"I will thank Yahweh with all my heart; I will declare all Your wonderful works."Psalm 9:1 Sometimes, do we often glance over this verse without giving any second thought to what it truly means? I think we do. As I sat outside this morning, taking in the balmy air and rain-soaked grass from the storm... Continue Reading →
The Everyday and Ordinary
If I had to summarize everything that God has been teaching me lately, it would be this: You can find joy in the seemingly mundane. Whether you're reading the book of Numbers or are experiencing an apathetic patch of days right now, there's no law saying that these things have to be bland. There's lessons... Continue Reading →
Exodus Series: A Golden Calf and a Broken Covenant
God has saved the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. He has faithfully led them through the wilderness and provided for their every need. He has created a plan to reside among them in the tabernacle. All He wants is for them to be His people and for Him to be their God. Chapters 20-31 focus... Continue Reading →
Exodus Series: Covenants
Finally, the Israelites come to Mount Sinai--the place where God meets Moses on the mountain as the Israelites stand below, remaining at a distance from the mountain on which God's glorious presence has descended in a dense cloud reverberating with thunder, lightning, and the sound of trumpets. This is God--the Almighty, Holy God. And He... Continue Reading →
Exodus Series: Wilderness Chronicles, Part II
After the Israelites left Elim, the place where God commanded Moses to throw the tree in the bitter waters and the water miraculously became good to drink, they arrived at the Wilderness of Sin--a place between Elim and Sinai (where they would end up eventually in the next few chapters). Here, they encounter the third... Continue Reading →
Exodus Series: The Wilderness Chronicles
I would bet that even in the middle of the night, when the Israelites embark on their exodus, they were celebrating. Loud, long shouts of joy. The incredulous belief that they are free--a belief that finds it place among the line of surreality and reality. But as humans, we tend to find ways to chain... Continue Reading →
Exodus Series: Leaving Egypt
“Let My people go.” Exodus 5 begins with the very phrase that sets up the main conflict of Exodus: God freeing His people from a tight-fisted Pharaoh. And Pharaoh’s answer, though having become sort of a cliché over the years, attests to the depth of his stubborn heart. But it also attests to the depth... Continue Reading →
Exodus Series: An Insecure Foreigner
The baby in the basket . . . he plays an important part in Exodus. But before we watch the basket flow down the Nile River, we need to look at the preceding chapters of Genesis. It's so easy to seamlessly flow from the last page of Genesis to the first page of Exodus, but... Continue Reading →
Exodus Series: The Introduction
The word “Exodus” usually brings images of the great palaces and burning sands of Egypt. Of Israelite slaves under the harsh whip of the Egyptian overseer. Of the burning bush that led to Moses standing on the brink of the Red Sea, his staff extended as God separated the walls of the waters with His... Continue Reading →
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