Devotionals by: Ilze Henderson

12 April 2013

45. Don’t mix with this world

God told Moses that He will bring the Israelites into the Promised Land and that He will destroy all the inhabitants living there now. Why will He destroy them? Because...
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20 March 2013

44. Do not gossip

God wants us to live honorable lives. He wants us to love one another and to reach out to one another, to exalt and to lift up, not to destroy....
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14 March 2013

43. Reach out to others

God is giving and explaining His law to Moses in detail at Mount Sinai. And what is interesting to note is that God is in favor of restitution, in other...
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7 March 2013

42. Avoid elaborate worship

God gave the Israelites the ten commandments at Mount Sinai. His presence scared the Israelites and they begged Moses to ask God not to speak to them again. God then...
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1 March 2013

41. Treat God with respect

The Lord spoke to the Israelites at Mount Sinai and they were scared to bits! They trembled with fear and immediately rushed to Moses and told them that the Lord...
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23 February 2013

40. Hear directly from God

At Mount Sinai God spoke to the Israelites directly from the mountain. There He gave them the ten commandments. He spoke to them directly from the mountain. And instead of...
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8 February 2013

38. You are a priest of God

The Israelites were camped at the foot of Mount Sinai. There Moses climbed the mountain to appear before God. God here reaffirms the promise He had made to Abraham, Isaac...
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31 January 2013

37. Listen to advice

Whilst the Israelites were camped close to the mountain of the Lord, Moses alone handled all the conflicts of the people. He alone heard their cases and presented them before...
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24 January 2013

36. Rejoice with others

Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro had heard of how God had blessed Israel and how He had mightily brought them out of Egypt. He was glad and set out to meet Moses...
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9 January 2013

34. Fight your battles with God

The Israelites were camped at Raphidim as the Lord had commanded. Then suddenly the warriors of Amalek came to make war against them. The Amalekites were a nomadic tribe that...
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4 January 2013

42. God’s children

God wants us all to truly realize what it means to be His Children, to truly understand what the impact thereof should be on our lives. I have heard the...
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28 December 2012

41. A message for 2013

I cannot believe that 2012 has flown by so quickly. It feels like yesterday that I wrote the devotion with a message for 2012. There were so many uncertainties then,...
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14 December 2012

33. Run to God first

The people of Israel were looked after by the Lord. He provided them with water when they complained and He provided them with food when they complained. He was very...
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7 December 2012

32. Don’t look back

The Lord looked after the Israelites. He rescued them from Egypt, He caused the Red Sea to dry up so that they can walk over on dry ground, He turned...
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30 November 2012

31. Have a rest

God saved the Israelites from the Egyptians. By His mighty deeds He delivered them. They were in awe of Him and sang His praises, rejoicing in His holiness and wonder!...
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22 November 2012

30. Praise Him in the storm

God had saved the Israelites from the Egyptians. Firstly with ten plagues and then finally by sweeping the whole of Pharaoh’s army out of the way with the forces of...
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16 November 2012

29. Start acting

The Israelites camped alongside the shores of the Red Sea just as God had told them to. They were absolutely in the Will of God and adhering to His Words...
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