3 Day Bible Reading Plan - “Moses”
“What do people see when they look at us? Are they seeing a life full of trust in Jesus whether or not we are right, comfortable, successful, etc.? Or is Jesus getting covered up by the reality that your heart is devoted to other things? You are saying God so loved the world that He gave His Son and at the same time breathing out fire about how angry He is with culture. You are saying that you believe Jesus is the only way to life while you are looking to your career, sports, politics, etc. for your sense of well-being. Friends, through Jesus we are made into a new people. He has given us the calling and responsibility to represent Him to the world. This is a calling we can’t live up to on our own.” - Pastor Daniel Johnson, 7/27/25
Day 1
Featured Verse: Exodus: 19:3-6 - “Out of all the nations you will be my treasured possession.”
What does it mean for Israel to be called a “kingdom of priests” in the context of their covenant relationship with God? How might this role shape their identity and mission in the world?
In what ways does the conditional nature of God’s promise in Exodus 19:5 (“if you obey me fully and keep my covenant”) influence our understanding of the balance between divine grace and human responsibility in the covenant?
How does the imagery of being God’s “treasured possession” speak to the nature of God’s love and selection of Israel?
Pause and Reflect: How can you, like Moses, faithfully communicate God’s call to holiness and purpose to those in your community, even when it feels challenging or overwhelming?
“True holiness is to have the heart set upon God, to be conformed to his will, as it was with Israel when they stood before Sinai to receive his law. It is to have the affections set on things above, and to live as those who are called to a high and holy calling. This is the life which God’s Word commends, and which Moses himself exemplified in leading God’s people.” - J.C. Ryle
Day 2
Featured Verse: 1 Peter 2:9 - “You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession.”
In what ways does the designation of believers as a “holy nation” challenge you to live distinctly in a secular world, and how does this echo Moses’ call to Israel to uphold God’s covenant at Sinai?
What does it mean for you to be part of God’s “chosen people,” and how does this identity shape your understanding of God’s grace and purpose in your personal and communal life?
In what ways does the concept of being “God’s special possession” deepen your understanding of your relationship with God, and how might this influence your sense of purpose in a world that often feels hostile to faith?
Pause and Reflect: How can you actively live out your calling as part of a “royal priesthood” and “holy nation” by declaring God’s praises through your words and actions in your daily life?
“This is the essence of the Christian life—to be a people set apart to declare God’s glory. You are not your own; you are bought with a price, and your calling is to reflect that redemption to the world. Let your life, therefore, be a living testimony to the grace that has transformed you. As God’s redeemed, you are to walk in holiness, proclaiming His excellencies in all you do.” - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Day 3
Featured Verse: 1 Peter 2:11-12 - “Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God.”
How does your identity as a citizen of God’s kingdom shape the way you navigate tensions between living in the world and pursuing holiness, and what might this look like in your daily choices?
As “sojourners and exiles,” how does your identity as a temporary resident in this world shape your approach to resisting “the passions of the flesh” and living for God’s purposes in your daily life?
How does the call to live as “sojourners and exiles” while maintaining “honorable” conduct reflect the balance Moses struck in guiding Israel to remain faithful to God’s covenant while surrounded by foreign nations? What lessons can you apply to living counter-culturally today?
Pause and Reflect: How can you live out your calling as a “sojourner and exile” by keeping your “conduct among the Gentiles honorable,” so that your actions point others to God’s glory?
“As those who belong to another country, Christians must resist the desires that corrupt their inner life and let their actions shine so purely that even those who revile them may, by their deeds, be led to honor God in the end.” - Alexander Maclaren