Archive | January 2015

Exodus 16

Jan26

Good afternoon y’all. Happy Monday 🙂 . Today we are looking at Exodus 16. In the chapter we see God supernaturally provide food for the Israelites.

Be blessed 🙂

The children of Israel, after the miracles God has done for them, started complaining about hunger. Somehow they had forgotten about the powerful God who delivered them from Pharaoh; the One who parted the Red sea could provide for them. So they started murmuring and complaining to Moses and Aaron.

“There in the desert they started complaining to Moses and Aaron, “We wish the Lord had killed us in Egypt. When we lived there, we could at least sit down and eat all the bread and meat we wanted. But you have brought us out here into this desert, where we are going to starve.”(Exodus 16:2-3 CEVUS06)

I ask myself, ‘how often do we complain and murmur just like the Israelites when we don’t get our way or things are not happening the way we expected?’
All the Israelites needed to do was to ask God for food instead they chose to complain and insult Moses and Aaron. Don’t we behave like that too? Instead of praying to God and asking him for help, we complain and murmur. I don’t know if we do it hoping that our complaining and murmuring will move God. There is no where in the bible that says murmur or complain to God, instead we are told to talk to God and cast our cares unto him.

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God”.(Philippians 4:6 NIV)

“Cast all your anxiety on him because He cares for you”.(1 Peter 5:7 NIV)

God, in His mercy, heard them and sent them food from heaven. He clearly gave an instruction to test their obedience. They were meant to gather just enough food for the day. They were not meant to have any left overs except for the sixth day.

“The Lord said to Moses, “I will send bread down from heaven like rain. Tell the people to go out each day and gather only enough for that day. That’s how I will see if they obey me. But on the sixth day of each week they must gather and cook twice as much.” (Exodus 16:4-5 CEVUS06)

“I have heard my people complain. Now tell them that each evening they will have meat and each morning they will have more than enough bread. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.” (Exodus 16:12 CEVUS06)

God is able to meet our needs. We need to learn to trust and rely on His Power. Stop doubting Him. He gave the children of Israel food that they’ve never seen before. He sent down manna from heaven. God can still do the same for us. Philippians 4:19 says: “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus”.

They all heard the same instruction. Some chose to obey and others chose to disobey.

“Some of them disobeyed, but the next morning what they kept was stinking and full of worms, and Moses was angry.” (Exodus 16:20 CEVUS06)

“A few of the Israelites did go out to look for some, but there was none”. (Exodus 16:27 CEVUS06)

Obedience is a choice. Whatever choice we go for, there will be consequences. If we obey, there are good consequences and if we disobey there are bad consequences. Deuteronomy 30:19 says: “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!”(NLT)

“Then the Lord said, “Moses, how long will you people keep disobeying my laws and teachings?”(Exodus 16:28 CEVUS06)

God is saying same to us today. How long will we keep disobeying his laws and teaching? How long are we going to keep 1 John 1:9ing everything we do. May God help us come to a point where we love him and desire to obey him more than we do our flesh. John 14:15 says: “If you love me, keep my commands”.

Prayer
Dear Lord thank you for today. Please give us the grace to love You more and let our love for You cause us to
desire to obey You at all times, no matter the cost. Thank you Lord. In Jesus Name we have prayed. Amen

Thanks for joining and I believe you have been blessed.

Have a wonderful day 🙂

***With God all things are possible***

Exodus 15

Jan23

Good morning y’all. Thank God it’s Friday :). It is very cold and frosty here in Portsmouth UK, yet the sun is shinning ever so brightly. I’m in awe of God’s Majesty 🙂

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This is the view from my room this morning while blogging 🙂

Today we are looking at Exodus chapter 15. The chapter is mainly their song of thanks to God for His deliverance.

At this point in the book of Exodus, God had led the children of Isreal out of Egypt via the red sea. They walked through it on dry land! (How awesome 🙂 ). The Egyptians tried to follow but they were drowned in the sea by God. The Isrealites were awed by God’s display of power.

“Moses and the Israelites sang this song in praise of the Lord: I sing praises to the Lord for his great victory! He has thrown the horses and their riders into the sea.    The Lord is my strength, the reason for my song, because he has saved me. I praise and honor the Lord— he is my God and the God of my ancestors.  The Lord is his name, and he is a warrior!  He threw the chariots and army of Egypt’s king into the Red Sea, and he drowned the best of the king’s officers.  They sank to the bottom just like stones.  With the tremendous force of your right arm, our Lord, you crushed your enemies.  What a great victory was yours, when you defeated everyone who opposed you. Your fiery anger wiped them out, as though they were straw.  You were so furious that the sea piled up like a wall, and the ocean depths curdled like cheese.  Your enemies boasted that they would pursue and capture us, divide up our possessions, treat us as they wished, then take out their swords and kill us right there.  But when you got furious, they sank like lead, swallowed by ocean waves.  Our Lord, no other gods compare with you— Majestic and holy! Fearsome and glorious! Miracle worker!  When you signaled with your right hand, your enemies were swallowed deep into the earth.  The people you rescued were led by your powerful love to your holy place.  Nations learned of this and trembled— Philistines shook with horror.  The leaders of Edom and of Moab were terrified. Everyone in Canaan fainted,  struck down by fear. Our Lord, your powerful arm kept them still as a rock until the people you rescued to be your very own had marched by.  You will let your people settle on your own mountain, where you chose to live and to be worshiped.  Our Lord, you will rule forever!” (Exodus 15:1-18 CEVUS06)

We too ought to give thanks to God at all times for the victories He has won for us. No matter how small or big the victories may seem to us, we still need to thank God. King David the psalmist was very good at this and I have a feeling that was the reason God said “He is a man after his own heart”. He knew how to praise God for victories and even for the ones he was still waiting on God to perform for him.

Below are a few of my favourites from King David

Psalms 34:1-3 CEVUS06 : I will always praise the Lord.  With all my heart, I will praise the Lord. Let all who are helpless, listen and be glad.  Honor the Lord with me! Celebrate his great name.

Psalms 69:30 CEVUS06: I will praise the Lord God with a song and a thankful heart.

Psalms 103:1-2 CEVUS06: With all my heart I praise the Lord, and with all that I am I praise his holy name!  With all my heart I praise the Lord! I will never forget how kind he has been.

Psalms 47:1-3 NLT: Come, everyone! Clap your hands! Shout to God with joyful praise! For the lord Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth. He subdues the nations before us, putting our enemies beneath our feet.

Today, let us ponder on all that God has done for us. And with a grateful heart let’s come before his throne and offer him the praise that is due His name.

Also, let the testimony of the Exodus encourage us that God is all powerful, He is majestic and great in power. His right hand is glorious and works so many wonders. Whatever situation we are facing, God is able to deliver us and rescue us from them. Let’s keep on trusting him and thanking him in advance for the victory. For we know how it all ends – We will Win !!!! ( Hallelujah 🙂 )

Prayer:
Dear Lord we thank you for today. You are a great and mighty, All powerful, All knowing God.  We give you all the praise and glory. Thank you for all the victories you have won for us and those you are currently working on now and those you are yet to do. Lord give us the grace to keep trusting you and encourage those of us who are weary. Thank you dear Lord. We love you. In Jesus Name we have prayed. Amen

Thanks for joining today.

Have a blessed day and wonderful Weekend ahead 🙂

***With God all things are possible***