Daily Devotions on the One Year Bible by Pastor Gary Combs https://www.garycombs.org/ en-us ℗ & © 2024 GaryCombs.org Daily Devotions on the One Year Bible by Gary Combs Pastor Gary Combs Each day, Pastor Gary Combs posts a reflection and a prayer on the day's One Year Bible reading. Each day, Pastor Gary Combs posts a reflection and a prayer on the day's One Year Bible reading. Gary Combs jonathan@wccnc.org no LEAD ME TO THE ROCK! Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 18 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/lead-me-to-the-rock “Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I (Psalm 61:1-2 ESV). This is a prayer of David crying out to God for His heavenly perspective and protection. Lead me https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-18-2024-at-9_33_19-AM.mp3 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:36:33 -0400 THE WIDOW WHO WAITED Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 17 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/the-widow-who-waited And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem (Luke 2:38 ESV). In the gospel of Luke, an 84 year old widow named Anna came up to the Temple at the same time that Mary https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-17-2024-at-7_35_02-AM.mp3 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:38:30 -0400 A STAR SHALL COME Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 16 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/a-star-shall-come I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel (Numbers 24:17 ESV). Balak, king of Moab, hired Balaam to curse Israel. Yet, every time he opened his mouth he blessed them instead. In his final discourse, Balaam https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-16-2024-at-9_17_19-AM.mp3 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 09:20:27 -0400 WHO GAVE MAN HIS MOUTH? Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 15 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/who-gave-man-his-mouth And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God (Luke 1:64 ESV). In todays New Testament reading from Luke, the Lord had made Zechariah mute for doubting the word of His angel Gabriel concerning the coming birth of his son, John, to his elderly wife, Elizabeth. He was mute https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-15-2024-at-10_04_17-AM.mp3 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:07:39 -0400 THE SYMBOL OF OUR SIN AND SUFFERING Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 14 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/the-symbol-of-our-sin-and-suffering “So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live (Numbers 21:9 ESV). This is one of the more bizarre stories in the Bible. The Israelites were once again grumbling against God and Moses because of the lack https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-14-2024-at-9_03_39-AM.mp3 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:07:21 -0400 TO SPEAK OR STRIKE? Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 13 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/to-speak-or-strike “Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water. So you shall bring water out of the rock for them and give drink to the congregation and their cattle (Numbers 20:8 ESV). There were two occasions when God empowered Moses to https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-13-2024-at-8_15_04-AM.mp3 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:19:21 -0400 THE PAINFUL BETRAYAL OF A FRIEND Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 12 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/the-painful-betrayal-of-a-friend For it is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him. But it is you, a man, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend (Psalm 55:12-13 ESV). In Davids 55th psalm, he expressed the painful sorrow https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-12-2024-at-9_30_53-AM.mp3 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:34:58 -0400 JESUS TORE OPEN THE CURTAIN OF SEPARATION Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 11 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/jesus-tore-open-the-curtain-of-separation And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom (Mark 15:37-38 ESV). At the sound of Jesus last cry, the thick curtain separating the Holy of Holies from the rest of the temple, was rent from top to bottom, opening https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-11-2024-at-9_05_44-AM.mp3 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:10:10 -0400 WEALTH WON’T MATTER ON JUDGMENT DAY Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 10 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/wealth-wont-matter-on-judgment-day “Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death (Proverbs 11:4 ESV). Wealth is useful when facing human justice. It pays for attorneys and even judges of a certain type. Yet, riches do not profit when we face the judgment seat of God. All the treasure in the world is https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-10-2024-at-7_14_00-AM.mp3 Sun, 10 Mar 2024 07:18:03 -0400 WHAT HYMN DID JESUS SING THE NIGHT BEFORE? Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 9 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/what-hymn-did-jesus-sing-the-night-before “And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives” (Mark 14:26 ESV). On the Thursday night before His crucifixion, Jesus and His disciples sang a hymn together after finishing the Passover meal. O what joy it must have been to hear His voice sing praises to God! How wonderful https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-9-2024-at-10_03_14-AM.mp3 Sat, 09 Mar 2024 10:08:07 -0500 WHEN THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 8 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/when-the-trumpet-shall-sound “Make two silver trumpets. Of hammered work you shall make them, and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for breaking camp (Numbers 10:2 ESV). The LORD instructed Moses to have two silver trumpets made. They were to have a two-fold purpose, namely, for calling the congregation and directing the movement of the https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-8-2024-at-9_45_14-AM.mp3 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 09:49:21 -0500 THE ETERNAL WORD Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 7 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/the-eternal-word “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away (Mark 13:31 ESV). Jesus answered the disciples question concerning the last days by describing the signs leading up to it. He talked about how many things would come to pass, but concluded that His words would never disappear. When we study, memorize https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-7-2024-at-7_01_16-AM.mp3 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 07:04:19 -0500 HAVE YOU PLEDGED YOUR LIFE TO KING JESUS? Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 6 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/have-you-pledged-your-life-to-king-jesus ‘And the Lord said to Moses, “They shall offer their offerings, one chief each day, for the dedication of the altar” (Numbers 7:11 ESV). The leaders of the twelve tribes were instructed to bring their dedication offerings to the Tabernacle, one each on twelve consecutive days. The chief of the tribe of Judah brought his https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-6-2024-at-8_19_01-AM.mp3 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:23:37 -0500 DO YOU KNOW THE SCRIPTURES AND GOD’S POWER? Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 5 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/do-you-know-the-scriptures-and-gods-power Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God? (Mark 12:24 ESV). Jesus gave a devastating critique of the Sadducees theology, saying that they were ignorant of the Scriptures and the power of God. The Sadducees were a sect of Judaism https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-5-2024-at-8_34_26-AM.mp3 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 08:37:43 -0500 OUR MARVELOUS MESSIAH Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 4 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/our-marvelous-messiah Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesars, and to God the things that are Gods.” And they marveled at him (Mark 12:17 ESV). Even Christs enemies marveled at Him when He answered their question about paying taxes. Jesus displayed amazing wisdom with such brevity and fulness. He wasted not a https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-4-2024-at-7_57_17-AM.mp3 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 08:00:53 -0500 GOD IS OUR VERY PRESENT HELP Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 3 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/god-is-our-very-present-help God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1 ESV). The psalmist spoke of three divine attributes of God that we can rely on in times of trouble. He said that we can look to God as our refuge, our strength, and our very present help. Looking to God as https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-3-2024-at-7_56_05-AM.mp3 Sun, 03 Mar 2024 08:00:52 -0500 JESUS IS RISEN, JUST AS HE SAID Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 2 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/jesus-is-risen-just-as-he-said “The Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles. And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise (Mark 10:33-34 ESV). As https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-2-2024-at-9_26_06-AM.mp3 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 09:30:36 -0500 JESUS IS OUR JUBILEE Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for March 1 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/jesus-is-our-jubilee And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you (Leviticus 25:10 ESV). Every seven years the Israelites were to keep a Sabbath for the land. God promised to bless their land with such abundance in the sixth year that it https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/03/Mar-1-2024-at-8_33_40-AM.mp3 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 08:37:38 -0500 TURN YOUR WORRIES INTO PRAYERS Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for February 29 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/leap-day-turn-your-worries-into-prayers Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:6-7 ESV). Its Leap Day and there is no OYB reading for https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/Feb-29-2024-at-8_29_33-AM.mp3 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 08:34:15 -0500 THE WISDOM OF WELL CHOSEN WORDS Pastor Gary Combs Devotion for February 28 https://www.garycombs.org/blog/oyb/the-wisdom-of-well-chosen-words When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent (Proverbs 10:19 ESV). The more one talks, the greater the likelihood of sinning. The wise man restrains his lips, keeping silent and actively listening to others before carefully choosing words of response. Try talking less and listening more today. Ask https://garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/Feb-28-2024-at-7_59_07-AM.mp3 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:01:55 -0500