Author: Michael Moran

Good morning! Text:  Matthew 23-25;  Psalm 67 In Matthew 25, Jesus tells the parable of the talents.  In the story, a …

Good morning! Text:  Matthew 20-22; Psalm 66 In Matthew 20, we see the James and John and their mother approach …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. The readings in Matthew recently have captured most of my attention.  But, along …

Good morning! Text:  Matthew 17-19; Psalm 65 As today is Resurrection Sunday, I am going to break from the pattern …

Good morning! Text:  Matthew 14-16; Psalm 64 In Matthew 14 we find Jesus feeding a great crowd with just five …

Good morning!   Text:  Matthew 11-13; Psalm 63     Jesus’ teaching often needs some thinking.  In Matthew 11:17-19 he …

Good morning! Text:  Matthew 8-10; Psalm 62 When Jesus sends out the twelve disciples, He gives them specific instructions. They …

Good morning! Text: Matthew 5-7; Psalm 61. There’s a year’s worth of daily devotionals in the Sermon on the Mount, today’s …

Good morning! Text:  Matthew 1-4; Psalm 60 In Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth, we read clearly of how the virgin …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In Joshua 24, the Lord uses Joshua to confront the people with their …

Good morning! Text:  Joshua 22-24; Psalm 59 Joshua 24:15 is an obvious place to take pause and reflect in today’s …

Good morning! Text:  Joshua 19-21; Psalm 58 Sometimes we come across lengthy passages of Scripture that speak of names and …

Good morning! Text:  Joshua 16-18; Psalm 57 Psalm 57 was written by David while being pursued by King Saul.  Saul …

Good morning! Text: Joshua 13-15; Psalm 56 Psalm 56 is part of a series of psalms written by David in …

Good morning! Text: Joshua 10-12;  Psalm 55 In Joshua 10 we find the account of a big battle with the …

Good morning! Text:  Joshua 7-9;  Psalm 54 There is a pattern in this part of Joshua, seen in the failed …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 51 is a beautiful psalm of God’s merciful forgiveness.  It was written …

Good morning! Text:  Joshua 4-6; Psalm 53 I have always been fascinated by the scene at the end of Joshua …

Good morning! Text:  Joshua 1-3; Psalm 52 As the Lord prepares Joshua to lead God’s chosen people into the promised …

Good morning! Text:  James 3-5; Psalm 51 There is certainly plenty of rich content in today’s readings.  Where to begin?  …

Good morning! Text:  James 1-3; Psalm 50 The Book of James is packed full of powerful truth and instruction for …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 31-34; Psalm 49 “The eternal God is your dwelling place,     and underneath are the …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 27-30; Psalm 48 Have you ever struggled with a big life decision?  I have.  When I …

These are the words that open Psalm 42: “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.” The image …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Every day we, as Christians, are in spiritual battle.  The main battleground is …

Good morning. Today is a reflection day. The Psalms are poetry and they are truth.  They cast images before us …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 23-26; Psalm 47 Deuteronomy 26  opens with the LORD’s commandments regarding “first fruits,” the first and …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 20-22, Psalm 46 Psalm 46:10 speaks these words: “Be still, and know that I am God. …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 17-19; Psalm 45 Psalm 45 opens; “My heart overflows with a pleasing theme.”    A “pleasing …

Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 14-16; Psalm 44 A theme that repeats in the Old Testament is the “jubilee” and the …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 11-13; Psalm 43 When I flew helicopters in the Navy, one of the missions we had …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 8-10; Psalm 42 Psalm 42 is a sad yet beautiful Psalm of yearning for and dependence …

Good morning! Text: Deuteronomy 5-7; Psalm 41 Deuteronomy 6:5 contains what Jesus said was God’s greatest commandment: “You shall love …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. In Deuteronomy 1-4, God’s Word recounts the travels of the Israelites – their …

Good morning! Text:  Deuteronomy 1-4; Psalm 40 Psalm 40 is a favorite for me, especially the opening verses: I waited …

Good morning! Text:  Galatians 4-6; Psalm 39 Galatians 5:16-26 tells us to live by God’s Spirit and not by our …

Good morning! Text:  Galatians 1-3; Psalm 38 Galatians 2:20 is worthy of memorization: “I have been crucified with Christ. It …

Good morning!   Text:  Numbers 34-36; Psalm 37:23-40   The Old Testament Law made many provisions for right and just …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 31-33; Psalm 37:1-22 The Lord gives us instruction in Psalm 37 as to how we might …

Good morning! Text: Numbers 28-30; Psalm 36 Our great God is a God who makes and keeps promises. When he …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 32 brings beautiful words of forgiveness, a reminder of how good it …

Good morning! Text: Numbers 25-27; Psalm 35 As Moses’ run as leader of the nation of Israel comes toward its conclusion, Moses …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 22-24; Psalm 34 A talking donkey?  Really?  Yes, indeed.  The story of Balaam is fascinating, as he …

Good morning! Text: Numbers 18-21; Psalm 33 A passage of Scripture that I have found baffling is the account of Moses losing …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 15-17; Psalm 32 Today’s text in Numbers has some rough sledding.  We encounter the fellow caught picking up sticks on the Sabbath …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 11-14; Psalm 31 The account of the spies going into the promised land is important to us.  The LORD, having delivered His chosen …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 8-10; Psalm 30 Different people react to adversity differently.  I know some who struggle for quite some …

Good morning! Today is a reflection day. Psalm 27 opens with these words: The Lord is my light and my …

Good morning! Text: Numbers 4-6; Psalm 29 The Law of Moses, contained in the first five books of the Bible, …

Good morning! Text:  Numbers 1-3; Psalm 28 These first chapters of Numbers send a clear message that our God is a …