Today’s Bible Reading: EXODUS 25:1-28:43   Exodus 25:22 And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.   God always has a purpose for what He presents to His people. Here he has brought the people to Mt. Sinai to instruct them in two areas. First, He has given them principles to follow that

Today’s Bible Reading: EXODUS 22:16-24:18 Exodus 23:29-30 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild beasts multiply against you. Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land.   Most of us wonder why we continue to struggle with the same sin long after our conversion. Why does it linger, day after day haunting us, and holding us captive to its impulses? We wish that

Today’s Bible Reading:  EXODUS 20:1-22:15 Exodus 20:20 And Moses said to the people, "Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin."   God’s people had been freed from their long bondage in Egypt. God had borne them on “ eagles wings ” and brought them to Mt. Sinai. It was here He would meet with them. They had seen His power displayed in the plagues and now they would see His presence declared.   Moses went up to mee

Today’s Bible Reading:  EXODUS 16:1-19:25 Exodus 16:21 Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat; but when the sun grew hot, it melted.   Manna in the morning was an opportunity for God's people to gather what He provided for them. It was available to all, but access was limited. It was missed if not gathered in the morning, before the sun rose and melted it away. Missed opportunities mark our lives. Limited offers litter our days. The “I should haves”

Today’s Bible Reading;  EXODUS 13:1-15:27 Exodus 13:17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, "Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt." -   The shortest way may not be the best way. The children of Israel had been freed from hundreds of years of slavery. Theirs was the way of the worker, not the warrior. They knew only shovels not swords. They did not

Today’s Bible Reading: EXODUS 10:1-12:51   Exodus 12:15 when I see the blood I will Passover you   The death angel was approaching. The dark night had come. The day of deliverance was dawning. The sacrifice was made. The blood applied. All their fears and doubts remained. Questions arose. Is the blood enough? Will He see it? Will it save us? The eyes of faith may often become dim with doubt, but the eyes of the Savior see clearly. His eyes are focused when our eyes fail. The

Today’s Bible Reading: EXODUS 7:14-9:35   Exodus 9:34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet more; and he hardened his heart, he and his servants.   Pharaoh had encountered months of plagues. Up until now he had been able to weather them. His magicians could even duplicate several of them. His heart remained hardened to the constant requests of Moses to let the Israelites go. However, now it was different. This plague seemed to

Today’s Bible Reading:  EXODUS 4:18-7:13   Exodus 5:2 But Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover, I will not let Israel go."     Moses comes before Pharaoh having heard from and heeded God’s call. He stands not in his might, but in the might of the Almighty. He represents not himself, but his Lord. Moses knows Him. Pharaoh doesn’t. Moses has been with Him. Pharaoh hadn’t. Moses has heard Him. Pharao

Today’s Bible Reading: EXODUS 1:1-4:17, 1 CHRONICLES 6:1-3 Exodus 1:17 But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. . . . it was so because the midwives feared God.   Throughout scripture it’s the little people, the obscure, the unknown and unrecognized that the Lord uses to advance his kingdom. Here we are told of midwives who stepped in to defy the edict of the king of Egypt who had commanded them to kill al

As the year progresses I hope you will find restoration and renewal from these daily posts for the readings in February. Date Title Text...