April 19   Deuteronomy 33-34 Psalm 48:8-14 Proverbs 11:19-21 Luke 12:35-59 Our Part   “Now Moses was 120 years old when he died; his eye was not dim, nor his vigor abated.  So the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days.  Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.  Now Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses laid his hands on him; and the sons of Israel listened to him and did as Yahweh had commanded M

April 18   Deuteronomy 32 Psalm 48:1-7 Proverbs 11:16-18 Luke 12:22-34 Where Is Your Treasure?   “Sell your possessions and give it as charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in Heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”  Luke 12:33-34  LSB   In this passage, Jesus urged His followers to trust in God and in the provision He provides, rather than trusting in the ear

April 17   Deuteronomy 31 Psalm 47 Proverbs 11:14-15 Luke 12:1-21 Do Not Fear   “Be strong and courageous.  Do not be afraid or be in dread of them, for Yahweh your God is the One who goes with you.  He will not fail you or forsake you….And Yahweh is the One who goes ahead of you;  He will be with you.  He will not fail you or forsake you.  Do not fear or be dismayed.”  Deuteronomy 31:6, 8  LSB   I have heard that there are 365 verses in the Bible that have some variation of

April 16   Deuteronomy 29-30 Psalm 46 Proverbs 11:12-13 Luke 11:29-54 Be Still   “Therefore we will not fear, though the Earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though the waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging….God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day…The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress…He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I

April 15   Deuteronomy 28 Psalm 45:13-17 Proverbs 11:9-11 Luke 11:1-28 Asking And Seeking   “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who ask, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks it will be opened.”  Luke 11:9-10 LSB   Jesus’ disciples had watched Jesus closely.  They had seen Him spend much time in prayer and asked Him to teach them how to pray in a way that would

April 14   Deuteronomy 26-27 Psalm 45:6-12 Proverbs 11:7-8 Luke 10:25-42 Who Is My Neighbor?   “But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbor?’”  Luke 10:29 LSB   A scholar of the law came to Jesus and tried to put Him to the test.  He asked what he needed to do to inherit eternal life.  As usual, Jesus knew that the man was trying to trap Him into saying something that went against the laws as the Pharisees and Sadducees had interpreted them so He

April 13   Deuteronomy 24-25 Psalm 45:1-5 Proverbs 11:4-6 Luke 10:1-24 Remember   “You shall not oppress a hired person who is afflicted and needy…You shall give him his wages on his day before the sun goes down…You shall not pervert the justice due a sojourner or an orphan, not take a widow’s garment in pledge.  But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt and that Yahweh your God redeemed you from there…When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a

April 12   Deuteronomy 21-23 Psalm 44:17-26 Proverbs 11:1-3 Luke 9:37-62 A Good Neighbor   “You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep straying away and ignore them; you shall certainly bring them back to your brother….Thus you shall do with his donkey, and you shall do likewise with his garment, and you shall do likewise with anything lost by your brother, which he has lost and you have found.  You are not allowed to ignore them.  You shall not see your brother’s donke

April 11   Deuteronomy 19-20 Psalm 44:9-16 Proverbs 10:31-32 Luke 9:18-36 Take Up Your Cross   “And He was saying to them all, ‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.  For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?’”  Luke 9:23-25 LSB   Recently a friend to

April 10   Deuteronomy 17-18 Psalm 44:1-8 Proverbs 10:28-30 Luke 9:1-17 We Have Heard   “O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have recounted to us the work that You did in their days, in the days of old….For I will not trust in my bow, and my sword will not save me.  But You have saved us from our adversaries, and You have put to shame those who hate us.  O God we have boasted all day long, and we will give thanks to Your name forever.”  Psalm 44:1, 6-8 LSB   A few

April 9   Deuteronomy 15-16 Psalm 43 Proverbs 10:25-27 Luke 8:40-56 Healed   “And He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace.’”  Luke 8:48 LSB   This woman had been subject to bleeding for 12 years.  She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent everything she had, but instead of being healed, her condition had gotten worse.  We are not told what medical condition this woman had, likely because they did not know what it was. 

April 8   Deuteronomy 13-14 Psalm 42 Proverbs 10:22-24 Luke 8:19-39 Soul Thirst   “As the deer pants for water brooks, so my soul thirsts for God, for the living God…Why are you in despair, O my soul?  Wait for God, for I shall still praise Him, for the salvation of His presence.”  Psalm 42:1-2, 5 LSB   Psalm 42 is attributed to the sons of Korah.  Korah was a descendant of Levi who participated in a rebellion against Moses in Numbers 16.  God judged Korah for his sin, killin

April 7   Deuteronomy 11-12 Psalm 41:7-13 Proverbs 10:18-21 Luke 8:1-18 Intergenerational Faith   “And you shall teach them to your sons, speaking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road and when you lie down and when you rise up.  And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, so that your days and the days of your sons may be multiplied on the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens

April 6   Deuteronomy 9-10 Psalm 41:1-6 Proverbs 10:15-17 Luke 7:24-50 Grateful Humility   “And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, ‘Do you see this woman?  I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.  You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.  You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume.  For this reason I say t

April 5   Deuteronomy 7-8 Psalm 40:11-17 Proverbs 10:12-14 Luke 7:1-23 Proper Esteem   “Now Jesus was going on His way with them; and when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, ‘Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not good enough for You to come under my roof.  For this reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You, but just say the word and my servant will be healed.  For I also am a man placed under authority, wi

April 4   Deuteronomy 5-6 Psalm 40:6-10 Proverbs 10:9-11 Luke 6:27-49 To Bring Us In   “but He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn to our fathers.  So Yahweh commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Yahweh our God for our good all our days and for our survival, as it is today.”  Deuteronomy 6:23-24 LSB   God always has a purpose when He tells us to do something.  As parents when our children ask us “Why?” sometimes w

April 3   Deuteronomy 4 Psalm 40:1-5 Proverbs 10:6-8 Luke 6:1-26 Blessed   “Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.  Blessed are those who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied.  Blessed are you who cry now, for you shall laugh.  Blessed are you when men hate you, and exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man….But woe to you who are rich, for you are receiving your comfort in full.  Woe to you who are well-fed now

April 2   Deuteronomy 2-3 Psalm 39:7-13 Proverbs 10:3-5 Luke 5 Example   “But He Himself would often slip away to the desolate regions and pray.”  Luke 5:16 LSB   Throughout the gospels, there are numerous mentions of Jesus slipping away to be alone and pray.  Jesus was God, so why did He need to pray?  I think there are several reasons for this.  In His earthly state, He willingly took on the characteristics of humanity.  When He had a long day, He got tired. When He was hun

April 1   Deuteronomy 1 Psalm 39:1-6 Proverbs 10:1-2 Luke 4:22-44 Authority   “And He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and He was teaching them on the Sabbath; and they were amazed at His teaching, for His message was with authority…..And amazement came upon them all, and they were talking with one another saying, ‘What is this message?  For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out.’”  Luke 4:31, 36 LSB   During Jesus’ earthly minis

March 31   Numbers 35-36 Psalm 38:16-22 Proverbs 9:16-18 Luke 4:1-21 Prophecy Fulfilled   “And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up, and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read.  And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him.  And He opened the scroll and found the place where it was written, ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor.  He has sent Me to proclaim rel