Word in Five

Who can stand before the LORD when he comes in judgment? We can only stand secure, sheltering under the blood of Jesus Christ, the Passover Lamb. What a place a security it is. And what willingness Jesus had to die, knowing exactly what was coming - such love - praise the LORD!

What a status we have in Jesus Christ. Adopted into his family, we are his children, his sons. We have the right to all the privileges the children of God - security, access, future inheritance, known and loved! Praise God.

Not a hoof is to be left behind! Moses knew that the LORD will save completely. His creation will once again be very good. And it is all because Jesus was willing to enter into a darkness that could be felt! May we be willing to walk with those who know times of darkness as we 'one another' in church life. And may we thank God that in Christ we will never experience that ultimate darkness!

The LORD is Sovereign - King over everything. What he says happens. He can command locusts. He wants us to see and know that. His judgment is very real. We can't bargain with God. His judgment fell upon Jesus and he is the only way we can and must be saved!

The earth is the LORD's. We don't need more proof to believe! We need new hearts. O pray for people you work with or meet with or loved ones to have their hearts softened. We are reminded of how Jesus was able to calm the storm. How patient God is. Today is a day to call upon him and be saved.

There is only one God. May we not be intimidated by powerful people and let's be hopeful. All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus. He commands us to go, so let's be bold and pray for him to open people's hearts. One day every knee will bow before King Jesus.

The LORD showed Pharaoh so clearly who he is. He outwitted the magicians on their home patch. But Pharaoah's heart was hard. How we need to pray for God to open people's hearts to the truth. We need to be like Moses and obey Jesus. What a lovely picture the plague of flies is of how the LORD delivers us from his judgment.

It happened just as the LORD said. It always does. We need to turn to God today and trust him today and serve him today. Prayer is a big deal. It impacts everything. Jesus has power over all things and he cries out on our behalf and is heard.

You can't take God on and win. He is the only God. Jesus has defeated the devil, the giant snake. He will judge the earth and it will be fair and right. Let's not harden our hearts, but let them be open to hear his voice and respond rightly.

Without Him we can do nothing. But all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus, therefore we must go with courage and boldness to make him known. One day everyone will know that Jesus is Lord and will say so!

The LORD says "I will" and he will because of who he is. He has given great and precious promises and he will keep them. Moses says "I can't" and it's true, he can't. But he will do it because he walks by faith. O may we follow the example of the Man of faith Jesus Christ who was confident in his resurrection. When what we see happening seems to contradict God's...

Satan is very real. How we need to pray for help against the one who hates Jesus and his church. Jesus is king of heaven's armies. Sin is a cruel master that enslaves and kills. May we see sin for what it is and know the freedom Jesus gives. Moses is so downhearted yet he brings his lament to the LORD. Let's learn from him. How good God is in walking with his people. In the end, Moses will...

The LORD is going to send 10 plagues to answer Pharaoh's question about who he is! Let's remember we have a real enemy in this world who doesn't play fair. Let's make sure we have a right view of sin - it is a horrible master that leads to death. The cross shows us the horror of sin. We need to get around despairing people in prayer and encourage one another so that we do not lose...

Moses heads back to Egypt after 40 years. The LORD tells him Pharaoh isn't going to listen. In fact the LORD is going to harden Pharaoh's heart. We shouldn't think "Poor Pharaoh". He had hardened his own heart against God despite the amazing backstory of the Israelite people. And despite the fact that all the while he kept trying to crush them, they kept growing. We are told...

God uses ordinary things to work out his plans. Let's be prepared to bring our 'things' to him to be used by him - like Moses' staff. The Angel of the LORD is the One who will crush Satan's head. He is speaking to Moses. He is the One who will bring an end to the reign of sin - giving new life, new hearts. And the water that flows from him is clear and pure, unlike the death th...

This is one of the best sections of the Bible. Moses meets with the Angel of the LORD - Jesus - who many years later said things like "I am the good shepherd", "I am the true vine", "I am the resurrection and the life". He does not change. He is trustworthy. Our God is the source of all life. And he will totally rescue his people, completely defeating his enemies.

The LORD comes down to rescue. The One who is the Angel of the LORD is called LORD and God. That is who Jesus is! He is the Messenger - the Word. It's only through Jesus that we can know the Father. How kind he is coming down to rescue his people from slavery and lead them to a restored Eden. He calls us to serve him. That's challenging and at times very costly. But he says, "I will b...

Moses remembered who his people were. May we remind ourselves each day who we belong to. Who our king is. May it not be squeezed out of us. And he acted, thinking the people would realise God was raising him up. But sadly they didn't. The Israelites have a track record of rejecting the rescuers sent by God - Joseph, Moses and the Messiah! The people groaned - and the LORD heard. He's about...

Pharaoh thinks if he can kill the boys he will win. The LORD defeats Pharaoh with women - the midwives, Moses' mum, sister and Pharaoh's own daughter. How cruel a master sin is. The LORD rescues us from this slavery. Moses was saved in the Nile, the very thing Pharaoh wanted to use as the murder weapon. Nothing is impossible with God. Moses, like Noah was saved in an ark. Many years later,...

The LORD keeps his promises. His plans cannot be stopped, even by the world superpower of Egypt. He did what he promised Abraham. And through this growing nation of slaves in Egypt he was going to bless all the peoples of the earth. We will meet the One he is going to use to bless the nations quite a lot in Exodus. These verses call us to see that things seeming to go wrong aren't a sign that...

What a thing it is for God to be for us! What a terrible thing to remain in a place where he is against us by not listening to the voice of Jesus. We have a God who is close to the broken hearted. Our broken hearted Saviour commends this psalm to us. As the Angel of the LORD, he encamps around us and sympathises with us deeply. We are promised delivery from all trouble. That doesn't mean we wi...

Taste and see that the LORD is good. How do we know he is good? We look upon Jesus who was crucified. Whose face was covered in shame for us as he was spat upon. Yet in that face we see the glory of God. Such love and humility. What a servant heart. A God who gives and shares. And so we can cry out to him knowing that he hears us. He calls us to fear him and we show that with our tongues and lives...

We are called to praise the LORD. That isn't a brainless task. It involves thinking. What an opportunity to fit the brain rot and be present, thinking about who God is - what he has done, is doing and will do. The things he has promised. That impacts our perspective on life. He foils the plans of the nations, but in contrast, his plans stand firm for ever. The news is scary. The rise of AI can...

It really is a blessed thing to have our sins not counted against us. To be forgiven. But how can that be? It's because they have been counted to someone else - Jesus. He willingly was made to be sin. That means he took our sin as if he had committed it and bore the consequences for us. Jesus calls us to confess our sin. Don't hide it or excuse it or love it. Confess it to the LORD. And tu...

Our King calls us to love the LORD and trust the promises he has made. Why can we be so confident to do so? Because Jesus has proved beyond doubt that God keeps his promises. Jesus cried out under the deepest grief and affliction. He was heard, raised, rescued. As the Man of faith, Jesus committed his spirit into his Father's hands when all seemed dark. He did it because he knew what was true....