When the daily grind overwhelms, God promises to bring rest through his Word. This daily devotion & journal prompt is written to accompany your morning coffee or nighttime routine.
God's Word is Your Defense!
The Everyday Sabbath
When the daily grind overwhelms, God promises to bring rest through his Word. This daily devotion & journal prompt is written to accompany your morning coffee or nighttime routine.
John 1:29–31 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.” Read the context At the Baptism of Jesus, heaven opened up and the voice of God called down, "This is my beloved son..." Now that same son is marked...
Exodus 12:7 & 13 Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes... when I see the blood, I will pass over you." Read the context The Israelites couldn't earn their safety... God provided it for them through the lamb's blood. You can't sacrifice your way to security either. Jesus, the Lamb of God, has already covered you. His blood marks your life with God's promise. In chaos, guilt, or fear, you're held... not by your preparations, but by His...
Psalm 40:6–8 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire — but my ears you have opened— burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require. Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll. I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.” Read the context For centuries God's people offered sacrifices on the altar. Sheep... Goats... Bulls... Their blood in payment for sin, but it would never be enough. All along God desired another sacrifice — a perfect...