With the Red Sea in front of them, mountains on both sides of them, and Pharaoh’s army “coming after them,” the Israelites “were terrified” (Ex. 14:10). From the Israelites’ perspective, they had a very good reason to be afraid. From Moses’ perspective of faith, they had a very good reason to not be afraid: the…
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The company I work for is in the midst of great change. We’re not only moving an entire publishing operation to a new location in the city but also are changing the ways that we do our work. We want to be nimbler and more effective in serving the Lord and His church. As one…
Read MoreGod directed Moses to confront Pharaoh, but he also told him Pharaoh would not listen. Think about that for a moment. Moses received an assignment and was told he would face a person with a heart of stone. Granted, God promised an eventual release, but there were long days ahead before Moses would get to…
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God could have rescued the Israelites from Egypt without Moses’ help. But He chose to do it through Moses. Appearing to Moses at the burning bush, the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people in Egypt … and I have come down to rescue them” (Ex. 3:7-8). Then the surprise, “therefore, go,…
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Why do we love to read the Psalms? One reason has to be the emotional connection we make with these inspired poems and hymns. They have a way of slipping past our mental defenses and pretensions to touch the raw nerves of our true feelings. They describe our thoughts and emotions with amazing precision. Then…
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