Thu 6/16 · Deut 9 · Mark 9
Moses is trying to teach Israel that they will conquer the Canaanites and possess the Promised Land, not because of their righteousness (v.4-6), but because of God’s mercy, so they…
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Pastor Elmer Inafuku’s reflections on each day’s Bible reading.
2026 Bible reading plan
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Wed 6/15 · Deut 8 · Mark 8
One benefit of Israel obeying God was they would enter and possess Canaan (v.1, 7-9). Church restoration teaches that as God restored Israel to Canaan, their Promised Land, so God…
Tue 6/14 · Deut 7 · Mark 7
The purpose of God choosing Israel and delivering them out of Egypt was to make them his people and his treasured possession (v.6). In the same way, he wants the…
Mon 6/13 · Deut 6 · Mark 6
In v.6-8, God tells Israel to put God’s Word in their hearts. To help them do that, he told them to bind his Word to their hands and foreheads and…
Sun 6/12 · Deut 5 · Mark 5
I would divide the 10 Commandments into the 1st four as dealing with our relationship to God and the last 6 as dealing with our relationship with man. I would…
Sat 6/11 · Deut 4 · Mark 4
Israel was driven out of Canaan for their idolatry actually, not 2, but 3 times. The first was when the northern kingdom of Israel was taken captive by Assyria in…
Fri 6/10 · Deut 3
Israel could wage war against Bashan (v.3) and gave their and the Amorites’ land to Reuben and Gad (v.12) and the half-tribe of Manasseh (v.13).
Thu 6/9 · Deut 2 · Mark 2
The 3 nations that God forbad Israel to fight against were: 1. The descendants of Esau (v.4-5), 2. the Moabites (v.9), and 3. the Ammonites (v.19). The reason was because…
Wed 6/8 · Deut 1 · Mark 1
Two of the many reasons Israel failed to enter Canaan were: 1) Because they rebelled against God’s command (v.26) and 2) because they grumbled, accusing God of hating them and…
Tue 6/7 · Ps 45 · Ps 46
I concluded this psalm was about Jesus because v.6 says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your…
Mon 6/6 · Ps 43 · Ps 44
This is a good psalm to confess if we are believing God to restore His glorious church! In Japan, the church is very small and seemingly oppressed by our enemy…
Sun 6/5 · Ps 41 · Ps 42
I'm sorry for being 1 day late in posting my Sun, 6/5's devotions and Mon, 6/6's devotional questions! Here is my Sun, 6/5, devotions. Ps 41 answer: An example of…
Sat 6/4 · Ps 39
These are my devotions for Sat, 6/4. Ps 39: Verse 11 shows us that when God disciplines anyone for their sin, he can take away their wealth in a very…
Fri 6/3 · Ps 37 · Ps 38
Verse 1-2 say: “Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green…
Thu 6/2 · Ps 35 · Ps 36
Summary: David is asking God to fight for him against those who are attacking him (v.2). My experience: A long time ago, a member stopped coming to church, so I…
Wed 6/1 · Ps 33 · Ps 34
Verse 16 says that no king is saved by the size of his army. This principle is being tested right now in Ukraine. Russia is far larger than Ukraine, but…
Tue 5/31 · Ps 31 · Ps 32
David uses two other expressions for refuge: rock (v.2) and fortress (v.2) to convey how God protected him from his enemies’ attacks and traps (v.4), which were very real and…
Mon 5/30 · Ps 29 · Ps 30
Sometimes the voice of the Lord can be small and tender, like when He spoke to Elijah (1King 19:11-13), and sometimes it can be powerful and majestic (v.4). When he…
Sun 5/29 · Ps 27 · Ps 28
2 things David does in the Tabernacle of David are: 1) gaze on the beauty of the Lord (v.4) and 2) sacrifice with shouts of joy, sing and make music…
Sat 5/28 · Ps 25, Ps 26
Ps 25:7 “…do not remember the sins of my youth…” and Ps 26:1 “…I have led a blameless life…” Ps 25:11 “…forgive my iniquity, though it is great.” and Ps…