Reflections of a lost sheep

  28 Feb 26 Today's devotional: taken from YouVersion, Devotions on F.I.R.E. Year One Readings: Numbers 21 Numbers 22 Numbers 23 Mark 7:14-37 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up (John 3:14).  Do you have the look of faith? The murmurings of the children of Israel become more intense. They complain that God erred in rescuing them from Egypt. Moreover, they bellyache about not having food and water. “So the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, and many of the people of Israel died” (Numbers 21:6). God didn’t simply honor the cries of the people to take the snakes away but instructed Moses to make a bronze serpent and affix it to a pole. Any bitten Israelites are then to look up by faith to the serpent and be made well. Similarly, we need to look to Jesus by faith for salvation “that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:15).  Employment Point:  L...

  27 Feb 26 Today's devotional: taken from YouVersion, Devotions on F.I.R.E. Year One Readings: Numbers 18 Numbers 19 Numbers 20 Mark 7:1-13 Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall (1 Corinthians 10:12).  Do you understand your own weaknesses? Moses is physically and emotionally fatigued. Once again the people lack water, and they complain bitterly (Numbers 20:1-3). The Israelites are like verbal hit men; they aim their lethal questions at Moses’ heart. They ask, “Why have you brought up the assembly of the LORD into the wilderness, that we and our animals should die here? And why have you made us come up out of Egypt, to bring us to this evil place?” (Numbers 20:4-5). No wonder Moses is exasperated, especially when you couple these questions with Miriam’s recent death. Kindly, the Lord instructs Moses to speak to the rock and the people’s thirst will be quenched (Numbers 20:7-8). Moses makes two costly mistakes: He takes credit for the water coming from ...