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Marah is Not the Final Word
Exodus 15:22-25, ESV Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah. And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” And he cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a log, and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. The
Leaving Comes First
Genesis 12:1, ESV Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” Numbers 9:17a, ESV And whenever the cloud lifted from over the tent, after that the people of Israel set out, So often, when we face seasons of transition in our lives, the only thing we know in the beginning is what we’re being called to go from. We know fully well what we’re leaving behind, but the thing ahead is still
When People-Pleasing Contradicts God-Pleasing
Galatians 1:10, ESV For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. Paul’s use of the word still in this verse insinuates that there was a time in his life when he was trying to please men. People-pleasing. It’s something we all struggle with to varying degrees throughout our lives. But it’s the last sentence of the verse that really struck me—if I were still t
What has the Spirit of God filled you with?
Exodus 31:1-6a, ESV The Lord said to Moses, “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft. And behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. Exo
Our "Ability" Depends on God, Not on Us
Numbers 13:30-31, 33, ESV But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.” … “And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.” 40 years later… Joshua 15:14
One of the Foremost Tactics of the Enemy
Numbers 13:30-33, ESV 30But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” 31Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.” 32So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all


