Lent

Wonders – Light

Someone said, “There is no situation so dark that there is not a ray of light.” The scriptures chosen for today remind us that there is always light in our darkness when God is with us. Exodus 10:21-23 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness spreads […]

26 March, 2023
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Wonders – Lifegiving Warning

Exodus 9:13-26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, confront Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me, 14 or this time I will send the full force of my plagues against […]

22 March, 2023
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Wonders – God’s Distinction (Part 1)

Beelzebub, another name for the devil, is also translated as “lord of the flies” because his worship was considered so repulsive. We find in today’s scripture lessons that, as forces of the devil and flies swarm, God’s presence is a sanctuary for his people. Exodus 8: 20-25 Then the Lord said to

12 March, 2023
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Wonders – Blood

Today’s scriptures show God’s power to change water into blood and into wine as well as his power to change hearts. Exodus 7:14-18, 20-24 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river. […]