New Mercies

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Psalm 2, where the world rages, the nations rebel, and heaven remains completely unshaken. Psalm 1 shows us the righteous person, but Psalm 2 shows us a rebellious world standing against the Lord and His Anointed. Yet while the earth is in upheaval, God is seated. He is not nervous, threatened, or surprised. Psalm 2 reminds u...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading brings us back to 1 John 3, where John tells us to look honestly at the direction of our lives, the love in our hearts, and the evidence of our abiding. We can be deceived, even while knowing the language, culture, and habits of church. So John gives a clear test: true children of God do not settle into sin; they move toward righteousnes...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Hebrews 2, where we are warned not to drift from the greatness of salvation. Drifting does not usually happen because we violently reject the gospel; it happens when we stop paying close attention and stop being amazed by what Christ has done. This salvation is too great to become ordinary. Hebrews 2 reminds us that Jesus ste...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Genesis 4, where sin moves from the garden into the family, and from rebellion into false religion. Cain brings the work of his hands, while Abel comes through the way of sacrifice. Cain’s way is the way of human effort, human pride, and human satisfaction—but God calls him to come the right way. Genesis 4 reminds us that sin...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Genesis 3, where the works of the devil first appear. The serpent does not begin with a command, but with a question: “Did God actually say?” Sin starts by doubting God’s Word, questioning God’s goodness, and believing the lie that disobedience will give us what God is withholding. Genesis 3 reminds us that sin brings loss, c...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to 1 John 3, where John shows us the family resemblance of the children of God. The Father has loved us with an otherworldly love and called us His children. That identity is not small, casual, or sentimental—it changes what we tolerate, what we pursue, and what we become. 1 John 3 reminds us that the children of God increasingl...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to John 15, where Jesus does not give us a strategy for the Christian life—He gives us Himself. He is the true vine, the Father is the vinedresser, and every branch depends completely on union with Christ. The vineyard belongs to God, the growth belongs to God, and even the pruning belongs to God. John 15 reminds us that fruit d...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading brings us back to 1 John 2, where John calls us to live for what lasts. He warns us not to love the world or organize our lives around a system that operates as if God is unnecessary. The world offers pleasure, possessions, and position—but all of it is already passing away. 1 John 2 reminds us that our lives will eventually move toward...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Hebrews 7, where we see Jesus as the Priest who never stops. Melchizedek points us to a greater priesthood, a better hope, an eternal Priest, and a perfect Priest. The old priesthood could provide ceremonial access, but it could never perfect the worshiper. Jesus does what no earthly priest could ever do. Hebrews 7 reminds us...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSMYxhb0u-4 - Episode with info on the Day of Atonement (as mentioned in this episode) Today’s reading takes us to Leviticus 16, where God gives Israel the Day of Atonement. The question behind the chapter is massive: how can sinful people live near a holy God without being destroyed by His holiness? The answer is atoneme...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Zechariah 3, where Joshua the high priest stands accused, filthy, and unable to defend himself. Satan brings the accusation, but the Lord answers for Joshua. The priest has no argument strong enough to silence the accuser, but God speaks one sentence and the courtroom changes. Zechariah 3 reminds us that God does not tell sin...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to 1 John 2, where John reminds believers that the goal of grace is holiness. When we sin, we do not look to our innocence—we look to our Advocate, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is our propitiation, the sacrifice who fully satisfied God’s righteous judgment against sin. You cannot out-sin the cross. 1 John 2 reminds us that if...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Psalm 32, where David shows us the freedom of being fully known. Sin makes us hide, and hiding makes us miserable. David says his silence drained him, but confession brought him into the joy of forgiveness. The sin he tried to cover in secrecy was covered far better by the grace of God. Psalm 32 reminds us that the God we hid...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading brings us back to 1 John 1, where John calls us to stop hiding and walk in the light. God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. Darkness cannot drive out light—light always wins. So if there are dark places in our lives, the answer is not denial, hiding, or spiritual pretending; the answer is to come into the light. 1 John 1...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Isaiah 6, where the earthly throne is shaken by Uzziah’s death, but the heavenly throne is still occupied. Isaiah sees the Lord high and lifted up, the train of His robe filling the temple, and the seraphim crying, “Holy, holy, holy.” Before Isaiah is ever sent, he is first undone by the holiness of God. Isaiah 6 reminds us t...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to John 1, where the eternal Word steps into creation with light and life. The God who is the fountain of life in Psalm 36 has made Himself known personally in Jesus Christ. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us—He tabernacled with His people, revealing the Father perfectly. John 1 reminds us that Jesus is the Word, the Life,...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Psalm 36, where David shows us two realities: the sinful man and the saved man. The sinful heart listens to rebellion, flatters itself, speaks deceit, and eventually plots what it once would have feared. Sin does not begin with the hands; it begins when rebellion is given authority in the heart. But Psalm 36 also lifts our ey...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading begins a new journey in 1 John 1, where John calls the church back to the real Christ. Jesus is not merely a good teacher, a spiritual idea, or a distant divine figure—He is fully God and fully man, the eternal Word of life who was heard, seen, and touched. John writes so the church will not be deceived by false teachers, but will know t...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Psalm 103, where David commands his own soul to bless the Lord and remember every benefit of His mercy. God forgives, heals, redeems, crowns, satisfies, and renews His people. This psalm calls us not to wait until we feel worshipful, but to remember who God is until worship rises again. Psalm 103 reminds us to remember His ch...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Psalm 78, a historical psalm that calls God’s people to remember and tell. It looks back over Israel’s past so the next generation will not forget the works of the Lord, but will set their hope in Him. The past is not just history—it is a warning, a witness, and a safeguard for the future. Psalm 78 reminds us to tell what God...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading brings us to Hosea 14, the final chapter of this powerful prophecy. Hosea began with an unfaithful bride, but it ends with a faithful God calling His people to return. Israel’s idols had betrayed them, their alliances had failed them, their strength had collapsed, and still the Lord speaks with mercy: come back, bring words of confession...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Hosea 13, where every false refuge is left in ruins. Baal cannot save, wealth cannot save, kings cannot save, armies cannot save, and idols cannot save. Israel stands guilty because her sin has not only offended God—it has destroyed her from the inside out. Hosea 13 reminds us that prosperity can produce pride, pride can prod...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Hosea 12, where God refuses to let Israel hide behind their sacred heritage. They could speak of Jacob, Moses, Bethel, the prophets, and the Exodus—but inherited history was no substitute for present holiness. Israel carried Jacob’s name, but they had forgotten Jacob’s God. Hosea 12 reminds us that we cannot live off yesterda...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Hosea 11, where we see the heart of a brokenhearted Father. Israel was determined to leave God, but God was unwilling to surrender Israel. He remembers loving His son, calling him out of Egypt, teaching him to walk, feeding him, carrying him, and drawing him with cords of kindness—yet Israel kept running from the hands that h...

https://square.link/u/UHRU92rp - Donate Here Today’s reading takes us to Hosea 10, where Israel uses God’s prosperity to finance their idolatry. God planted the vine, watered it, and blessed it—but instead of giving the harvest back to Him, Israel used His gifts to build altars for false gods. Prosperity that does not become worship eventually becomes an idol. Hosea 10 reminds us that false gods a...