Today's Word is taken from Exodus 2:1-10 (NIV)
The Birth of Moses
[1] Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, [2] and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. [3] But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. [4] His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him. [5] Then Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the river bank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her slave girl to get it. [6] She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said. [7] Then his sister asked Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?” [8] “Yes, go,” she answered. And the girl went and got the baby’s mother. [9] Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him. [10] When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, “I drew him out of the water.”
1. Salvation can come in humble & unexpected forms. We need to learn that God's ways are above our ways and when we face with situations that we do not understand, we need to believe that God is in control and continue to trust in Him. God will always make a way, but it is not necessary an easy way. It definitely may not be a way of shine & glamour too, although it can be...
2. God loves us and He will always bless our lives. We need to continue to trust God in difficult times and believe that God will prepare us to achieve His mission. Like what Ps Rich said during the G12 conference, do not pray against difficult situations because difficult situations could be the work of God to shape us for His purpose. Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I said, REJOICE!
Closing Prayer:
O Lord of my destiny, as the story of my life is still being written, teach me to trust in Your sovereign will. I make all the facets of my life available to you, so that You may work in and through me to Your glory. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
QT on 2nd March 2012: Exodus 1:15-22
Today's Word is taken from Exodus 1:15-22 (NIV)
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, [16] "When you help the Hebrew women in childbirth and observe them on the delivery stool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live." [17] The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live. [18] Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, "Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?" [19] The midwives answered Pharaoh, "Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive." [20] So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous. [21] And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own. [22] Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: "Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live."
1. Today, I remember that those who wield power wickedly will be judged by God. Dear Lord, I pray for the courage to oppose evil, may the Lord forgive me if I have not demonstrated a commitment to righteousness.
2. Good people will fail to do good things because they think that others will do it on their behalf, they are too impotent to act, or fear the consequences of action. Lord, help me to avoid no more, but rise up & stand up so that your Glord will Shine through...
Closing Prayer:
Holy God, You are righteous in all Your ways and will hold the wicked to account. Teach me to fear you more than people. Grant me courage to act with righteous boldness against whatever evil may confront the weak or helpless. In Christ's name. Amen.
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, [16] "When you help the Hebrew women in childbirth and observe them on the delivery stool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live." [17] The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live. [18] Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, "Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?" [19] The midwives answered Pharaoh, "Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive." [20] So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous. [21] And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own. [22] Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: "Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live."
1. Today, I remember that those who wield power wickedly will be judged by God. Dear Lord, I pray for the courage to oppose evil, may the Lord forgive me if I have not demonstrated a commitment to righteousness.
2. Good people will fail to do good things because they think that others will do it on their behalf, they are too impotent to act, or fear the consequences of action. Lord, help me to avoid no more, but rise up & stand up so that your Glord will Shine through...
Closing Prayer:
Holy God, You are righteous in all Your ways and will hold the wicked to account. Teach me to fear you more than people. Grant me courage to act with righteous boldness against whatever evil may confront the weak or helpless. In Christ's name. Amen.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
QT on 1st March 2012: Exodus 1:1-14
Today's Word is taken from Exodus 1:1-14 (NIV)
The Israelites Oppressed
[1] These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: [2] Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; [3] Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; [4] Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher. [5] The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all; Joseph was already in Egypt. [6] Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, [7] but the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied greatly and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them. [8] Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt. [9] “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become much too numerous for us. [10] Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.” [11] So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. [12] But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites [13] and worked them ruthlessly. [14] They made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their hard labor the Egyptians used them ruthlessly.
1. We need to remember God's goodness and how He has demonstrated His Faithfulness in our lives Then we will recognize the Work of His Hands in our lives. Then we will NOT Forget His Promises for us...
2. As we ponder our life's obstacles from the perspective of James 1:2-3, I thank God for all these obstacles because it will help me to grow in my faith which produces Perseverance.
Closing prayer:
Great is the Lord's Faithfulness. In the midst of facing oppression & persecution, YET, I shall declare that God remain TRUE to His Promises and Trustworthy with my life. Thank You Lord, in Jesus' name. Amen.
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The Israelites Oppressed
[1] These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: [2] Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; [3] Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; [4] Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher. [5] The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all; Joseph was already in Egypt. [6] Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, [7] but the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied greatly and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them. [8] Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt. [9] “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become much too numerous for us. [10] Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.” [11] So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. [12] But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites [13] and worked them ruthlessly. [14] They made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their hard labor the Egyptians used them ruthlessly.
1. We need to remember God's goodness and how He has demonstrated His Faithfulness in our lives Then we will recognize the Work of His Hands in our lives. Then we will NOT Forget His Promises for us...
2. As we ponder our life's obstacles from the perspective of James 1:2-3, I thank God for all these obstacles because it will help me to grow in my faith which produces Perseverance.
Closing prayer:
Great is the Lord's Faithfulness. In the midst of facing oppression & persecution, YET, I shall declare that God remain TRUE to His Promises and Trustworthy with my life. Thank You Lord, in Jesus' name. Amen.
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