SCRIPTURE: Exodus 9 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’” [Exodus 9:4] This chapter suggests the following: God causes the plagues, God decides who is plagued and who is spared, and God hardens…
who (or what) do we worship?
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 8 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. [Exodus 8:1] To worship is to respond to the amazing greatness or goodness of something. There are many great and…
like God!
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. [Exodus 7:1] Like God… This brings us back to the beginning, where humans were created in God’s likeness [Genesis 1:26-27]. To represent God in the world –…
a little goes a long way
Watch this video, it’s message is a good reminder to us that a little goes a long way when blessing others!
discouraged with God
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country.” But Moses said to the LORD, “If…
tough times coming
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) The Israelite overseers realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day.” When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them, and they said, “May the LORD look on…
this strikes me as very true
“The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” – Michelangelo
everything we need to succeed
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) The LORD said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the LORD? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.” [Exodus 4:11-12] God calls…
who am I, Who is He?
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” [Exodus 3:14] God wants Moses to go back to Egypt and stand up for God against Pharoah. Moses understandably asks, ‘who am I’…
behind the scenes
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2008) 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. [Exodus 2:24-25] This chapter gives a quick review of Moses’ life up until the point that God calls him. God is at…