September 5, 2024

The more I dive into Scripture, the more I’m amazed at the fact that God notices us at all. We are His creation, sure, but we’re also cosmically insignificant compared to Him. That’s something the Psalmists notice (Psalm 8:4; Psalm 144:3), and for the sake of our own humility, would probably be beneficial for us […]

I’ve been to many homes where the first rule upon entry is to take your shoes off and place them by the door. In some cases, it’s a custom; in others, it’s just to keep the house clean. In both (and more) situations, it’s probably a good rule. But the reason that God wanted Moses

Forty years is a long time to think. It’s hard to know what Moses thought during his time as a shepherd in Midian. He “threw away” his comfy life in the palace on what he might have thought of as a “foolish decision” to defend the Israelites. Maybe he kicked himself for failing in his

It’s hard to believe, but by the time Moses flees from Egypt, he’s almost forty years old (Exodus 2:11-12). It’ll be another forty years before he returns back to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and towards the promised land (Exodus 7:7). Truthfully, it doesn’t sound like Moses ever wanted to go back. In Exodus

After Moses is taken out of the Nile river and adopted by the daughter of Pharaoh, it’s nearly forty years before we hear anything else about him (Acts 7:23).  Like most royals, he probably enjoyed a very comfortable life, learning what it meant to be an Egyptian through education in culture, customs, and values. All