Jun2019
His amazing love
‘I have much more to tell you, but now it would be too much for you to bear. When, however, the Spirit comes, who reveals the truth about God, he will lead you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own authority, but he will speak of what he hears and will… Read more
Jun2019
Caretaker or destroyer?
When I look at the sky, which you have made, at the moon and stars, which you set in their places— what are human beings, that you think of them; mere mortals, that you care for them? Yet you made them inferior only to yourself; you crowned them with glory and honour. (verses 3-5) Read… Read more
Jun2019
Our broken promises
Then Moses and Aaron left the king, and Moses prayed to the LORD to take away the frogs which he had brought on the king. The LORD did as Moses asked, and the frogs in the houses, the courtyards, and the surrounding countryside died. The Egyptians piled them up in great heaps until the land… Read more
Jun2019
Blood-curse and blessing
Then Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded. In the presence of the king and his officers, Aaron raised his stick and struck the surface of the river, and all the water in it was turned into blood. The fish in the river died, and it smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not… Read more
Jun2019
The dirtiest fighter of all
Then Moses turned to the LORD again and said ‘Lord, why do you mistreat your people? Why did you send me here? Ever since I went to the king to speak for you, he has treated them cruelly. And you have done nothing to help them!’ Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Now you are… Read more
Jun2019
The amazing patience of God (2)
So Moses and Aaron went to Egypt and gathered all the Israelite leaders together. Aaron told them everything that the LORD had said to Moses, and then Moses performed all the miracles in front of the people. They believed, and when they heard that the LORD had come to them and had seen how they… Read more
Jun2019
A remarkably patient God
But Moses said, ‘No LORD, don’t send me. I have never been a good speaker, and I haven’t become one since you began to speak to me. I am a poor speaker, slow and hesitant.’ The LORD said to him ‘Who gives man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or dumb? Who gives him sight… Read more
Jun2019
The oldest birthday party in the world
‘I have told you this while I am still with you. The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and make you remember all that I have told you. ‘Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I… Read more
Jun2019
When we’re in the depths
LORD, you have made so many things! How wisely you made them all! The earth is filled with your creatures. There is the ocean, large and wide, where countless creatures live, large and small alike. The ships sail on it, and in it plays Leviathan that sea monster which you made. (verses 24-26) Read Psalm… Read more
Jun2019
When God doesn’t take no for an answer
God answered, ‘I will be with you, and when you bring the people out of Egypt, you will worship me on this mountain. That will be the proof that I have sent you.’ But Moses replied, ‘When I go to the Israelites and say to them, “The God of your ancestors sent me to you,”… Read more
