Tag: Exodus

2020 Election

For thousands of years, even before time began, God has been on the throne. Nothing has changed in the hierarchy of Who is in control, Who is in charge, Who calls all the shots, Who we can trust, and Who gets the glory.

Election Results are​​ In!

 Everything has passed that God has allowed; nothing has passed that was not part of His plan.

 God is on His throne​​ – always has been, always will be.​​ Psalm 90:2, “Before the mountains were born, Or Thou didst give birth to the earth and the world,​​ even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God”.​​ 

God is​​ Most​​ High.​​ Psalm 83:18, “That they may know that Thou alone, whose name is the LORD, Art the Most High over all the earth”.​​ There is no need to despair,​​ the future is certain. ​​ The world definitely looks unsettled to many of us, it may seem like things are unraveling and unrest can be felt. ​​ Yet,​​ God has a plan which is perfect. ​​ 

God​​ knows all things. ​​​​ Psalm 139:1-3, ​​ “O LORD, Thou hast searched me and known [me.] Thou dost know when I sit down and when I rise up; Thou dost understand my thought from afar. Thou dost scrutinize my path and my lying down,​​ and art intimately acquainted with all my ways”.​​ Proverbs 5:21, “For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD,​​ and He watches all his paths”. ​​​​ There are no surprises,​​ and​​ no contested results. ​​ 

God sees all things. ​​​​ Psalm 139:7-10, “Where can I go from Thy Spirit? Or where can I flee from Thy presence? If I ascend to heaven, Thou art there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, Thou art there.​​ If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Even there Thy hand will lead me, And Thy right hand will lay hold of me”.​​ There​​ are no tapes for God to review. ​​ He knows and He sees with perfect judgment.

God is​​ faithful. ​​ Hebrews 10:23​​ “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful”. ​​ No matter​​ how bad it may seem, God will not bail! ​​ The opposite of faithfulness is being a traitor, not holding to your promises.​​ We witness this all around us. ​​ However, God is always true to His word. ​​ Deuteronomy 31:6, "Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you." ​​ 

God is merciful and longsuffering.​​ Exodus 34:6-7, “Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave [the guilty] unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations”." ​​​​ God​​ is holding His hand out through His Son to forgive you of all offense. ​​ Will you grasp it, receive His grace and proclaim His majesty?

 God is King of all, Ruler of all.​​ Who do you worship? ​​ The world and all it contains, or the Creator of everything?​​ 1Timothy 1:17, “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, [be] honor and glory forever and ever. Amen”.​​ Isaiah 44:6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: 'I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me.

 For​​ thousands of years, even before time began, God has been on the throne. ​​ Nothing has changed in the hierarchy of Who is in control, Who is in charge, Who calls all the shots, Who we can trust, and Who​​ gets​​ the glory.

 It is amazing that a perfect and holy God continues to have compassion on the world. ​​ The truth is, He desires all to be saved and has a greater love for His creation than we can imagine. ​​ This love was made manifest in His Son, Jesus Christ. ​​ Trusting in Him alone will result in peace no matter the circumstances. ​​ Will you continue in confusion or live for Christ?​​ 

 Isaiah 25:1 O LORD, Thou art my God; I will exalt Thee, I will give thanks to Thy name;​​ for Thou hast worked wonders,​​ plans [formed] long ago, with perfect faithfulness.​​ 

Focus Heavenward.

Great H O P E

I sincerely desire to be a witness for God of His truth and majesty and love and forgiveness. I make no claim to knowing everything, much less anything, but I do strongly believe that God can work in a willing heart that is yielded to Him and that that is all He needs.

I just read a sign that says “Great hope comes from faith in God”. So true, but exactly what is hope?

We say things like, “I hope it’s warm today”. Or, “I hope I get sleep tonight” and “I hope we’re having spaghetti for dinner”. You could probably fill in a number of other familiar phrases following this same pattern. I remember thinking that I hoped I had passed a test in school. Sometimes, while playing around with a new recipe, I hope it turns out good, or at least eatable! Have you ever hoped that the jeans you love will not be too snug after finding out they were washed and dried on a warm cycle?

Certainly, hope is optimistic. But used in the above examples, the intent has only a possibility of fulfilment. We can have hopeful feelings that some kind of goal would be met. We can be hopeful for the direction our older children are taking, or hopeful that escrow closes on time. We hope medical personnel will be able to decipher our ailments. On and on….

The word hope, when attached to God is different than just having a good feeling that something will turn out well. Hope placed in the Truth is certain, it is to be counted on. It has no question mark at its end. Hope is fulfilled in Jesus’ work on the cross.

I have not attained any degrees in language study. Definitely no formal education in Hebrew or Greek. I have used a Strong’s concordance almost daily for a number of years and a combination of different Bible translations and an English dictionary along with the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and multiple commentaries and Bible dictionaries. My main resource is the Bible with related scriptures interpreting one another and prayer, lots and lots of prayer. And direction, wisdom and advice from my beloved God-fearing husband who is always excited to read my next study. (Kudos to God – thank you for this incredible gift of my husband.) I sincerely desire to be a witness for God of His truth and majesty and love and forgiveness. I make no claim to knowing everything, much less anything, but I do strongly believe that God can work in a willing heart that is yielded to Him and that that is all He needs.

The first retreat I spoke at, I remember being ridiculously scared, nervous and needing to use the restroom several times – sorry for the descriptiveness. But, some of you understand. The scripture I was lead to was in Exodus, go figure! Not necessarily a book we spend the most time in. But somehow, (God’s direction), I landed in Exodus 4:10. It says: Then Moses said to the LORD, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since Thou hast spoken to Thy servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” I remember reading this and thinking yep, that’s me. But then I continued to read… Ex 4:11 And the LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes [him] dumb or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? Ex 4:12 “Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and teach you what you are to say.” Moses questioned God again and God was angered towards him. I was immediately embarrassed that I had put myself in a place where somehow I thought I had to figure out what to say about God. He’s already said it, I’m just following His lead and relaying the info!  And, He doesn’t need me for anything.  But, if I trust Him, He will use me for His purpose.  God will use whomever He chooses in whatever way He chooses. Who am I to question His direction?

So, I write and share my studies and thoughts as His servant. Please read my words as what God has placed on my heart through study and prayer and then sit down with our Lord and Savior and ask Him to reveal His truths to your heart and circumstance.

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