How many times have I (or you) said we would do something we knew the LORD was calling us to do? Then… we backed out!!! Pharaoh did that after he said he would let the Hebrew slaves go to sacrifice to the LORD. The invasion of frogs was removed and so was Pharaoh’s word. It […]
Did you know that God in His wisdom used “pictures” to tell us His plans and purposes for His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ? Did you know that God used rituals and feasts in the Hebrew faith to tell us about His Anointed One, His chosen Messiah, The Lord Jesus Christ? Did you […]
Frogs can be pleasant to listen to after the sun goes down. They can join the evening orchestra of insect sounds. However, if those frogs invaded my house, my kitchen, my bedroom… I would not enjoy their voices or their presence. In fact, I would find it repulsive, ugh! Frogs, frogs and more frogs inundated […]
(NASB) 1 Peter 2:17 “Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.” Godly men and women are not to act or react dishonorably to a leader they may detest. What are we to do? Honor all people. Love other believers for they are your brothers and sisters in Christ. Fear God – […]
Selfish Agendas ~No Concern for Others~ Selfish agendas have no concern for others or how they will be affected. Pharaoh was such a man. He had power and wealth. But he had no concern for the people of Egypt. The Nile River had been turned into blood; the Egyptians found it impossible to drink. Pharaoh […]
There is much fake news today. It’s on the internet, TV, radio, social media, newspapers – what to believe? When facts are twisted to sound like truth, it is hard to discern truth. When God’s word is read, do you read it as truth? Or do you pooh-pooh it as myth? What does God say […]
It is frustrating, exasperating to tell a child, teen-ager, an employee to do a specific needed action – and it just does not get done. Being irresponsible causes many miseries. Question: where is God telling me to do something, to do a specific action and I am dilly-dallying? I conveniently put it off until tomorrow… […]
Are you available to be used by God for His purposes? Are you willing to do what He says to do? Moses and Aaron were. They listened to what God said. You and I are to “listen” to what God says to us. Perhaps it is through a sermon or song, maybe it is through […]
Did you know “hardness of heart” is implacable stubbornness? The negative side of the definition of “stubborn” – unduly determined to exert one’s will; not easily persuaded; obstinate; difficult to handle or work with. The positive side of the definition of “stubborn” – perseverance; persistent The negative side of stubbornness – is self-will at its […]
The LORD God talked to Moses about what to expect from the Pharaoh of Egypt. (NASB) Exodus 7:14 “Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn; he refuses to let the people go.” The LORD knew the hardness, the implacable will of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Did Moses hope that Pharaoh would give […]