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Thought for September 7, 2026 – “My Calling is Bigger than Me”Numbers 27:12-13 - Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up thi...
09/07/2026

Thought for September 7, 2026 – “My Calling is Bigger than Me”

Numbers 27:12-13 - Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up this mountain in the Abarim Range and see the land I have given the Israelites. 13 After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was.”

If I am living my life only for what will be completed in my lifetime, my life is too small. The fruitfulness of my life ought to remain strong as my fruit continues to grow on the branches of those who come after me.

In the last half of Numbers 27, God instructs Moses to go up a mountain so he can see the land the people are about to enter. Moses will not enter the land himself but will pass on leadership to his faithful companion Joshua who will lead the people into the land.
For a few years when I was in my twenties, I was part of a ministry which did summer training in the Black Hills of South Dakota. From the mountain we climbed from the camp, you could see Crazy Horse mountain. God gave sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski a vision of Crazy Horse riding out of the mountain, and in 1948, he began the process of carving the mountain to make his vision a reality. He died in 1982 with the sculpture only partially completed. It is now almost 70 years in the making and still there is much work to be done. His vision was so big he knew it would be bigger than his lifetime.

As I begin my 60’s how big is my vision? Am I keeping it small so I can be certain of accomplishing it before I die, or am I inviting God to give me a vision far bigger then me and my lifetime? If it is bigger than my lifetime, am I raising up my own Joshuas who will continue the work after I die? Am I willing to have much of the significance of my life only be seen long after I die?

Father, forgive me for dreaming small dreams which I know I can complete by my own effort and during my lifetime. Give me a vision so big I know it can’t be finished by me or in my lifetime. Show me the Joshuas you are giving me to carry on that vision so I can equip and bless them before my time on earth is done. AMEN

09/06/2026

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Thought for September 6, 2026 – “Missing out because of fear”Numbers 26:64-65 - Not one of them was among those counted ...
09/06/2026

Thought for September 6, 2026 – “Missing out because of fear”

Numbers 26:64-65 - Not one of them was among those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert of Sinai. For the Lord had told those Israelites they would surely die in the wilderness, and not one of them was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

How much of what God has prepared for me have I missed out on because of fear? Where have I chosen to stay say “no” to what God has invited me into simply because I was afraid of making mistakes? What if the biggest mistake was saying, “no”?

In Numbers 26, the Israelites are camped across the river from the Promised Land, and God has Moses do a census of the people. 600,000 men of fighting age plus women and children! They had been at a different border of the Promised Land 40 years earlier when 10 of the 12 spies who had been sent into the land convinced them not to go in out of fear. Now, as the new census is taken, all of those who were afraid 40 years ago are dead. Only Joshua and Caleb, the ones who wanted to go in at that time are still alive to enter the land.

As I enter the last decades of my life, I think about the times God has led me to new places and I have said “yes.” He has been faithful in all those situations. But I also think of all the times I said “no” out of fear. What kind of adventures have I missed out on because of my fear?

Father, forgive me for the times you have led me to your next thing for me just to have me say “NO”. May I spend the rest of my life learning to say “YES” so I don’t miss out on any more of what you have prepared for me and the people my life influences. AMEN

Thought for September 5, 2026 – “Stealth Attack”Numbers 25:1-2 - While Israel was staying in Sh*ttim, the men began to i...
09/05/2026

Thought for September 5, 2026 – “Stealth Attack”

Numbers 25:1-2 - While Israel was staying in Sh*ttim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women, who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods.

How often do I bravely fight off the big attacks of the Enemy just to allow him easy access through his more subtle, stealth attacks?

The destruction King Balak of Moab sought to bring on Israel by hiring Balaam to curse them ends up coming in Numbers 25 in a much more stealthy way once they are in the land of Moab. These brave Israelite warriors turn out to be much more vulnerable to the invitations of the Moabite women than against any military weapons. The “hospitality” of the Moabite women ends up becoming deadly to Israel as they seduce Israel into both physical and spiritual immorality.

This stealth attack gets used successfully from generation to generation to degrade God’s activity in the world. From the seduction of the Israelite men by the Moabite women to the seduction of Delilah of the mighty warrior Sampson to the seduction of Solomon, Israel’s wisest king, by his 1000 wives and concubines to build temples to their gods, to countless examples today, the Enemy has degraded God’s kingdom expansion.

Father, forgive me for the times I have come home from fierce spiritual warfare only to be caught by more subtle forms of attack. Heal my hurts, harmful habits and hang-ups so that I am not an easy target to the stealth attacks of the Enemy. AMEN

Thought for September 4, 2026 – “Blessing what the Father is doing”Numbers 24:3-5 - “The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,...
09/04/2026

Thought for September 4, 2026 – “Blessing what the Father is doing”

Numbers 24:3-5 - “The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,
the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
“How beautiful are your tents, Jacob,
your dwelling places, Israel!”

Do I spend more time manipulating situations for the sake of my agenda or aligning myself with God’s agenda?

Do I spend more time complaining about what the Enemy is doing, or blessing and aligning with what God is doing?

In Numbers 22-24, King Balak of Moab hires Balaam to curse Israel in an effort to protect himself and control the situation rather than ask God how he and his people should respond to the arrival of the Israelites. When Balaam seeks what he is to do, he sees God blessing Israel and responds by blessing them three times rather than ever speaking a wod of curse against them. Balaam sees God’s heart and plans for Israel and blesses the beauty of what God is up to.

Where am I more focused on manipulating my relationships with others for my benefit than I am in asking God how he wants me to manage those relationships?

Where am I so busy complaining about all the ugliness of the world that I fail to see and align myself with the beauty of what God is up to in my life and the lives of my neighbors?

Father, may I be a person whose default mode is blessing rather than cursing. May my attention be more drawn to the beauty of what you are doing than being fixated on the ugliness of what the Enemy is up to. AMEN

Thought for September 3, 2026 – “Cooperating with God rather than trying to manipulate him”Numbers 23:19-20 - God is not...
09/03/2026

Thought for September 3, 2026 – “Cooperating with God rather than trying to manipulate him”

Numbers 23:19-20 - God is not human, that he should lie,
not a human being, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill?
I have received a command to bless;
he has blessed, and I cannot change it.

How often is my prayer life an effort to manipulate God for my agenda rather than aligning myself with his?

In Numbers 23, King Balak of Moab has hired Balaam to curse the Israelites in an effort to protect his power. Balaam tells Balak that he can only say what God is telling him to say as he speaks blessings rather than curses over Israel not once but twice. As he talks with God about Israel, he hears only words of blessing, so that is all he can speak when he returns to Balak.

God is not a human that he should lie and say things which are not true about me or my neighbor. God is not a human that he should be convinced to change his mind about someone based on my lobbying. He has spoken words of love and blessing over his people, and he will never change his mind about his intentions for us.

I may come to God with feelings of worthlessness to try to get his pity, but his only response is to speak the truth of who he sees me to be – his son, his friend, his beloved.

I may come to God to curse another person because of what is wrong with them, but his only response is to redeem them to bring out all the good he has created in them.

What if I just agreed with him about how he sees me and love myself? What if I just agreed with him about what he says about others and love my neighbor?

Father, forgive me for spending my prayer time trying to lobby you to agree with me rather than giving you access to align me with what you are up to. May I only speak about myself or others what you are saying about us. AMEN

Thought for September 2, 2026 – “Do only what He says”Numbers 22:20 - That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since the...
09/02/2026

Thought for September 2, 2026 – “Do only what He says”

Numbers 22:20 - That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.”

Sometimes I stay away from people who have agendas which are contrary to those of God so that I don’t aid them in what they are doing. Sometimes God sends me to those very people and situations because he has plans to use me to frustrate what the Enemy is doing and bring about His purposes instead.

In Numbers 22, King Balak of Moab is distressed at the potential threat of the Israelites coming to his land. He devises a plan to hire Balaam to come and curse the Israelites so Moab can be secure. At first, Balaam refuses to go with the messengers of Balak because God has told him Israel it to be blessed, not cursed, but when they come back, the Lord allows him to go with them. The one stipulation is that when he goes his is to “do only what I tell you.”

Sometimes followers of Jesus need to remove ourselves from people and situations which dishonor God or go against God’s ways, but many times what is need is not for us to stay out of the brokenness of the world but to go into it, ready to “do only what he tells us.”

What if Jesus had stayed away from the sinful world and remained in heaven to avoid all the mess and brokenness? We would all still be in our sin. Instead, he embedded himself in the midst of our broken world and changed everything by doing only what he saw his Father doing (John 5:19).

Father, tell me when it is time to stay out of areas of sin and brokenness in the world to protect myself, but also send me into the midst of those situations when you have called me to transform those situations by doing what you tell me when I am there. AMEN

Thought for September 1, 2026 – “Faithful along the Journey” (Numbers 21)Much of the Christian life is not about reachin...
09/01/2026

Thought for September 1, 2026 – “Faithful along the Journey” (Numbers 21)

Much of the Christian life is not about reaching the destination, but about experiencing God’s provision and protection along the way.

Numbers 21 speaks of where the Israelites go after the death of Aaron. The route to the Promised Land will not be smooth or easy. The kings of the lands they are traveling through will see them as a threat and either not want them to pass through at all or will fight to keep them from passing through. Where the door is closed, God is with them as he leads them along a new route. Where the foreign kings choose to fight, God fights with Israel to win battles and take land which they had originally planned to do no more than pass through. By the end of this chapter, much of the land across the river from the Promised Land has been taken by the Israelites.

Where has God been faithful to me when I have been discouraged due to closed doors? Where has the Enemy tried to keep me from moving forward and God has fought for me to get through to the other side? Where has God done more than just help me get through challenges, but has actually caused me to take territory from the Enemy along the way to increase my capacity for future battles?

Father, I know you will get me to my ultimate destination but thank you for traveling with me along the way as well. Thank you for leading me on new paths as doors close. Thank you for fighting for me to get through places the Enemy is trying to destroy me. Thank you that in many cases you don’t just get me through, but you cause me to take territory from the Enemy which will empower me for future battles. AMEN

Thought for August 31, 2026 – “Obeying Disobediently”Numbers 20:8,11 - “Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron g...
08/31/2026

Thought for August 31, 2026 – “Obeying Disobediently”

Numbers 20:8,11 - “Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.”
Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank.

I can follow the letter of God’s commands to draw glory to him, or I can modify his commands so that in making it look like I am honoring God, I am really just serving myself.

In Numbers 20 the Israelites once again encounter a situation where there is no water, and they begin to complain to Moses and Aaron. Moses and Aaron take the situation to God, who tells Moses to gather the community around a rock, and then speak to the rock so they can see the provision of God as water flows out. They do gather the community around a rock, but Moses doesn’t speak to it, he hits it twice with his staff. The water does flow out, but the focus has now shifted from God’s miraculous provision to Moses’ theatrics to show he is worthy of being followed.

I can live a godly life to glorify God, or I can make it all about impressing people. I can care for the poor out of love for them, or I can do it simply to draw attention to myself, with love only for myself. I can follow God’s direction partially to feel like I am being faithful, while justifying that since I am doing most of what he says, it’s okay to not do all of it.

Where am I following God to glorify God and love my neighbor, and where am I trying to appear as if I am following God and loving my neighbor, but I am really just seeking to draw attention to myself?

Father, forgive me for using my life of faith to glorify and draw love to myself rather than glorifying you and genuinely loving my neighbor. AMEN

08/30/2026

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