March 20 – Know God, No Temptation

“Turn this dirt into donuts.”

March 17 – Victory

You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor. (Psalm 60:1) Read: Numbers 26:1-51, Luke 2:36-52, Psalm 60:1-12, Proverbs 11:15 Relate: In some Bibles right before reading today’s verse you might see something like this: For the choir director: A psalm of David useful for teaching, regarding the time…

March 16 – If You Can’t Beat ‘Em

I remember reading a while back an old article that used the early Batman TV show as an example of how violent television was becoming… The author who wrote the negative article about that show would have a heart attack watching the violence on Saturday morning cartoons in our generation, but we don’t even bat an eyelash.

March 15 – So Here I Am

You aren’t very good at determining what other people want and need from you. No one is. We’re all as likely to hurt as to help.

March 14 – He Has Come

I hate snow.

March 13 – Sprinkled and Cleansed

The hyssop was a tool that demonstrated that life can begin again after the tragedy of death has struck. It is a tool that washes what it touches so that those who have become unclean need not remain so forever.

March 12 – Dead No Longer

Jesus is the only one who, once dead, raised Himself back to life. His visit to the grave was a short one. He was just making a delivery (my sin), and doing some vandalism (kicked down the gates) and theft (the keys).

March 11 – Abandoned

“I met my father for the first time when I was 28 years old. I made up my mind that when I had children, my children were going to know who their father was.”

March 9 – Nailed It

Sin is what comes out of disobedience to produce separation from God. It is us being at war with God. Whether it is something as drastic as murder or as commonplace as lying and pride, the causes and effects of these sins are the same.