Scripture Reading — Isaiah 8:19-22If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.— Isaiah 8:20God’s people did not always walk in God’s way. At times, the leaders of God’s people even consulted with mediums (1 Samuel 28:3-25). Here Isaiah notes the consequences of trying

Scripture Reading — Psalm 119:105-112Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.— Psalm 119:105The psalmist describes God’s word as a lamp and a light. There is a sense of movement here with the emphasis of the psalmist’s feet on a path. We don’t know where the psalmist is going, but it’s n

Scripture Reading — Psalm 80:1-19Make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.— Psalm 80:3Today’s Bible passage addresses a deep-down concern: Is peace with God ever possible after God decides to hold us accountable for our sins? As the psalmist pointedly cries out: “How long, Lord God Almighty,

Scripture Reading — Psalm 27:1-14Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.— Psalm 27:14Today’s Scripture reading describes how the psalmist has faced real threats from wicked people, enemies, armies, oppressors, and false witnesses—all bent on destroying him. The psalm inclu

Scripture Reading — Numbers 6:22-27“The Lord make his face shine on you. . . .”— Numbers 6:25I always marvel at this passage. The Israelites were not a shining example of faithfulness while they wandered in the desert. They grumbled and complained, threatened to go back to Egypt, and even made idols

Scripture Reading — Exodus 10:21-29Yet all the Israelites had light in the places they lived.— Exodus 10:23Have you ever encountered a darkness that can be felt? I recall hiking in the woods when dark storm clouds suddenly billowed overhead. The wind whipped around in all directions, and the tempera

Scripture Reading — Exodus 3:1-14Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”— Exodus 3:3After fleeing Egypt in fear for his life (see Exodus 2:11-15), Moses settled in Midian. He got married and had children. He became a shepherd and learned the wilderne