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Read Exodus 5:1 through 11:10 Like the rest of humanity, Christians tend to be impatient. When we pray about a crisis, we often want God to send the answer immediately. Sometimes He does. Other times, however, God does not seem to move as quickly as we like. Such times test our faith, but they also develop our characters. Even Moses, …
Read Genesis 39:1 through 41:45 Finally, the time had come. Joseph had been faithfully enduring an unjust prison sentence—and release seemed imminent. There was one who could help secure his freedom. The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him (Genesis 40:23). Like the cupbearer’s memory, Joseph’s hope of release vanished. However, he did not allow all the …
Read 太Matthew 8:1 through 11:1 Some people consider public speaking their biggest fear, ranking it above death. Of course, there is usually no danger involved with public speaking—just the threat of embarrassment. But that wasn’t the case for the Early Church. Jesus told His disciples they would be arrested and tried for telling others about Him. Yet He said they …
Read Geneses 19:1 through 21:34 The newborn infant’s father was about a hundred years old, and his wife Sarah was only a few years younger. There was no hope in the natural that people their age could bear children, but Abraham had not given up. Abraham had faith that God would do as he had said even though his and …
Read: Revelation 16:1–21 In the movie A Christmas Story, Ralphie is consumed with his desire for an official Red Ryder BB Gun, but everyone keeps telling him, “You’ll shoot your eye out.” On Christmas morning, Ralphie is quite unhappy with the pink bunny pj’s from his aunt—but is extremely happy that his father gave him the gun. God gave us …
Read Haggai 1:1 through 2:23 Have you ever felt like you were running hard but getting nowhere? Zerubbabel probably felt that way. He was governor in Jerusalem over the first wave of returnees from the Babylonian captivity. A rush of excitement had initiated the rebuilding of the temple, but opposition, economics, and fatigue had caused a halt to the construction. …
Read Revelation 5:1 through 9:21 Several times each year, a well-known multistate lottery game features a jackpot worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Invariably, people scramble into convenience stores to purchase their chance at a lifetime of leisure with money to burn. When someone finally hits the jackpot, they are showered with money they didn’t earn. They did nothing to …
Read 2 John 1:1–13, 3 John 1:1–14, Jude 1:1–25 Be merciful to those who doubt (Jude 1:22). The Bible is full of people who heard the truth but hesitated to believe it. Moses, Gideon, Nicodemus, Thomas—all glimpsed God and still found themselves beset with an all-too human weakness: doubt. Thankfully, God has demonstrated how to show mercy to doubters. He …
Read Ezekiel 12:1 through 14:23 As Elaine held her new baby girl, she wondered what kind of life this child would have. Would she be a mom too? And would she be a doctor, a missionary, a teacher, or some other fine professional? Most importantly, Elaine realized the incredible responsibility she had to model Christ in front of her daughter …
Read Ezekiel 1:1 through 3:66 There are many lost and hurting people out in the world today. It is our job as Christians to share the good news of forgiveness with them. We cannot and should not force it on anyone, but endeavor to share it in love. It is not our job to save people. Only God can do …