When God Doesn’t Meet Our Expectations.

He was simply doing what God called him to do, but it seemed so far nothing was going the way he expected. By the time we read about Moses’ return to Egypt to free the Israelites from Pharaoh in Exodus 5, he has caused them to endure harsher labor. “Then Moses returned to the LORD […]

Light in the Deepest Darkness

The darkest place I’ve ever experienced is inside a cave where the guide turns out the lights. It is total darkness that feels as if it is pressing in around you. It reminded me of the darkness God sent on Egypt in Exodus 10:21: “Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand toward […]

Rock of Anger

Anger can have a way of getting the best of us. Trials can press us to the limits of our patience. Grumbling people can stretch us thin and cause us to do things we later regret. Moses faced all of the above as he led Israel out of Egypt and through the wilderness to the […]

Tents to Houses of Rock

Like the Israelites, we can become impatient and not believe God will deliver on his promises, even though he provides for our needs today.

Minding My Own Business, Then…

In the middle of your ordinary day, in the course of your busy life full of tasks, do you stop to take note of God showing up in unusual ways?

God Working Through Us

There are consequences when we take things into our own hands instead of waiting on God to work through us. Moses is an example for us. In his younger years, God saved him from being killed as a baby and placed him in Pharaoh’s household (Exodus 2:1-10). He was strategically positioned by God to save […]

Yeah, But What If?

Like Moses, God created you for a purpose. He placed you at this moment in history for a reason. Seek Him and trust His plan for your life.

Pick Someone Else

God hand crafted each of us with the ability to accomplish His purpose. It is easy to become scared about what he asks us to do — seeing only reasons why it’s not possible.

Sunday Honor

Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel departed from Moses’ presence. Everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the LORD’S contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service and for the holy garments. – Exodus 35:20-21 (NASB)

Answered Prayer in Unexpected Ways

The affliction was heavy with no end in sight. The people cried out to God for years for relief. Then one day an old man appears out of the wilderness with his brother with a word from the Lord. How would you respond? Moses and Aaron assemble the elders of the community. “Aaron spoke all […]