Read Through the Word

RTW May 3

Faithful Service And so, under the supervision of the priests, the Levites watched over the Tabernacle and the Temple and faithfully carried out their duties of service all the house of the LORD. 1 Chronicles 23:32     My Takeaways Something Old He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less….

RTW May 2

The Pull of Sin Satan rose up against Israel and caused David to take a census of the people of Israel. 1 Chronicles 21:1     My Takeaways Something Old What was so wrong with a census? This was dangerous because of a principle stated in Exodus 30:12: When you take the census of the children…

RTW May 1

For who is God except the LORD? For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock? Psalm 18:31     My Takeaways Something Old I wonder if David was tenor, baritone, or bass. Who is God compared to the other gods in my life? (Psalm 18:31) Who defends me…

RTW April 30

Is It Easy To Abandon My King? So, all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. 2 Samuel 20:2a     My Takeaways Something Old Remember in Joshua 9 when the Gibeonites tricked the Israelites. Joshua made a promise to protect them. This was a covenant God expected them to…

RTW April 29

Victory! Victory comes from you, O LORD. Psalm 3:8a     My Takeaways Something Old The story of Absalom’s death is a result of unchecked anger and half-hearted reconciliation. Something New I bet David never thought he’d be escaping to the wilderness again. Psalm 3 When circumstances come against us, we need to check Our…

RTW April 28

When Everyone Else Lets You Down After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him. 2 Samuel 15:1     My Takeaways Something Old The only thing we can count on in this world is the Lord. Everyone… everyone will let us down. Because of the…