Daily Bible Quotations and Translations with the Bishop: A Daily Devotion Book

By Willie Peel

Whether or not you're experienced in any form of worship or in gaining a relationship with Jesus Christ, this book was meant for you. Your walk is your walk, but this book is a guide to assist you along the way. Feel free to share the knowledge that you'll gain with others. It will be both rewarding and challenging at times. Keep going. It's worth the work to gain God's knowledge.

Amen.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Feb 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9781639617036

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Daily Bible Quotations and Translations with the Bishop

A Daily Devotion Book

Willie Peel

Copyright © 2021 by Willie Peel

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Table of Contents

Selections from Every Book of the Old and New Testaments

Living in Hope

To my friend Rev. Kerry Jackson of Tyler, Texas, who encouraged me to write this book, who has gone home to be with the Lord.

Also to my precious wife, Doris; to my son, Patrick; and to my daughter, Pamela, who also has gone to be with the Lord. And my son-in-law, Jeff Kellogg, my precious granddaughter, Zoe, and the rest of my family and friends.

To God be the glory!

Introduction

I would rather teach one man the Bible than preach to a hundred men.

I urge you to ask God to increase your wisdom and understanding as you read through each page. Ask God to open your heart to receive these scriptures and translations.

Selections from Every Book of the Old and New Testaments

Fifty-Two Weeks of Quotations and Translation

January 1

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (Genesis 1:27)

God made both man and woman in his image. Neither man nor woman is made more in the image of God than the other. From the beginning, the Bible places both man and woman.

January 2

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground: for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. (Genesis 3:19)

Adam and Eve learned by painful experience that because God is holy and hates sin, he must punish sinners. The rest of the book of Genesis recounts painful stories of lives ruined as a result of the fall. Disobedience is sin, and it breaks our fellowship with God. But, fortunately, when we disobey, God is willing to forgive us and restore our relationship with him.

January 3

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. (Exodus 14:14)

The people were hostile and despairing, but Moses encouraged them to watch the wonderful way God would rescue them. Moses had a positive attitude! When it looked as if they were trapped, Moses called upon God to intervene. We may not be chased by an army, but we may still feel trapped. Instead of giving in to despair, we should adopt Moses’s attitude to stand still and watch the Lord rescue us.

January 4

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work. (Exodus 20:8–10)

Sabbath was a day set aside for rest and worship. God commanded a Sabbath because human beings need to spend unhurried time in worship and rest each week. A god who is concerned enough to provide a day each week for us to rest is indeed wonderful. To observe a regular time of rest and worship in our fast-paced world demonstrates how important God is to us, and it gives us the extra benefit of refreshing our spirit. Don’t neglect God’s provision.

January 5

Behold, I send an Ansel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to brine thee into the place which I have prepared. (Exodus 23:20)

Who was this angel that went with the Israelites? Most likely the angel was a manifestation of God.

God is not present in all the angels in this way. Angels are God’s created messengers (Hebrews 1:14). God chose to make himself known in this special way for a special purpose. God was in the angel in the same way he was present in the pillars of cloud and fire (13:21, 22). He is my representative means the essential nature and power of God were made known in this angel.

January 6

For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. (Leviticus 17:11)

How does blood make atonement for sin? When offered with the right attitude, the sacrifice and the blood shed from it made forgiveness of sin possible. On one hand, blood represented the sinner’s life, infected by his sin and headed for death. On the other hand, the blood represented the innocent life of the animal that was sacrificed in place of the guilty person making the offering. The death of the animal (of which the blood was proof) fulfilled the penalty of death. God, therefore, granted forgiveness to the sinner. It is God who forgives based on the faith of the person doing the sacrifice.

January 7

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? (Numbers 23:19)

God’s blessing could not be taken away once it was promised (read 22:12), just as a curse could not be taken back once it was spoken (Genesis 27:1–40).

January 8

But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out. (Numbers 32:23)

But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the Lord, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.

January 9

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. (Deuteronomy 6:5–7)

Jesus said that loving God with all of ourselves is the first and greatest commandment (Matthew 22:37–39). This command, combined with the command to love your neighbor (Leviticus 19:18), encompasses all the other Old Testament laws.

January 10

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hanger, and fed thee with manna, did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live. (Deuteronomy 8:3)

Jesus quoted this verse when the devil tempted him to turn stones into bread (Matthew 4:4). Many people think that life is based on satisfying their appetites. If they can earn enough money to dress, eat, and play in high style, they think they are living the good life. But such things do not satisfy our deepest longings. In the end, they leave us empty and dissatisfied. Real life, according to Moses, comes from total commitment to God and living by every word that comes from him. How? First, recognize our need for it, agree that God alone can truly satisfy us; pray for God’s presence, wisdom, and direction as we read; savor the relationship you have with him through Christ; and practice what he teaches you.

January 11

And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep the commandments of the Lord, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good? (Deuteronomy 10:12, 13)

Often we ask, what does God expect of me? Here Moses gives a summary that is simple in form and easy to remember. The following are the essentials: fear God (have reverence for him), live in a way that pleases him, love him, serve him with all your heart and soul, and obey his commands. How often we complicate faith with man-made rules, regulations, and requirements. Are you frustrated and burned out from trying hard to please God? Concentrate on his real requirements and find peace. Respect, follow, love, serve, and obey.

January 12

Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day: And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. (Deuteronomy 11:26–28)

It is amazing that God set before the Israelites a choice between a blessing and a curse. It is even more amazing that most of them, through their disobedience, chose the curse. We have the same fundamental choice today. We can live for ourselves or live in service to God. To choose our own way is to travel on a dead-end road, but to choose God’s way is to receive eternal life (John 5:24).

January 13

The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. (Deuteronomy 29:29)

There are some secrets God has chosen not to reveal to us, possibly for the following reasons: our finite minds cannot fully understand the infinite aspects of nature and the universe (Ecclesiastes 3:11), some things are unnecessary for us to know until we are more mature, and God is infinite and all-knowing, and we do not have the capacity to know everything he does. This verse shows that although God has not told us everything there is to know about obeying him, he has told us enough. Thus, disobedience comes from an act of will, not a lake of knowledge. Through God’s Word, we know enough about him to be saved by faith and to serve him. We must not use the limitation of our knowledge as an excuse to reject his claim on our life.

January 14

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fall thee, nor forsake thee. (Deuteronomy 31:6)

Just like the Israelites, we sometimes face overwhelming opposition. Whether at school, at work, or even at home, we can feel outnumbered and helpless. God bolstered the Israelites’ confidence by reminding them that he was always with them and that he had already saved them from the potential danger. We too can feel secure when we consider that God is able to overcome even the most difficult odds (Deuteronomy 20:1).

January 15

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth: but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. (Joshua 1:8)

Many people think that prosperity and success come from having power, influential personal contacts, and a relentless desire to get ahead. But the strategy for gaining prosperity that God taught Joshua goes against such criteria. He said that to succeed, Joshua must be strong and courageous because the task ahead would not be easy, obey God’s law, and constantly read and study the Book of Instruction, God’s Word. To be successful, follow God’s words to Joshua. You may not succeed by the world’s standards, but you will be a success in God’s eyes, and his opinion is most important.

January 16

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the Gods which your father served that were on the other side of the flood, or the Gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. (Joshua 24:15)

In taking a definite stand for the Lord, Joshua again displayed his spiritual leadership. Regardless of what others decided, because Joshua had made a commitment to God, he was determined to set an example of living by that decision. The way we live shows others the strength of our commitment to serving God.

January 17

In those days there