Exodus 34:1-35:9 / Matthew 27:15-31 / Psalm 33:12-22 / Proverbs 9:1-6 As a follower and lover of Jesus Christ these past 53 years, one of my main goals has been to know Him; to understand His character, nature, and ways. I can’t pretend to fully understand God. There is a verse in 1 John 3:2 …
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Exodus 32-33 / Matthew 26:69-27:14 / Psalm 33:1-11 / Proverbs 8:33-36 Moses said this to the Lord: If you don’t personally go with us, don’t make us leave this place… for Your presence among us sets Your people and me apart from all other people on the earth. Why was God saying He would no …
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Exodus 29:1-30:10 / Matthew 26:14-46 / Psalm 31:19-24 / Proverbs 8:14-26 Betrayal and abandonment – Jesus suffered that and much more, including a brutal death on a cross. Have you ever put yourself in His place and tried to imagine the pain both physical and emotional? I can’t even imagine. Yes, I know He was …
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Exodus 28 / Matthew 25:31-26:13 / Psalm 31:9-18 / Proverbs 8:12-13 There are so many valuable nuggets of truth and wisdom in Proverbs. I could likely spend the entire year just in Proverbs and build a whole devotional series. Today, the verse that grabs my attention is this one: All who fear the Lord will …
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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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