April 5

Today's Reading

Deuteronomy. This word picture is graphic and sickening. It ultimately came true because God's people ultimately turned against Him. Finally, He sent Jesus to pay for the horrible sins of humankind and gave the gift of His Holy Spirit to change us from the inside out. Wow!

Luke. My observation is that, the more we yield our lives to the direction and power of the Holy Spirit, the more God's light shines through us. Our yielding often comes through the revealing of our weakness and never through relying on our own strength. A friend of mine recently said, "Some people put out the welcome mat of their hearts for Jesus and invite Him in, but they only allow Him into the front door. They don't open up the dark corners of their hearts to Him." "No dark corners," Jesus said in this passage.

Psalms. I know the feelings expressed by the Psalmist. It can seem like life is full of troubles and God is against us. We get figuratively backed up to the Sea with the enemy attacking from our other side. Then...
Your road led through the sea,
your pathway through the mighty waters.

Proverbs. Hurting people hurt people. May we let God heal our hurts so that we speak healing.

What do you see in today's reading? What questions come to mind?