Daily Devotionals

Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land. I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.” — Deuteronomy 2:9

You grumbled in your tents and said, “The LORD hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us.” — Deuteronomy 1:27

Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. — Deuteronomy 1:17

These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—that is, in the Arabah—opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab. — Deuteronomy 1:1

Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, >which cannot be shaken but endures forever. >As the mountains surround Jerusalem, >so the LORD surrounds his people >both now and forevermore. — Psalm 125:1-2

Without wood a fire goes out; >without a gossip a quarrel dies down. — Proverbs 26:20

Here are the stages in the journey of the Israelites when they came out of Egypt by divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. — Numbers 33:1

Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who returned from the battle.

One thing I’ve learned from being a mother of four is the importance of watching what I commit to. I can’t count how many times that I’ve told my kids I would buy something or do something with them, forgotten about it, and then was reminded with a plaintive, “You promised!” Now most of the time I didn’t actually make a promise, but to my kids, if I said I would do something, I may as well have signed a contract.

Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: “This is what the LORD commands…” — Numbers 30:1

If the LORD had not been on our side >when people attacked us, >they would have swallowed us alive >when their anger flared against us… — Psalm 124:2-3

Like a maniac shooting >flaming arrows of death >is one who deceives their neighbor >and says, “I was only joking!” — Proverbs 26:18-19