Exodus 16:2-3, “In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them,” If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this …
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When Needing Holy Boldness
Exodus 14:10-11, “As Pharoah approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified, and cried out to the LORD. They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by …
When God Used A Princess
Exodus 2:9, “Pharoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him.” What has been the hardest thing in your life that you have had to trust God for? You might say, which one? There have been so …
When Having a Set Back
Genesis 50:24, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Joseph is a tremendous example of having strong faith in God’s protection and that God would keep His promise of bringing the Israelites …
Needing A Way Out Of Your Problem
Exodus 2:9, “Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him. When the child grew older she took him to Pharoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying “I drew him out of …
When Needing to be Rescued
Genesis 49:18 NIV, “I look for your deliverance, O LORD.” Before Jacob dies, he calls all his sons together to give them his blessing and predict what will come for each of their future. When he comes to Dan, he says Dan will provide justice for his people, and then he stops and exclaims, “I …
New Situations Can Be Frightening
Genesis 46:3-4, “Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation. I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again, and Joseph’s hand shall close your …
How Is Your Trust When Nothing Seems To Be Happening?
Genesis 30:22-24, “Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and opened her womb. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.” She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.” When things seem difficult and impossible, is it hard for …
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Chariots and Horses
Psalm 20:7, “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” Originally, chariots were vehicles usually with two wheels and were drawn by one or more horses. It carried two standing persons, the driver, and the fighter, using bow-and-arrow or javelins to shoot at enemies. …
How Not To Be Foolish
Proverbs 18:2, “A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.” Proverbs 18:13, “He who answers before listening – that is his folly and his shame.” In order to have understanding one must have insight. Facts must outweigh emotions. Yet God gave us feelings to be sensitive to others. The …