The Blessings of God – January 26

“…godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” 1 Timothy 4:8 Leviticus connects godly conduct to blessed well-being as closely as any passage in the bible. Perhaps Paul had this text in mind as he wrote...

Reading Plan – Week 14

Remember, in His Word, God has: Something to see – what does the text saySomething to understand – what does it meanSomething to apply – what does it mean to meSomething to praise – for what are you thankful? (1) Through the Bible Day 1:...

January 22

As we come to the New Testament we find Jesus also speaking in terms of clean and unclean. In Mark 7 we read of the Pharisees and some scribes challenging Jesus as they question why his disciples do not ceremonially wash their hands before dinner, as was the tradition...

January 20

Did you grow up in a home that taught ‘cleanliness is next to godliness’? I know of a pastor whose wife hung a plaque in the bathroom that read, “Cleanliness is next to impossible.” Now there is a standard I can live down to! In Leviticus 10:10-11, God lays out to...

January 19

Leviticus is a book with which many Christians struggle. If they make it through the detailed (and bloody) accounts of the sacrificial system, they are then hit with five chapters of “clean” and “unclean” and the discomforting topics of skin diseases, death, and...

Reading Plan – Week 13

Remember, in His Word, God has: Something to see – what does the text saySomething to understand – what does it meanSomething to apply – what does it mean to meSomething to praise – for what are you thankful? (1) Through the Bible Day 1: Numbers...