Archive for May 2020

Exo. 4:21-23 The Lord said to Moses, “When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart and make him stubborn so that he will not let the people go. Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says…

Exo. 3:10-12 “So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it…

Exo. 2:23-25 During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them. At the…

This series highlights some of the many valuable lessons that God’s chosen people learned while living through one of the darkest periods in their history.  Spending multiple generations captive in Egypt, we can be sure that many never lived to see the promised land.  Even so, God’s power and faithfulness were on display, and we…

Ecc. 12:11-14 The words of the wise are like goads, and these collected sayings are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.  But beyond this my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive study and devotion to books is wearying to the body.  When all has been heard,…

Ecc. 12:6-7 Earnestly remember your Creator before the silver cord is broken, or the golden bowl is crushed, or the pitcher at the fountain is shattered and the wheel at the cistern is crushed; then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.…

Ecc. 11:9-10 Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant in the days of your young manhood.  And walk in the ways of your heart and in the desires of your eyes, but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.  Therefore, remove sorrow and anger from…

Ecc. 11:6 Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle with your hands in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening planting will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both alike will be good. She never had a plan B.  She figured that, if she put in…

Ecc. 10:10 If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success. His mind had become dull.  Years of legal practice were wearing on him mentally and emotionally, and he often found it difficult to get through the day.  He would cry out to God and ask…