May 29, 2021 And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel… And he shall… send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness… and he shall let the goat go free […]
Daily Focus: Pulling Our Weight
May 28, 2021 For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. 2 Thessalonians 3:11 As Paul concludes this second letter to the Thessalonians, he addresses the wayward outcome of idleness (laziness): too much idle time leads to meddling in the affairs of others. Those who conduct themselves in […]
Daily Focus: Free to Go
May 27, 2021 He shall take the live bird with the cedarwood and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, and dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the freshwater. And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed of the leprous disease. Then he shall pronounce him […]
Daily Focus: Our Just Redeemer
May 26, 2021 And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Luke 18:7-8a ESV Preceded by his Parable of the Persistent Widow, here Jesus exhorts his disciples to persevere in their petitions to the Father for […]
Daily Focus: Identity Crisis
May 25, 2021 As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man. Proverbs 27:19 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and […]
Daily Focus: Focusing on the Here and Now
May 24, 2021 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 ESV In these closing comments of Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians, he exhorts the church to be alert and ready for Christ’s imminent return. For Paul, there are two aspects […]
