24

Refusing Aid

 

Today's verse is Judges 8:6

And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army? 

    Ages ago when I first read this and Gideon's reply, my thought was, “This is harsh!” Yet, now, I know it is not. These princes did not help because they feared these two kings. They did not help because they were in some way in league with them. Did they not already hear, how Gideon and his men had won the first battle, giving the victory to Ephraim? Open your eyes, do you see the wickedness about you? Who are its authors? Take care in your choice and choose wisely, but chose Today! For God’s power is already known and the stage is set. He will deliver his own in due course, and rain down Judgement upon all that reject his way. Which side do you want to be on? Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Judges 7-8, Luke 22

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Judges 9-11, Psalm 17, Luke 23

Will You Trust God In Such A Time?

 

Today's verse is Luke 21:18

But there shall not an hair of your head perish. 

    Now Consider also: “And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:” Whenever those that serve Evil have the power, there is no doubt that they will come after those that oppose them, but especially those that oppose them because they name the Name of Jesus Christ. We have above the promise of protection, and we have the surety that some will have their lives taken for Christ’s sake. Will you be as Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, and stand up for the One that Died for you, and Rose again that we might have life, knowing that whatever He allows will not ever be in vain? As we see many times in Scripture: “Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, /All ye that hope in the Lord.” Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Judges 4-6, Luke 21

Monday’s reading will be: Judges 7-8, Luke 22

Where Does Pleasure Come From?

 

Today's verse is Psalm 16:11

     Thou wilt shew me the path of life:

      In thy presence is fulness of joy;

      At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

    How often has it been said, “I do not want to turn to God, for then I would have to give up such and such a pleasure?” To these same, we can say, “You do not know even half of what you are missing!” Ask yourself, who is it that created the very possibility for these pleasures? Did the wicked one sneak in and create something greater than the God that made all? No! He corrupted those things that God hath make! So, Repent now. Suffer whatever withdraw you must suffer, and Trust in the Lord your God who loved you (and continues to love you) enough to take your place, and suffer all that you deserve, that you might have access to him, and all that he has for you. Not only on the other side, but now also here, as his purpose permits. Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Judges 1-3, Psalm 16, Luke 20

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Judges 4-6, Luke 21

Seeking Unity

 

Today's verse is Joshua 22:26-27

     Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice: 

     But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD. 

    In this day when many preach division, let us that fear the Lord our God, remember those things that need to unite us. Does your Neighbor name the Name of God the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, each of whom had his part in Creating all that is? Does your Neighbor, claim to have been forgiven, having been washed in the Blood of the Lamb of God, who was given up for the sins of the World, and raised again that all that trust in him might have new life, and that more abundantly? Then call him a brother. But what of the others? Remember the commandments of the Lord, and know this command: “Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.” Therefore, be always ready to proclaim the Good News, That Jesus Christ came to forgive the sinner, but one day he will come to destroy the sin, and all that refuse to forsake it. Where will you be found on that day? Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Joshua 22-24, Psalm 116, Luke 19

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Judges 1-3, Psalm 16, Luke 20

The Time To Understand

 

Today's verse is Luke 18:34

And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

    There will be times when God shall tell you of something that you do not understand. Hold fast to it, meditate upon it, and watch for it, for there will be a day when the events of your life, or the events in the world about you will give you the clues to understand what God has so told you. Consider, for example, the passage preceding this verse above. Jesus told the disciples the events that must be if ever there should be the Gospel, that is the Good News that God has prepared for all of Mankind. The passage before the verse given above describes what the Son of Man must endure that all that have sinned might have an opportunity to have peace with God. Have you understood? Do you now understand? Have you accepted that precious gift of forgiveness that the events described allow? Selah [Do not rest, till you have understood and recieved.] Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Joshua 18-21, Psalm 15, Luke 18

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Joshua 22-24, Psalm 116, Luke 19

Who Is The Servant?

 

Today's verse is Luke 17:10

So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

    Have we even done that? Have we done anything remotely close to that which has been commanded of us? Yet, we demand of God this or that, thinking that it is he that owes us. Why does he? Have we fulfilled our purpose? Have we done those things that are Good? Have we not instead, called evil, good, and done that instead? Throughout the scriptures we see how this Righteous and Holy God desires to give to those that seek him good things, yet, instead they, yea, even we continually turn against him, and rail against him, for giving us only a small portion of what we truly deserve, Total Destruction. So, let us truly take inventory, and see the good things that God has given us, and give thanks for them, for we truly did not deserve them, and turn to this Great God, who gave his Son, who paid for our sins, and repent, receiving the gift he has given us, and find that has we serve him, his burden is truly light, and in him we can and shall have Rest. Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Joshua 14-17, Luke 17

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Joshua 18-21, Psalm 15, Luke 18

The Requirements Of Repentance!

 

Today's verse is Joshua 9:24

And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing. 

    These were spared because those that made league with them did not seek the Lord’s counsel. Yet, what would have been the counsel of the Lord. They heard the Word of God, spoken by Moses, they feared, and they repented, and they sought mercy. We as they, for our own sins, are set for destruction. If we, as they, take heed to God Word, and with great fear and trembling, seek the same mercy they sought, perhaps we, as they, will also be spared the same destruction we are owed! “Turn us again, O God,/ And cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.” Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Joshua 9-13, Luke 16

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Joshua 14-17, Luke 17

A Wrong Conclusion!

 

Today's verse is Joshua 7:7

And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! 

    Sin had entered the camp, none but the sinner and his family knowing, causing all of Israel to fail, and fall short, and lose a battle. Here is an example of a bas self-examination. Why was Joshua still alive, when all but one other of his generation had fallen in the wilderness? Why was Joshua now the leader of Israel? How is it, that Joshua, of all people, think that they should have stayed on the other side of Jordan? Jeremiah tells us: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Once you have clearly understood the path the Lord your God has set for you, take care not to doubt that leading when you face an unexpected obstacle. Do examine yourself and seek out any sin that may have entered in, as was needed here, but, again, do not doubt the Lord your God, for he already has the solution, and the obstacle was set for a reason, even for your benefit. (Even such a one as this one.) Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Joshua 5-8, Psalm 14, Luke 15

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Joshua 9-13, Luke 16

The Evidence Of Rahab's Belief

 

Today's verse is Joshua 2:21

And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window. 

    What is the sign that you believe? Rahab had this scarlet line, which was displayed prominently in the window. How many do you think were able to discern the meaning of that line? Nor was that line there for but a day or two, but for over a week, and possibly two. Yet, while Rahab kept silent (did she not agree to that) there was that scarlet line, giving testimony to all that saw it, what she believed. What is there about you, (not what you wear, but how you conduct yourself) that allows others to know that you belong to the one that died for you? Let us not in this day that we see the Judgment of God evident in this world, be ashamed of the one that Judges, that he be not ashamed of us, when he is finished. Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Joshua 1-4, Psalm 143, Luke 14

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Joshua 5-8, Psalm 14, Luke 15

How Have You Repaid God?

 

Today's verse is Deuteronomy 32:5

     They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children:

      They are a perverse and crooked generation.

     Do ye thus requite the LORD,

      O foolish people and unwise?

      Is not he thy father that hath bought thee?

      Hath he not made thee, and established thee?

    To requite: To payback. It can be done both as punishment, or as returning a blessing. Consider the last part of these verses, of what God has done for the children of Israel, and through them for you. All that you have that is good comes directly from him. He has provided it because he loves you. Yea, It is he that has made you, You are, because he has made you. But not only that, but he has provided for you a way to escape the error of all thy ways; To escape the just recompense for the things you do that so displease the Righteous Holy God that made you, for his pleasure. So, seek his Son, even the one that took your place, and in finding him, you will find peace with the God that hates the wicked, and you yourself will be found righteous in his presence. Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Deuteronomy 32-34, Psalm 13, Luke 13

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Joshua 1-4, Psalm 143, Luke 14

Where To Find The Answers!

 

Today's verse is Deuteronomy 30:11

For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. 

    From where do you seek your answers? Do you seek it from those that say they know, but their knowledge is empty and devoid of wisdom? Do you seek it from experience, saying you believe what you see, but reject that which is right before your eyes? Do you seek it from some far-off place, from some unknown beings, who may or may not exist? Yet, if you are reading this, you also have access to what I have. For the God that Created all things in heaven, in earth, in the seas, both seen and unseen, has given to us his Word, even the Holy Bible, given to us by his people the Children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel.) From it we can learn Wisdom and even the basis of Knowledge, even the Fear of God. From it we know where we are from. We know what our purpose is. And we can know what our end shall be. Are you ready to learn? Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Deuteronomy 27-31, Luke 12

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 32-34, Psalm 13, Luke 13

Turning Curses Into Blessings

 

Today's verse is Deuteronomy 23:5

Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee. 

    When others accuse you falsely, First, take care lest they cause you to trip. But above all Trust in the Lord your God, and Rest in him, for he knows the Truth, and he has already forgiven you, and as seen elsewhere, he has already forgotten your faults, as he has testified of Israel through Balaam to Balak. Yet as God has turned the curses of Balak, even as we later also learned of Balaam, into blessings as recorded here. So too will the Lord your God turn the wrath of your enemies back upon themselves. Did he not show you his love for you, When he died upon the Cross, and if he was willing to do that for you. Why would he withhold anything, but for your Good? Selah [Consider his Loving-kindness.] Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Deuteronomy 23-24, Luke 11

Monday’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 27-31, Luke 12

The Fate Of Those That Despise You

 

Today's verse is Luke 10:16

He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.

    As I read this verse, (this time) I thought not of the rejection that I might experience, but of how such would be rejected of God, and that God takes no pleasure in the death of the Wicked, but of the Righteous. It is true that the wicked despise those that name the name of God, because their deeds are wicked, and they joy in that. But God, has compassion on them, as he did for us -- For did he not die in our place when we hated him as well? So, even as you wipe the dust off of your feet, pray for them--unless forbidden of God-- for there may be one, perhaps two that may repent before their judgment is sealed. Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Deuteronomy 19-22, Psalm 6, Luke 10

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 23-24, Luke 11

Too Ashamed To Speak?

 

Today's verse is Luke 9:26

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels. 

    There is a day coming when each of us will have to give an account to the God Most High. However, today, there are those who hate God and all that represent him, so much so, that they seek to destroy all that name the name of God, or his Son, Jesus. In this verse we are warned, for God has provided one to speak for us on that day, but if we are ashamed of him today, when most, thankfully not all, despise the very thought of God, that very same Advocate will be ashamed of us. If he is ashamed of us, Will he speak on our behalf? Choose now, which you should fear more! God, the Most High Judge, Righteous throughout the ages, or the angry masses who are set in vain to destroy all that represent the God they hate! Then fully support that side, for God will not accept any who stand on the sidelines. Selah [Choose carefully.] Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Deuteronomy 15-18, Psalm 115, Luke 9

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 19-22, Psalm 6, Luke 10

The Incorruptible Judge

 

Today's verse is Deuteronomy 10:16-17

     Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked. 

     For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward: 

    Why circumcise your heart? Because the heart is desperately wicked. I once, after reading of Israel, thought God liked the stiffnecked, but he does not. but he does love us, and so, we are not to resist him, but we are to surrender to him, but not to any other. For when he judges there is no one else that we can appeal, nor can we plead any special case, nor is there ought we can bring him, that we can change his mind. But he has provided a way, even Jesus his Son, who died taking our place, and rose again, that we might be found in him, Righteous before a righteous Judge. The evil you see? It is God’s judgment upon a wicked world! Repent, accept his forgiveness through his Son, and forsake your wicked ways, then let us see if God will spare. Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Deuteronomy 10-14, Psalm 5, Luke 8

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 15-18, Psalm 115, Luke 9

What Should I Talk About?

 

Today's verse is Deuteronomy 6:7

And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 

    When you speak, are you remembering the Lord your God? Are you applying to the subject you are speaking about, what God has said about it? Some may think, I do not want to think about God at such and such a time, but remember the fate of those that refused to retain God in their knowledge. However, God is merciful, and he has given a promise to all those that acknowledge him in all their ways. Which are you, and does your speech reveal it unto others? And beyond that, do your actions match your speech? Selah [Think on this thing.] Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Deuteronomy 6-9, Luke 7

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 10-14, Psalm 5, Luke 8

Reflecting Upon Your Relationship With God

 

Today's verse is Deuteronomy 4:7

For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? 

    Know now, that here you have an invitation to investigate God, and see if there be any other kike him. But take care, for if you search do so with open eyes. For there are two things that can blind you. First, be open to his Glory, and second, despise not gratefulness, else you be blinded and for all your seeking, shall never find him. Yet, if you keep your eyes open, you will not be able to miss his Majesty, his lovingkindness, and his care for you. For as it has been reported, He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. See how he rewarded Israel when they sought him, but rebuked them as they rejected him, just as he said he would. Selah [Consider with an open heart.] Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Deuteronomy 4-5, Luke 8

Monday’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 6-9, Luke 7

Belief, Or Unbelief?

 

Today's verse is Deuteronomy 1:33

Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day. 

    Moses here reminds the Children of Israel, that despite seeing God direct them in all the way they went, having seen great and mighty works, still they did not believe God. Consider the counsel of Solomon, “Acknowledge him [the Lord] in all thy ways, and he shall direct thy paths.” But the Psalmist says, “Be ye not as the horse, /Or as the mule, which have no understanding.” For Israel as a little child needed to be taken by the hand, even as we do from time to time. But now we have the full canon of God’s Word, and from it by God’s Spirit we can know what we must do to please the one that made us. And as we begin to walk according to his given Word, we will later find as we look back, having walked with him a way that we shall also see great and marvelous things that he has done for us, even given us direction specific to our individual path. So, be strong and of good courage, for your God goes before you, and behind you and above all with you, as you seek to walk with him and do of his “good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Amen

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Deuteronomy 1-3, Psalm 36, Luke 5

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 4-5, Luke 8

Speaking God's Word With Power

 

Today's verse is Luke 4:32

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.

    You might say, but this was Jesus, who, himself, was the very Word of God! But did not God through Peter command, “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God.” Whatever Jesus did, he did by the power of the Holy Spirit. That same Spirit which he has given us, who have committed our souls to him, by his death and resurrection. So read God’s Word, trusting your Savior, Study it, test your understanding, and when you by the Spirit know that you understand what God has said, Proclaim it boldly, that others might hear; Repent and/or Rejoice at the promises of God. Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Numbers 34-36, Luke 4

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Deuteronomy 1-3, Psalm 36, Luke 5

God Will Judge All False Gods

 

Today's verse is Numbers 33:4

For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments. 

    I have been taught that the ten plagues God executed upon Egypt, each of them related to one God or another that the Egyptians worshiped. We see here testimony in the Word of God, that such was what happened. About twenty years ago, I read Revelation with this thought in mind, and I saw that there is such a god that appears to be worshiped today represented in about 11 of the 21 plagues found in the book. This god, or if you will, goddess, is none other than Gaia, otherwise known as Mother Earth, or Mother Nature. Her adherents have brought to us their false doctrine of Climate Change (Not to say the climate does not change, but false, in that it rejects the One True God.) If any continue to adhere and preach such a doctrine, they will bring the judgment of God upon themselves, and it is very possible that they will invite that very thing they fear, and God will reign his wrath upon the world has he had promised. So, let us Repent, and turn to the True and Living God, and warn our neighbors to do the same, and maybe God will relent, or maybe God will come all the more quickly. Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Numbers 30-33, Psalm 35, Luke 3

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Numbers 34-36, Luke 4

A Time To Ponder

 

Today's verse is Luke 2:19

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 

    There will come times when you do not understand what God has told you, whether, it be already recorded in God’s Word, or something God has given you to direct your paths, as he has promised. Mary, here, gives us an example of what to do. Notice she did not act upon what was shown, but she did ponder them. She remembered them, and thought upon them, considering in herself what these things meant. As Solomon has said, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.” I have found that my first attempt to understand a thing is almost, if not always, wrong. But if I wait, and observe, sometime later, as I consider those things, a true understanding, and Wisdom is gained. Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Numbers 26-29, Luke 2

Tomorrow’s reading will be: Numbers 30-33, Psalm 35, Luke 3