And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,  “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who complain against Me? I have heard the complaints which the children of Israel make against Me. Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness, all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above. Except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son...

Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, For God is with us. (Isaiah 8: 10, NKJV). Heavenly Father, we are here in Your Presence once more to give You thanks for Your Word which is "a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path, in this world of gross darkness." Thank You, in the blessed name of Jesus Christ! Amen. Have you ever stopped to think what life on this earth would be like if God was not watching over us? Can any of us really live without God's...

After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. (Esther 2: 1, NKJV). Heavenly Father, please teach us  not to be hasty in our reactions. May we allow you to make our wrath "subside" and Your justice overrule all our decisions. We pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus the Christ and for His sake. Amen. Have you ever said or done something and then regretted it? Have you wished you could go back to a moment in time and "fix" the damage caused...

Great peace have those who love Your law, and nothing causes them to stumble. (Psalm 119: 165, NKJV). Dear Heavenly Parent, in this day and age in which peace is a commodity, help us to hold fast to Your peace and never let it go, by Your keeping grace. In the name of Jesus our Lord we pray. Amen. Peace, the very word sounds sweet and soft. The minute I say the word, I seem engulfed in a state of relaxation. Peace. It cannot be bought or  sold. Sometimes it can be momentarily transferred from one person to another in conversation....

And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.” (Mark 2: 27, 28, NKJV). Lord of the Sabbath and of my life, I pray that You will keep me living in the light of Your glory.  May I allow You to lead me as You choose and not as I wish to go. I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Hebrew shabbath signifies rest. Yesterday we spoke about another kind of sabbath. Today we will be...

For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day.  There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. (Hebrews 4:8-10, NKJV). Dear Heavenly Father, we thank You for the rest that You have provided for us. May we accept it by faith, and by Your grace live for Your glory. In the precious name of Jesus Christ we humbly pray. Amen and Amen! God in His infinite wisdom provided us with the...

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. (Matthew 5:12, NKJV). Merciful God, it is by Your mercy that we are able to continue on this journey through this valley of tears; because Your mercies are "new every morning." When the going gets tough help us to remember that You are a righteous Judge, and righteousness will prevail! For this we thank You and give You praise in the blessed name of Jesus Christ. Amen. We have come to the end of the Happiness Code, at...

“Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. . ." (Matthew 5:11, NKJV). Gracious God, we thank You that under every circumstance You are with us! Help us to always remember that we have a Friend in You; and may we call upon You with the full assurance that You are "only a prayer away." In the blessed name of Jesus the Christ we humbly pray. Amen! Today's beatitude is very similar to yesterday's. The main difference is that today's persecution is verbal. I looked up the word revile...

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:10, NKJV). Dear God and Heavenly Father we are constantly aware that we live in a world of unrighteousness. We are not surprised that those who want to live godly lives will be persecuted; nevertheless, it hurts. So teach us to count it "all joy" when for Your sake, we are persecuted. This we ask, and for this we give You praise - in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen and Amen! The days have passed swiftly. We are now on the eighth link of...

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Matthew 5:9, NKJV). Dear God, in a world where peace seems almost none existent, please  help us to share Your peace with those with whom we come in contact. In the holy name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. It is hard to believe that there was a period on earth when peace was the order of the day. When sin entered our planet that feeling of peacefulness left; because peace and sin are mutually exclusive. Before sin, in a peaceful Paradise I imagine it was the joy of Adam and Eve...