“One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. Glancing this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. The […]
09/16/23 Daily Devotion – The gracious side of divine irony!
“Then his sister asked Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?” “Yes, go,” she answered. And the girl went and got the baby’s mother. Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the […]
09/15/23 Daily Devotion – Moses – What a prophetic name!
When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, “I drew him out of the water.” (Exodus 2:10 NIV84) Moses gets his name not from his mother, but from his adoptive Egyptian mother (the daughter of Pharaoh). She was the one who saw […]
09/14/23 Daily Devotion – Divine Irony!
“She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said.” (Exodus 2:6 NIV84) Moses’ mother could not bear the thought of leaving the fate of her newly born son in the hands of Pharaoh’s misguided policies. She decided that if […]
09/13/23 Daily Devotion – The danger of forgetting the past (Part 2)
“Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: ‘Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.’” (Exodus 1:22 NIV84) In our last devotion we started our discussion about the danger of forgetting the past. A Pharaoh had come to power who did not know Joseph. He […]
09/12/23 Daily Devotion – The danger of forgetting the true past!
“Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt. ‘Look,’ he said to his people, ‘the Israelites have become much too numerous for us. Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against […]
09/11/23 Daily Devotion – Even when God is quiet, He is not distant!
“But the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied greatly and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.” (Exodus 1:7 NIV84) You’ve had those times, so have I, when it seems like God is a million miles away from your reality. You sense He is so far away that He doesn’t see your […]
03/07/22 Daily Devotion – God is Truth!
“Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, ‘The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth.’” — Exodus 34:6 (NASB) “And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, ‘The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and […]
10/28/23 Daily Devotion – Homeward bound!
“And on that very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions. (Exodus 12:51 NIV84) Homeward bound, for me, is the feeling after being away, for example in Haiti, and going home to see my bride. I love being in Haiti. I love traveling for business. But when you know it’s time […]
09/16/2021 Daily Devotion – Imagine wearing a bell all day!
“You shall make on its hem pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet material, all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around: a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, all around on the hem of the robe. “It shall be on Aaron when he ministers; […]
