Tag: Bible Characters & Stories

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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2 November 2012

27. Follow God (1)

The Lord led the Israelites out of Egypt like a triumphant army. They were free from slavery and free from the Egyptians. They must have felt so relieved. But then...
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26 October 2012

26. Move forward in faith

God had devastated Egypt with the first 9 plagues. He literally brought them to their knees. All that they had left was their lives and the lives of their family...
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18 October 2012

25. Beware a heart of stone

God brought Egypt to its knees by means of executing ten devastating plagues on them. Most of their animals were dead, their crops were destroyed, their health suffered, all the...
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12 October 2012

24. Tell your children (1)

God continued to display His mighty deeds and wonders to all the Egyptians and Israelites alike. And Moses was obedient to everything God told him. He didn’t tire but went...
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4 October 2012

23. Be obedient to God

God sent one plague after another on the Egyptians. The magicians of Pharaoh could imitate the first two plagues. They could also turn water into blood and cause frogs to...
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21 September 2012

22. Put God first

God started to move on behalf of His people to free them from Egypt with mighty deeds. God attacked every ‘god’ that the Egyptians had in their lives, for example...
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14 September 2012

21. Share your weaknesses

Moses was an amazing person, really. He not only continued when all the odds were against him, he listened wholeheartedly to the Lord and followed His instructions to the letter,...
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7 September 2012

20. Keeping the faith

Poor old Moses. He left his home of 40 years to serve God and to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. And since leaving, his wife was not impressed with...
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30 August 2012

19. Things might get worse

Moses and Aaron had made their first visit to the Pharaoh and things didn’t turn out as they had planned. In fact things got worse, much worse. Pharaoh gave orders...
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