Exodus 26-27 / Matthew 25:1-30 / Psalm 31:1-8 / Proverbs 8:1-11 Exodus 27:21b “Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning in the Lord’s presence all night.” Then we have the parable of the ten bridesmaids or the ten virgins. All ten have lamps and all ten have oil in their lamps, but five …
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Exodus 23:14-25:40 / Matthew 24:29-51 / Psalm 30 / Proverbs 7:24-27 Reading Matthew reminds me of a song I used to love so much! It’s called People Get Ready by Crystal Lewis, and it speaks a message that I’ve waited for all my life – the return of Jesus Christ to gather His people from …
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Exodus 21:22-23:13 / Matthew 24:1-28 / Psalm 29 / Proverbs 7:6-23 Today I’m encouraged by two sentences in Psalm 29:11. The LORD gives His people strength. The LORD blesses them with peace. Strength and peace are something many of us are in need of right about now! I know I need an increase in both, …
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Exodus 19:16-21:21 / Matthew 23:13-39 / Psalm 28 / Proverbs 7:1-5 Reading in Exodus, we see the first instance of the Lord giving His people the Law or ten commandments. Most of them are very straight forward and easy to understand. You must not have any other God but Me. You must not make any …
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Exodus 17:8-19:15 / Matthew 22:34-23:12 / Psalm 27:7-14 / Proverbs 6:27-35 Moses was wearing himself out trying to take care of every situation that came up with the people God had given him to lead. What he failed to realize was, he did not have to stand alone in leading them. It wasn’t until his …
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Exodus 15:19-17:7 / Matthew 22:1-33 / Psalm 27:1-6 / Proverbs 6:20-26 I want to teach you a little bit today, meaning let’s dig a little deeper into a verse that I love to read and quote from Psalm 27:1: The LORD is my light and my salvation – so why should I be afraid? The …
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Exodus 12:14-13:16 / Matthew 20:29-21:22 / Psalm 25:16-22 / Proverbs 6:12-15 Did anyone else notice this tiny exchange in today’s reading? There are two blind men who were sitting beside the road. They heard that Jesus was coming and began shouting for Jesus to have mercy on them. When the crowd yelled at them to …
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Exodus 10:1-12:13 / Matthew 20:1-28 / Psalm 25:1-15 / Proverbs 6:6-11 While Jesus’s disciples were fighting for position and recognition, I wonder what He was thinking. I think He probably smiled to Himself, seeing their imperfect human hearts and desires, but I also think He had compassion on their ignorance. They didn’t yet understand how …
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Exodus 8-9 / Matthew 19:13-30 / Psalm 24 / Proverbs 6:1-5 Has any of you noticed as you read the Exodus account of the plagues that the first three affected God’s people, but the last seven did not? I can’t tell you why God allowed the first three to affect them, but I do find …
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Exodus 5:22-7:25 / Matthew 18:21-19:12 / Psalm 23 / Proverbs 5:22-23 Imagine yourself a prisoner in a foreign land and forced into slave labor. Your family has been in this situation for many generations. Maybe you have no idea that freedom is possible. Maybe you do have hope that someone will come rescue you and …
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