Revised Common Lectionary

Day 91 Numbers 31:25 -32:42; Luke 8:40-9:9 ; Psalm 40:1-8 In Moses’ time, the people of God were to “arm themselves before the Lord for battle” ( Numbers 32:20 ). In Jesus’ time, His disciples were given “power and authority to drive out all demons ...” ( Luke 9:1 ). In every generation, the Lord’s people are to sing “a new song ... a hymn of praise to our God” so that “many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord” ( Psalm 40:3 ). Day 92 Numbers 33:1-34:29 ; Luke 9:10-27 ; Proverbs 8:22-31 The sheer dimensions of what God was doing with His people, Israel , are most impressive. This was no small thing. This was a mighty work of God. The feeding of the 5,000 was a mighty miracle. It was impressive because of the sheer numbers involved in it. When we think of such mighty miracles, we know that their origin lies in God the Creator. He created the world out of nothing, His mighty work of creation is described in Proverbs 8:27-29 . Day 93 Numbers 35:...

Day 60 Leviticus 5:14-7:10 ; Mark 10:32-52 ; Proverbs 6:12-19 “The sin offering is to be slaughtered before the Lord ... it is most holy” ( Leviticus 6:25 ). Concerning the death of Jesus, the human story is this: “the chief priests and the teachers of the law will condemn Him to death” ( Mark 10:33-34) . There is , however, also the divine side of His Story. Jesus is the Priest who makes atonement for sin by becoming the sin offering. He came “to give His life as a ransom for many” ( Mark 10:45 ). Those who have been redeemed by the Lord are to live as those who are being sanctified by Him. Scripture teaches us about sanctification by showing us what we are not to be ( Proverbs 6:12-19 ) as well as what we are to be. Day 61 Leviticus 7:11-8:36 ; Mark 11:1-25 ; Psalm 28:1-9 The priest entered the holy place on behalf of the people. Jesus entered the holy city, Jerusalem, on behalf of the people. The priest entered with a sacrifice. Jesus Himself b...