Biblical Shakers

Click on Title for Video Intro Monday Psalm Chapter 92 Theme:  Be thankful and faithful every day.  This psalm was used in temple services on the Sabbath. Author:  Anonymous Psalm 92 Verse 1a Jeanie Boldt Verse 1a:  It is good to praise the Lord. THOUGHT This Psalm speaks of being thankful and faithful every day. It is good to thank the Lord for every day He gives us.  We can look ahead by faith and praise Him for His loving kindness.  We can look back and praise Him for His faithfulness. When we do this and realize that it is by the Lord’s power that we are still enjoying each other’s company and love and fellowship, we will understand why we will grow stronger in our faith and become as palm trees and cedars of Lebanon.  O LORD, MAY WE EXALT YOU FOREVER. PRAYER Father God, we praise You in all things, for safe travel, our jobs, healthy grandchildren, vehicles that get us to and from and daily sharing with devotions by computer, we praise You.  W...

Click on title for video Intro Monday, Leviticus Chapter 25 Leviticus 25 Verses 23 & 24 Mindy Strayer Verses 23-24:  The land cannot be sold permanently because the land is mine and you are foreigners-you’re my tenants. THOUGHT Homesteads, whether a house on a lot or a bunch of land, are a big deal in this world. Ownership of one’s home is a very big deal in this country for many different reasons. They can be a source of great joy, contentment, and belonging. But they can also be a source of much sorrow, greed, and headaches. I love how the Lord reminds us in these verses that we are really just caretakers of wherever we live here on earth. Everything really does belong to Him. How freeing! Because they are not really ours, we don’t need to try and hold onto them so tightly.  We should be more able to open them up and share them with others. PRAYER Thank You, Lord Jesus, for redeeming us and giving us an inheritance in the Kingdom of God! Because of You we need not wait 5...

  Click on Title for Video Intro Monday, Leviticus Chapter 20 Leviticus 20 Bart Strayer THOUGHT The commands in Chapter 20 have so much meaning behind them. It is clear that God didn’t want even the slightest of sins to penetrate His people. If it did, it had the possibility to destroy peoples and people groups. It seems so simple to understand God’s demands, yet it is so hard for His people to remain loyal to His requests.  Mindy and I were talking about this the other night.  Christ’s death may have changed the way brothers reconcile with each other, and it definitely changed the way God deals with sin. However, sin is still sin, and if left undealt with, can spread like cancer in the body. As we see from this chapter, it appears that God wanted to give the people a structure that offered the holiest of lives. PRAYER Dear Jesus, we again come to an appreciation for Your work on the cross. We thank You for the completeness of Your death and resurrection. Holy Spirit, gui...

  Click on title for Video Intro Monday, Leviticus Chapter 15 Leviticus 15 Jane Jones THOUGHT This chapter dealt with the subject of sex. Even though it was hard for me to decipher, we are to have a clear picture that this chapter was not implying that sex was dirty or disgusting. God created sex for the enjoyment of married couples as well as for continuing the race and continuing the covenant. Everything must be seen with a view toward God’s love and control. God is concerned about health, the dignity of the person, the dignity of the body, and the dignity of the sexual experience. His commands call the people to avoid unhealthy practices and promote healthy ones. To wash was the physical health response. This shows God’s high regard for sex and sexuality. In our day, sex has been degraded by publicity; it has become public domain, not private celebration. We are called to have a high regard for sex, both in good health and purity. PRAYER We praise God for the gift of sexuality. ...

  Click on title for Video Intro Monday Leviticus Chapter 10 Leviticus 10 Verse 1-2 Jeanie Boldt Verse 1-2:  Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to His command. So fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. THOUGHT It did not take long for the sin to enter the priestly family. After a great experience with the Lord, beware of the enemy’s attack. Elijah ran away after the great victory at Mount Carmel, and Jesus was tempted after His baptism at the Jordan. Great blessings sometimes mean great temptations. Eleven times in Chapters 8-9 you find the phrase “the Lord commanded”.  Nadab and Abihr did what the Lord had NOT commanded, and the fire of God killed them. (Hebrews 12:29 “for our God is a consuming fire.”) At the beginning of new periods in redemptive history, God judged sin in a dramatic way so that the people...

  Click on Title for Video Intro Monday, Leviticus Chapter 5 Leviticus 5 Verse 1 Delores Little Verse 1:  “If a person sins because he does not speak up when he hears a public charge to testify regarding something he has seen or learned about, he will be held responsible.”  THOUGHT Today is on sin offering and guilt offerings.  I just put verse one down but the sins in the first 4 verses speak of speaking up, touching unclean animals or humans that are unclean and taking an oath bad or good. I remember when I lived in Plattsmouth and was in a drug store and saw someone steal a newspaper, and I did not speak up. Boy did I feel guilty. I did share it with the owner the next time I was in about it, and he said I’d be surprised at how many things people steal from him. We grow up being told by our parents not to tell on people, and I can see what they are doing, but we need to go farther.  We need to explain what should be shared and what should not. We have the bul...