Devotional tags: Week 4 // Monday

Moses

And Moses and Aaron did so; they did just as the LORD commanded them.  Exodus 7:6 Into the Text The people of Israel had been enslaved in Egypt for hundreds of years. God heard their cries for deliverance and called Moses to be the leader of the people. He would

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Turning Lament into Dancing

Then you turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and covered me with joy. So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lᴏʀᴅ my God, I will always give thanks to you. Psalm 30:11–12 Into the Text Praise is a crucial aspect of

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Equipped for Battle

And in all of this, by taking up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Ephesians 6:16   Into the Text Some days, it can feel like we face one battle after another. But then, just when it seems like

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Serve Others

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45   Into the Text It is amazing to realize the King of kings who created the earth and everyone in it humbled Himself

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Glory and Poverty

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9   Into the Text It is truly amazing to think of the conditions Jesus was born in.

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Holy Spirit: Indwelling of the Holy Spirit

“Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 16:19-20 “For you did not

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Rule of Life

Whenever Moses would raise his hands, then Israel prevailed, but whenever he would rest his hands, then Amalek prevailed. When the hands of Moses became heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side and one on

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Judgement and Hope

“I will certainly gather all of you, O Jacob, I will certainly assemble those Israelites who remain. I will bring them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in the middle of a pasture; they will be so numerous that they will make a lot of noise. The

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God is Already at Work

“The angel of the Lord camps around the Lord’s loyal followers and delivers them.” Psalm 34:7   Into the Text Even though God’s name is not mentioned in the book of Esther, His presence is unmistakable. After three days of fasting and prayer, Esther stepped into a moment that could

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Abiding in Jesus’ Love by Keeping His Commandments

Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love. If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. John 15:9-10   Into the Text Through the years, I

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