When 24,000 Israelites had already died in the plague, one man acted out of zeal for God’s honor — and it stopped. Today’s devotional looks at what Phinehas’ obedience cost him, what God credited to him, and what it means to carry that same zeal in the sphere of influence God has given you.
After the Ten Commandments, Moses read every word of God’s law to the people. And they responded with one voice: “Everything the Lord has said we will do.” Then Moses immediately wrote it all down. Not because he had to. Because what God says is worth keeping. Today’s devotional is about receiving God’s word fully, not just the parts that are easy, and holding onto it long enough for it to stay.