Archive for May 2020
You’ll have to check that at the door
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-95uim-de4e46 When we enter the throne room of God and seek him, it is critical that we approach correctly. Even when frustrated or exhausted by our circumstances, attitude matters. We cannot be demanding or entitled but must be clothed in humility and reverence when we enter his presence. Any bad attitude must be checked at…
Read MoreS57P12 – Lessons from captivity: that which follows deliverance
Exo. 15:23-25a And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? And he cried unto Jehovah; and Jehovah showed him a tree, and he cast it…
Read MoreS57P11 – Lessons from captivity: God will not shame his servants
Exo. 14:30-31 Thus Jehovah saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore. And Israel saw the great work which Jehovah did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared Jehovah: and they believed in Jehovah, and in his servant Moses. Their aim was singular;…
Read MoreS57P10 – Lessons from captivity: God will finish the plan
Exo. 14:15-18 The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground. And I will harden the hearts…
Read MoreS57P9 – Lessons from captivity: when God leads us from temptation
Exo. 13:17-18 So it happened, when Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearer; for God said, “The people might change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.” But God led the people around by the way…
Read MoreS57P8 – Lessons from captivity: the instant of deliverance
Exo. 12:37-39 Now the Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides the women and the children. A mixed multitude also went with them, along with both flocks and herds, a very large number of livestock. And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought from Egypt;…
Read MoreS57P7 – Lessons from captivity: the counterfeits will be revealed
Exo. 7:10-12 So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and did just as the Lord had commanded; Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh called for the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, these magicians of Egypt, did the same with their secret…
Read MoreS57P6 – Lessons from captivity: this is no popularity contest
Exo. 5:19-21 The Hebrew foremen saw that they were in a bad situation because they were told, “You must not reduce [in the least] your daily quota of bricks.” When they left Pharaoh’s presence, the foremen met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them. And the foremen said to them, “May the Lord look…
Read MoreHere comes the judge
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-mqyak-dd922f Gentle dealings are the hallmark of a God who has liberated a people from bondage through the sacrifice of his own Son. Being now under grace and no longer under judgment, much has changed for those of us who follow Jesus. One of those changes should be how we deal with each other because…
Read MoreS57P5 – Lessons from captivity: reminders of who God is
Exo. 6:2-5 Then God spoke further to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name, Lord, I did not make Myself known to them. I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan,…
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