Read devotions written by Hope pastors and staff every weekday that align with our daily Bible readings! We hope you use these devotions as a way to dig deeper into Scripture during the weekdays and join us for worship on the weekends to continue growing in your faith. You may download and print our daily Bible readings checklist to track your progress as you read through the Bible.
In these passages, as the Israelites approached the Promised Land, they began to complain. As punishment for the lack of faith, God condemned them to wander in the wilderness for 40 years. The people complained about their hardships, lack of meat, being stuck in the wilderness, facing giants, and wishing to return to Egypt. They complained… Read more
Numbers is a book that starts a little slow. If you’re like me, perhaps you began reading Numbers 7 and thought, “Why am I reading and rereading and rereading dedication offerings? Boring!” Sometimes, the repetition isn’t the point. The point is what’s between the lines of what we’re actually reading. Here’s what I mean: I… Read more
Reading the book of Numbers is challenging. It takes some long breaks from the action-packed stories of the Old Testament, and much of the breaks consist of laws, regulations, and duties for God’s newly freed people to follow now that he has rescued them from Egypt. It’s important to remember that the lengthy instructions are… Read more
I don’t know about you, but throughout most of my life my journey has taken me just about anywhere but where I had planned. I think if written, most of our stories would read a little like the story of the Israelites. There are many twists and turns, questions and what seems like unnecessary details to get… Read more
