Author Archives: Michael Blaess

Psalm 34:8-18 | Exodus 14:19-15:21 | Matthew 22:15-22 My people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and dug out cis-terns for themselves, cracked cisterns that can hold no water. Jeremiah 2:13 Christ says, “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and IContinue reading “Thursday, March 8 | Bible Readings”

Exodus 13:17-18 | “When the king of Egypt let the people go, God did not take them by the road that goes up the coast to Philistia, although it was the shortest way. God thought, ‘I do not want the people to change their minds and return to Egypt when they see that they areContinue reading “The secret to doing better”

Psalm 34:1-7 | Exodus 13:1-14:18 | Matthew 22:1-14 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe. Deuteronomy 10:17 From him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. RomansContinue reading “Wednesday, March 7 | Bible Reading”

How do we go about producing the proper fruits? We want breakthrough. What do we need to do? What’s the math look like? Psalm 33:16-18 | “A king does not win because of his powerful army; a soldier does not triumph because of his strength. War horses are useless for victory; their great strength cannotContinue reading “New Math”

Psalm 33:12-22 | Exodus 12:21-51 | Matthew 21:33-46 May God continue to bless us; let all the ends of the earth revere him. Psalm 67:7 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Ephesians 1:3 Generous God, youContinue reading “Tuesday, March 6 | Bible Readings”

Psalm 33:6-11 | In the beginning, God created, saying, “Let there be….” When God speaks, things happen. God doesn’t just describe, God causes. For God, talking the talk is walking the walk. As in Exodus 2, where God restarts the year, today is a new day. Because God says so, today is a new startContinue reading “Let there be…”

Psalm 33:6-11 | Exodus 11:1-12:20 | Matthew 21:23-32 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” God said, “I will be with you.” Exodus 3:11-12 It is not those who commend themselves that are approved, but those whom the Lord commends. 2Continue reading “Monday, March 5 | Bible Readings”

Second Sunday in Lent Watchword for the Week – God says, “I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations.” Genesis 17:7 Genesis 7:1-7,15-16 | Psalm 22:23-31 | Romans 4:13-25 | Mark 8:31-38 You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in theContinue reading “Sunday, March 4 | Bible Readings”

Matthew 21:12-22 | It was the time of year for figs. Why were there no figs on the tree? Something was keeping the tree from being fruitful, from being what it was created to be and do. It seems to me that Jesus simply recognized this and spoke the truth, “You will never again bearContinue reading “Figs!”

Psalm 33:1-5 | Exodus 10 | Matthew 21:12-22 You, O God, are my king from of old; you bring salvation upon the earth. Psalm 74:12 (NIV) Wherever Jesus went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak;Continue reading “Saturday, March 3 | Bible Readings”

Psalm 32 | Exodus 9 | Matthew 20:29-21:11 It’s a call to be honest. Not only honest, vulnerable. Jesus asks the blind men, “What do you want me to do for you?” To name what it is you want for Jesus to do is to name where you come up short, where you are inContinue reading “It’s too heavy”

Psalm 32 | Exodus 9 | Matthew 20:29-21:11 God knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with him. Daniel 2:22 Whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. Mark 4:22 (NIV) Revealing God, we know your intent is always toContinue reading “Friday, March 2 | Bible Readings”