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Fighting Who?

ScriptureNumbers 14:2,4,26"All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, "If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness!""And they said to each other, "We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.""The Lord said to...

Heart Disease

Scripture Numbers 12:1-2,4 "Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. "Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?" they asked. "Hasn't He also spoken through us?" And the Lord heard this." "At once the Lord...

Confidence

ScripturePsalm 27:13"I will remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." ObservationDavid was confident--not only that God was good, but that he would see the goodness of God. He was confident not only that...

Light in Darkness

ScriptureActs 24:25-26"As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control, and the judgement to come, Felix was afraid and said "That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you." At the same time he was hoping that Paul would offer...

Ownership

ScriptureLeviticus 25:23"The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you reside in my land as foreigners and strangers." ObservationThe earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof. All that we have is his, he has simply entrusted it to...

Now What?!

Scripture Acts 21:11-12 "Coming over to us, he took Paul's belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, "The Holy Spirit says, 'In this way the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the gentiles'." "When we heard...

Unseen

ScriptureLeviticus 16:17"No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household and the whole community of Israel." ObservationThe high...

Another Perspective

ScriptureLeviticus 13:1-3a"The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "When anyone has a swelling or a rash or a shiny spot on their skin that may be a defiling skin disease, they must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest. The priest is to...

Heart to Heart

ScriptureLeviticus 10:16,20"When Moses inquired about the goat of the sin offering and found that it had been burned up, he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar...""When Moses heard this, he was satisfied." ObservationMoses was upset that his instructions had not...

Strengthened In Trial

Today's SOAP devotional is brought to you by Rosalind Canite =============== Scripture Acts 14:22 "...strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in faith and saying,"It is through many tribulations that we must enter into the kingdom of...

All About You

ScriptureActs 14:26-27"From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed. On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how He had...

That’s Refreshing!

ScripturePsalm 19:7"The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple."ObservationI've never really thought of laws as being "refreshing"! Those two things don't really seem to even relate to each...

When Hearts Unite

ScriptureExodus 35:29"All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought to the Lord freewill offerings for all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do.ObservationWhat an amazing passage of scripture! The mission was large and complex--but...

The Power of Relationship

ScriptureExodus 34:12"Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare among you." ObservationRelationships matter. Alignment with the right people will help propel us into the right "next". Alignment...

True Worship

ScriptureExodus 32:5"When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the Lord!" ObservationWhat a twisted, messed-up situation! While Moses is up on the mountain talking to God, Aaron and the people...

Problems and Possibilities

ScriptureActs 7:22,27"Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.""But the man who was mistreating the other pushed Moses aside and said, "Who made you ruler and judge over us?" ObservationWhat a contrast between...

Who Gets The Credit?

ScriptureExodus 17:12"When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up--one on one side, one on the other--so that his hands remained steady till sunset." ObservationThe Israelites were engaged...

Be Still

ScriptureExodus 14:13-15"Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." Then the...