Scripture Readings: Psalm 50:15, Numbers 8-10:10, Acts 17:1-15 Reflection Verse: Numbers 9:8 Reflection: In the text today, Moses was confronted with the problem of whether or not one could keep the Passover, or more specifically, whether one could present the Passover offering to God, when that person was unclean. Evidently their point was valid. Moses…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 49:12-20, Numbers 7:30-89, Acts 16:16-40 Reflection Verses: Numbers 7:78-83 Reflection: Ahira’s offering was very generous and very important to God, as was every other offering made by the princes of Israel. His offering was exactly the same as the leaders of the other 11 tribes. But notice that each offering was presented,…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 49:1-11, Numbers 6-7:29, Acts 15:36-16:15 Reflection Verse: Numbers 7:5 Reflection: The heads of each tribe of Israel presented a joint offering to God and God instructed Moses to accept their offering which would be used in the work of the Tabernacle and to compensate those who were to do the work. Much…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 48, Numbers 4:29-5, Acts 15:22-35 Reflection Verse: Numbers 5:3 Reflection: God instructed Moses, that unclean people were not allowed to live in the camp because God, Who is holy, dwelt in the camp with HIS people. That meant that those with infectious diseases and other conditions of uncleanness, were put outside the…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 47, Numbers 3:21-4:28, Acts 15:1-21 Reflection Verses: Numbers 4:27-28 Reflection: Beloved, leadership and authority is given by God. It may not be recognized in the world, but it should always be acknowledged in the House of God. Leadership and the authority that comes with leadership is given by God. Aaron and his…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 46, Numbers 2-3:20, Acts 14 Reflection Verse: Numbers 3:12 Reflection: The text teaches that instead of taking the first born from every family in every tribe, God chose the Levites. The Levites were set apart to serve God by serving Aaron, the priesthood and the Tabernacle. God declared them as HIS and…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 45, Numbers 1, Acts 13:26-52 Reflection Verses: Numbers 1:45-46 Reflection: The Israelites were counted and the number of them speaks to how God fulfilled HIS promise to Abraham – to multiply his seed. Beloved, no matter how impossible God’s promise may seem, you can rely on God to fulfill HIS promise, because…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 44:17-26, Leviticus 26:14-27, Acts 13:1-25 Reflection Verses: Leviticus 27:14-15 Reflection: When one of God’s chosen people dedicated his house to be holy unto God, it was given a value by the priest. If that person had second thoughts and wanted his house back, it would cost him that value plus a redemption…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 44:9-16, Leviticus 25:8-26:13, Acts 12 Reflection Verses: Leviticus 25:23-24 Prayer: Holy Father, the land in which we live is Yours. We, as Your people, live on the land and take care of it for You. As Your people, we depend on You, and You have made provision for us in all things….
Scripture Readings: Psalm 44:1-8, Leviticus 23:23-25:7, Acts 11:19-30 Reflection Verse: Leviticus 24:14 Reflection: Beloved, it is our responsibility to maintain civic order in the community in which we live. We do that by living according to God’s Word. In the Leviticus reading this morning, the man who had blasphemed, and cursed God was held accountable…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 43, Leviticus 22-23:22, Acts 11:1-18 Reflection Verse: Leviticus 23:3 Reflection: God decreed that HIS chosen people, were to work 6 days and then have a solemn day of rest. That indicates that there is a rhythm to life – work and rest. One without the other is not beneficial to us. We…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 41, Leviticus 18-19:29, Acts 10:1-23 Reflection Verse: Leviticus 18:30 Reflection: God instructed His people to live according to God’s ways, even concerning sexual activities, and not to perform the abominable sexual customs of the people who live around and among them. In doing so, they would acknowledge God as their God and…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 39, Leviticus 14:33-15, Acts 9:1-31 Reflection Verse: Leviticus 15:11 Prayer: Holy Father, I am thankful for Your Divine care for me and for my community. Thank You, Lord for giving us instructions and for making each member of the community responsible to not spread disease to others. Help us Lord to take…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 38:13-22, Leviticus 13:24-14:32, Acts 8:4-40 Reflection Verses: Leviticus 14:8-9 Reflection: God’s instructions for Kingdom community, had provisions for a person who had been isolated from the community because of an infectious disease to be restored, if that person was free from the disease after being examined. For this to occur was quite…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 38:1-12, Leviticus 11:20-13:23, Acts 7:30-8:3 Reflection Verses: Leviticus 13:9-11 Reflection: God provided for the health and safety of His chosen people by using the priests to function as physicians in determining the nature and severity of a disease and how it may affect the community. A person could not make his own…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 37:29-40, Leviticus 9:7-11:19, Acts 7:1-29 Reflection Verse: Leviticus 9:23 Reflection: In the reflection verse, Aaron and Moses, after being with God in the Tabernacle, they came out and blessed the people. Then The Glory of The Lord appeared to everyone. What that says to me, is that when the servants of God…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 37:21-28, Leviticus 7:28-9:6, Acts 6 Reflection Verses: Leviticus 7:35-36 Reflection: You will notice in the reflection verse, that a portion of the consecrated offering was commanded to be given to Aaron and his sons. In doing this, God made provision for the priests as they served HIM in their regular duties. In…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 37:10-20, Leviticus 6-7:27, Acts 5:12-42 Reflection Verses: Leviticus 6:12-13 Reflection: God’s instructions for the altar was that the fire on the altar was to always be burning. It was never to be put out or allowed to go out. That means, it was always ready to receive the offerings of the people…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 37:1-9, Leviticus 4-5, Acts 4:32-5:11 Reflection Verses: Leviticus 5:17-18 Reflection: How interesting it is that God made provision for forgiveness to be given for every situation. All of us say or do things which are misunderstood or that misrepresent our intent and result in sin. God knew that this would happen from…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 36, Leviticus 1-3, Acts 4:1-31 Reflection Verse: Leviticus 3:5 Reflection: The text today records God’s design for the peace offering, which was a burnt offering. The meat was to be properly prepared and placed on the fire of the altar. When the priest offered the peace offering according to God’s specifications, the…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 35:19-28, Exodus 39:32-40, Acts 3 Reflection Verses: Exodus 40:33 Reflection: The text records that the assignment that God gave to Moses to build the tabernacles was completed in every detail. Moses used God’s plans, found the people and materials to execute and completed the task. And, the work was completed with excellence!…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 35:11-18, Exodus 38-39:31, Acts 2:22-47 Reflection Verse: Exodus 39:22 Reflection: Notice in the text, that the priest’s robes were blue. They were decorated around the hem with blue, purple and red pomegranates and gold bells. The priests robes were colorful which means the priests would be visible. That says to me, that…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 35:1-10, Exodus 36:8-37, Acts 2:1-21 Reflection Verses: Exodus 36:18-20 Reflection: The text today teaches us that the Tabernacle of God was constructed in such a way as to be portable, strong, weatherproof, beautiful and fitted together as one complete unit. Today, Beloved, Believers are living tabernacles of God, built by God and…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 34:11-22, Exodus 34:29-36:7, Acts 1 Reflection Verses: Exodus 36:6-7 Reflection: Notice in the text today that the people gave their offering for the work of the tabernacle to the point that they not only gave enough, but they gave more than enough. In fact, they gave so much that Moses had to…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 34:1-10, Exodus 33-34:28, Matthew 28Reflection Verses: Exodus 34:8-9Reflection: The reflection verses shows a perfect picture of intercession by a leader to God for the people. Moses asked God for forgiveness for the people, and for God to restore the relationship that the people had with God. Moses admitted the sinfulness of the people but…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 33:12-22, Exodus 31-32, Matthew 27:45-66Reflection Verses: Exodus 31:1-5Reflection: It should be noted that when God called Bezalel to be a craftsman, God also filled him with the Spirit of God and equipped him with what he needed to be successful. God gifted Bazalel with Divine knowledge, wisdom and understanding in all things…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 33:1-11, Exodus 29:29-30, Matt. 27:27-44 Reflection Verses: Exodus 30:7-8Prayer: Holy Father, I thank You for the example of Aaron, who was to remember You every morning and evening by burning incense on the altar of incense as he tends to the lamps of the Tabernacle. Thank You God for speaking to me of…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 32, Exodus 28:6-29:28, Matthew 27:1-26 Reflection Verse: Exodus 29:1 Reflection: The process of setting apart ministers through ordination to serve God is a very elaborate, serious, and labor-intensive detailed process. It is not to taken lightly. This setting apart puts a person that God has chosen in an elevated position as a servant of God. It is…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 31:14-24, Exodus 26-28:5, Matt. 26:57-75 Reflection Verses: Exodus 26:31-33 Reflection: Beloved, you should note that not only was the veil designed to separate the Most Holy from the just holy in the Tabernacle, but it was also the most beautiful and distinctive of all the other curtains. That says to me that what…
Scripture Readings: Psalm 31:1-13, Exodus 24-25, Matthew 26:31-56 Reflection Verses: Exodus 25:1-2 Reflection: Beloved, God instructed Moses to take up an offering from the children of Israel. Now understand, that Moses was only to receive the offering from those who gave it willingly. What that should tell us is that what we give to God is to be…
