One be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses My servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. This Book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have good success. Joshua 1:7-8 The Israelites had to be committed to God by obeying His written word. The law…
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It’s Not About You
What good is it for someone to gain the whole world yet forfeit their soul? Mark 8:36 How much of this life that you are living is about you? Your purpose? What about our life’s expectations and how it should turn out or how people should behave reveal otherwise. Read Matthew 4:8-9. What did Satan show Jesus? What did Satan tell Jesus that he could do for him? What would Jesus have to do to receive it? Satan offered the world to Jesus if he would bow down and worship him. It is said that Satan’s temptation reveals to his heart that what really…
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What Will You Do
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. James 1:2-3 Are you wrestling with anything in your life? Today let’s travel back to the Israelites’ story and learn some insights from what happened when God told Moses to lead them out of Egypt and into the wilderness. Read Exodus 3:1-2. What was Moses when he saw the burning bush? Moses spent 40 years in the wilderness as a shepherd before he led the Israelites out of Egypt. At the burning bush, Moses hears God speaking to him. …
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Miriam: Part Two
“See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, ad by it many be defiled.” Hebrews 12:15 Sin always has a consequence. The more public it is, the greater the consequence. Miriam let her jealousy get out of hand. When this happened, it sprung up, and many were defiled because of her jealousy. Bitterness sets in when we allow jealousy into our lives. Miriam criticized her brother and brought her other brother into this. As a leader, she used her giftedness and position to lead the others into doubt, criticism, and to question Moses. She was not…
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Miriam: Part One
Miriam! The oldest of three children. The one who watched over Moses while he floated down the river. Read Exodus 2:1-10. What do you learn about Miriam’s role in Moses’ rescue from death? When did she approach the Pharaoh’s daughter? After Moses was weaned from his mother, nothing else is said about Miriam for a while. What we do know about her early life is she is a Hebrew in Egypt. In a time where Hebrews were a slave. Therefore, she was taught to work hard out of forced labor. Read Exodus 15:1-20. What do we learn about Miriam? What did she do? She was a prophetess. She…
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Our Mighty I AM
I am who I am. Exodus 3:14 Read Exodus 3:1-14. Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.” When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.” “Do…
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Encounters With God Are God Size
He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful and so that you (Israel) might always fear the Lord your God. Joshua 4:24 God is interest in the world coming to know Him. The only way we will know Him is by seeing him at work. We know Him by his nature, When we see His nature expressed in His activity. Are you a believer in that God will ask you to do something that you can’t do? I am not. If God only asked us to do what we can do or are comfortable with, where does…
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How To Be A Servant Of God
Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. Amos 3:7 Are you a servant of God? Do you know how to be a servant of God? Do you think that God tells you what He wants you to do and then leaves you to do it on your own? God does not leave you to do His will. He is right there with you the whole time. You are joining him in His work. Not the other way around. God used Moses to work through His plan. God was already at work around Moses. God pursued a continuing love relationship with Moses that…
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Sing To The Lord
Exodus 15: 1-21 Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriuously? The horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. Exodus 15:21 Do you love to praise our Lord? One Hebrew word for praise is yadah. It means praise, give thanks, or confess. Another word for praise is zamar, which means sing praise. This portion of Scripture is praising God. The Israelites had escaped Egypt. Their time of slavery had ended. When they weren’t sure if they would make it, God made a way for them. This here is one reason we praise God. When the the Red Sea swallowed up the soldiers, Moses and the…
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God Alone
So now, O Lord our God, save us, please from his hands that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, O Lord, are God alone. 2 Kings 19:19 Please read this whole passage for context. 2 Kings 19:19-36 If we truly love God, this prayer of Hezekiah is a good example for us. Hezekiah wanted God to be honored. He wanted the Lord to prove and accomplish his purposes. Moses and David also showed this kind of example of prayer. We also must show this kind of faith in our prayers. We must boldly identify with God and his purposes. We should uphold his reputation. and…