(This is the same as Saturday's daily worship-word reading because that was an example. Today is the actual start date. You will receive these Monday through Friday. If you sign up at the top right of this page by entering your email you will receive these via your email inbox. May God grow us in worship today .)
Begin your study with prayer for the Lord to open your eyes to see who He is more clearly and how to respond to Him more deeply in heart affections and horizontal, radical love toward others.
SUMMARY OF TODAY'S READING
Numbers 1,2 Summary
God instructs Isreal in preparing to conquer the long-awaited promised land with the tabernacle being central to the plan.
Mark 3 Summary
Jesus is shown as Lord of Sabbath, Lord over demons, and blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is explained
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Numbers 1
Numbers 2
Mark 3
NOTES
THE LORD IS HOLY - Numbers 1:51
The Lord was to be regarded as holy. Such a severe response to us, no doubt. But this reveals to us the great chasm that exists between God's glory and expectations and our sinfulness and due condemnation. Were it not for grace we would be burning in the lake of wrath for our smallest infraction of compliance.
MAN'S RESPONSE TO GOD'S HOLINESS - Numbers 1:53
We also stand guard over our children and fellow brothers and sisters, to a degree, to keep them from provoking the Lord to anger. We seek to encourage reverence for Christ in attitude and behavior, and warn and guard against a cavalier atttiude toward the Holy God who has become our Father in Christ.
GOD-CENTERED EXISTENCE - Numbers 2:2
The Lord was the center of the community and the army. What a picture of how we as to live as we do battle in life and fulfill his will and follow his Word.
CHRIST IN THE OLD TESTAMENT - Numbers 2:3
The tribe of Judah leading the way in the battle of the people of God going in to claim the promised land. Christ was from the tribe of Judah.
JESUS IS LORD OF THE SABBATH - Mark 3:2
Jesus, the Living Word, was correcting their view on adding to the command to keep the Sabbath holy - they had hundreds of rules about how to keep the Sabbath perfectly. Jesus was also correcting the pride behind such rules that believed they could by the law and their rules gain access and favor with God.
JESUS IS LORD OVER DEMONS - Mark 3:11
What power a person had when he can have such fear arise in such powerful beings as demons.
BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT - Mark 3:29-30
This unpardonable sin is the sin of not believing that Jesus is God but rather believing the Spirit of Jesus was actually the Spirit of the Devil.
End with Prayers of: (You are encouraged to write or type these prayers out, if possible)
Adoration - Praise Him and Boast in Him for who He is in today's reading.
Thanksgiving - Offer humble gratitude for big and small blessings in your life - at least 3 new things
Confession - Admit to the Lord areas you have resisted him or grieved him privately or in relationship.
Petition - Ask him for specific help for the many needs of others and you - that you may have power to do His will and see it today.
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