Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.
Isaiah 40:31 NASB
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“They shall know that I am the LORD their God who brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them; I am the LORD their God. Exodus 29:46
God delivered his people, the Israelites, out of slavery and into freedom. God broke the bondages of his people and led them through the wilderness to the Promised Land. During this journey through the Wilderness, God had them make a tabernacle, in which he would live with his people and dwell among them.
Think about this, for 400 years the Israelites lived in slavery. They believed God had forgotten them, they suffered in aguish day after day, not knowing how or ever if, they would be free again
In this physical tabernacle in the wilderness, God dwelt with his people, just as with Holy Spirit, God dwells with us now!
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14
God had a redemption plan for the Israelites, he also has a redemption plan for us! His redemption plan is Jesus Christ, and because of the shedding of his blood, we can become Children of God. Because of the shedding of his blood, are sins can be forgiven and our relationship can be restored back with God
God became Flesh and made his dwelling among us, just as God dwelled with the Israelites in the Wilderness, God dwelled with us in Jesus Christ. God has freed us from our slavery of sin and death and is currently leading us through the Wilderness to the New Promise Land ( the New Heavens and Earth)
If you are living in slavery today, become Set Free, by the only one who can set you free Jesus Christ Amen!
‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’
Jeremiah 33:3 NASB
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And He said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent. Mark 3:4
Again Jesus is dealing with the Sabbath issue again, again hes demonstrating that the Sabbath is a moral issue and not a legal issue. The religious leaders are using the Sabbath as a yoke to put around the people and make them suffer under strict rules and harsh penalties. However this is totally the opposite of what God intended with the Sabbath
Sabbath (Shabbat) simply means Rest, we enter Gods Rest. God didn’t decree the Sabbath to condemn people but to give them relief from their daily lives of work.
Jesus was about to heal a disabled man, when the religious leaders used the Sabbath to accuse him of “breaking The Law” This is why Jesus asks is it “Lawful” to do good on the Sabbath? Should Jesus just allow people to suffer or not heal them because it’s the Sabbath? No that doesn’t make any sense from a Just God.
After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. Mark 3:5
Because the religious leaders “Hardened their Hearts” they didn’t understand the purpose of the Sabbath. Because they were more interested in pleasing men and becoming promoted with a large title, they didn’t seek Gods will instead of their own
Jesus displaying his Deity and authority, healed the disabled man. Notice the reaction from the religious leaders, they didn’t glorify God and rejoice because someone was healed. Instead they plotted how they could accuse Jesus and ultimately kill him for Blasphemy.
Don’t allow our human pride to overtake Gods glory and purpose for our lives. Jesus is Lord of Lords including Lord of the Sabbath Amen!
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 NASB
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The sons of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. Exodus 14:22
As God delivered the Israelites out of slavery from Egypt, another critical step came for their deliverance. The Egyptians were chasing them down to kill them and they were trapped at the Red Sea. From their perspective it was over, Moses had led them to their death.
But God didn’t lead them this far to just let them be destroyed, God had a redemption plan.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward. Exodus 14:15
While the Israelites were moaning and crying to Moses, God said to Moses “What are you waiting for”? “Go through the Red Sea as I commanded you”! To listen to God will take Faith. By our human logic walking through a large sea will not save us but only drown us. However God had a redemption plan for the Israelites , it was only a matter of them being obedient to God
Do you have a “Red Sea” in front of you today? Are you staring at it while your enemy is coming closer to devour you? God is saying “Go Forward”!
By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned. Hebrews 11:29
By Faith the Israelites passed through the Red Sea. In their human minds they didn’t know how they were going to cross the Red Sea. They didn’t know if they would drown or die, but they believed in God and his promises.
Go Forward Trust in the Lord Jesus Christ! He will walk you through the waters Amen!
In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;
Romans 8:26 NASB
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Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water that we may drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?” Exodus 17:2
Again the Israelites began to complain to Moses that God has left them to die in the wilderness. Remember they complained about food, and God sent them Bread from Heaven (Manna) and meat (quail)
However now they are thirsty, and being out in the wilderness (desert), water was not found. However God heard the cries of his people and supplied them with “Living Water”, flowing water that never ran out, they would never thirst again
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'” John 7:38
Again God sent his only Begotten Son, as the Living Water for us. Whoever drinks from him will never thirst again. What did Jesus mean by this Living Water?
But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. John 7:39
Scripture explains to us that Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit. As Jesus promised at the Day of Pentecost , the Holy Spirit was sent and lives inside everyone who is a believer in Jesus Christ. The Spirit is the flowing Living Water inside of you!
Are you thirsty for Truth? Are you thirsty for Hope? Are you thirsty for Peace? Are you thirsty for Love? Accept the Lord Jesus Christ and never thirst again, be filled with the Living Water Amen!
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