GOD’S PROPOSAL VS MAN’S IDEAS …And Abram agreed with Sarai’s proposal. (Genesis 16:2 NLT). What wrong choices have you made as a result of being influenced by other people and not asking God for direction? God’s proposals are better than man’s. But these proposals are discovered through prayer. So Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has prevented…
IGNORE THE ARGUERS AND MANIPULATORS The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?” (John 8:5 NLT) How do you react when you’re provoked? In this passage, the religious people wanted to provoke Jesus to argue and start controversy, but what was his response? First, he ignored them and instead began writing…
PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM GOD “Then the Lord gave these instructions to Moses” (Exodus 14:1 NLT) Every day we often confront questions that determine our future, “What?”, “Who?”, “When?”, “Where?”, “How?”, “Why?”, “What career should I study?”, “When should I get married?”, “Should I open my own business or not?”, “Should I commit to ministry fulltime or not?”…
BLESSINGS TO THOSE WHO FEAR GOD But among the Israelites it will be so peaceful that not even a dog will bark. Then you will know that the Lord makes a distinction between the Egyptians and the Israelites. (Exodus 11:7 NLT). Every person is God’s creation, but not all are blessed by God. He will bless those…
WHAT DOES ALL OF THIS MEAN? “And in the future, your children will ask you, ‘What does all this mean?’ Then you will tell them, ‘With the power of his mighty hand, the Lord brought us out of Egypt, the place of our slavery. (Exodus 13:14 NLT) I have asked myself why God’s people had annual celebrations…
A CLEAR DISTINCTION “If you refuse, then I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, your people, and all the houses. The Egyptian homes will be filled with flies, and the ground will be covered with them. But this time I will spare the region of Goshen, where my people live. No flies will…
WHY DID YOU SEND ME? Then Moses went back to the Lord and protested, “Why have you brought all this trouble on your own people, Lord? Why did you send me? Ever since I came to Pharaoh as your spokesman, he has been even more brutal to your people. And you have done nothing to rescue them!”…
GOD MAKES EVERYTHING GOOD But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. (Genesis 50:19-20 NLT) In this story, Joseph’s brothers…
CRY TO LET IT OUT Then Joseph hurried from the room because he was overcome with emotion for his brother. He went into his private room, where he broke down and wept. After washing his face, he came back out, keeping himself under control. Then he ordered, “Bring out the food!” (Genesis 43:30-31 NLT) We are…
SO EASY, YET SO DIFFICULT He called out, “Fellows, have you caught any fish?” “No,” they replied. Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it. (John 21:5-6 NLT) When we…