Tag: Mark

Welcome to the “But first, Bible” daily devotional podcast with Dave Miers.

Today we finish Leviticus with chapters 26-27 and continue in Mark’s gospel with chapter 2.

Leviticus 26 begins with these words,

Leviticus 26:1–2

[1] “You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the LORD your God. [2] You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. (ESV)

As the book concludes, we are reminded again that the LORD is the God of Israel and they are to have no other gods but him.

Leviticus 26:3 then begins, “If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, then I will…” What follows is a list of blessings for Israel if they walk in obedience to the LORD who saved them.

Leviticus 26:14 then begins, “But if you will not listen to me and will not do all these commandments… then I will…” What follows is a list of punishments if they break the covenant with the LORD and walk in disobedience.

If this, then this.

The blessings are great. The punishments are to be feared.

If you know anything about the history of Israel after the book of Leviticus, you know that they will fail to walk in obedience and that Leviticus foreshadows many of the consequences for their disobedience.
Is that it for Israel? Will the LORD finally forget them and reject them?

Their disobedience doesn’t have to be the end.

Continue reading “Feb 18 – Leviticus 26-27; Mark 2 – I AM THE LORD”

Welcome to the “But first, Bible” daily devotional podcast with Dave Miers.

Happy Sunday!

Our bible readings for today are Leviticus 24-25 and Mark 1:23-45.

A reminder we have only just begun Mark’s Gospel – this would be a great time to encourage others to start our Bible reading plan.

Now, I have a Sunday challenge for you: in your conversations with other at your church gathering today – share one thing that has stood out to you from the Bible this week.

Here’s a verse to encourage you today to see the significance of church,

Titus 2:14

[14] [Jesus Christ] gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (ESV)

Jesus died to make church happen! Much needs to be made of his act of redemption every time we get together as a Christians.

Continue reading “Feb 17 – Leviticus 24-25; Mark 1:23-45 – WEEKEND EDITION”

Welcome to the “But first, Bible” daily devotional podcast with Dave Miers.

Our readings today as part of our streamlined weekend edition of the podcast are: Leviticus 22-23 and Mark 1:1-22.

For the last 46 days we have been slowing working our way through Matthew’s Gospel… and so today we have moved onto our second New Testament book for the year: The Gospel According to Mark.

Do you have Christian friends you’d like to encourage to read the bible regularly? Today would be a good day to share this podcast and reading plan and encourage them to jump in.

Do you have unbelieving friends you’d like to encourage to read the bible? Mark’s Gospel is a fantastic place to start. You might like to share the podcast with them, or perhaps you could arrange to meet up and read Mark with them.

I’ve got another resource that might help as well: Jesus’ Epic Story. You can find it online at epicstory.net – There are 16 shorts videos produced by The Bible Society where I walk through Mark’s Gospel with some simple insights along the way. These videos have been used by people who have been following Jesus for a long time through to those who are new to Christianity and only just considering his claims. Go to epicstory.net for more info and let me know if you use them! I’d love to pray for any of your friends who may use them too.

Continue reading “Feb 16 – Leviticus 22-23; Mark 1:1-22 – WEEKEND EDITION”