Daily Devotional from Exodus 6—Verses 6-9Say therefore to the people of Israel, 'I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Exodus 5—Verse 23For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you have not delivered your people at all.Pharaoh rejected God’s request (spoken through Moses) to allow the children of Israel to celebrate a feast to Him in the wilderness. Pharaoh was so angered by the request he added additional requirements to their brick making quota...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Exodus 4--Verse 14Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well.Moses: Then why didn’t you choose Aaron in the first place? You know this type of work requires eloquence! I can’t persuade an empire to relinquish their labor force by a stammering tongue. What are you thinking, God? You know Aaron is better at this kind of thing.God: But I haven’t ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Exodus 3--Verse 11But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”I remember the day I felt the Holy Spirit speak to me about pursuing worship ministry. I was afraid, and I didn’t feel well equipped for the task. Moses was being called to do something great and scary. He also did not feel equipped, although God had a...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Exodus 2—Verses 23-25Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God. God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act. (NLT)There may be some of us...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Exodus 1--Verse 9-10And [Pharaoh] said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.”Afraid that his power and influence would be challenged, Pharaoh made choices that led to death and oppress...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Genesis 50--Verse 20“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” Joseph is one of my favorite people in the Bible. Why? Because he didn’t let it get to him. Have you noticed, that throughout his life, the people around him all seemed to have it out for him? His brothers, Potipha...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Genesis 49--Verse 33When Jacob finished commanding his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed and breathed his last and was gathered to his people.Jacob’s life on earth came to an end just as all of ours will. But I find it interesting that it says “and was gathered to his people.” He was gathered to be buried with his ancestors but much time passed between his death and buri...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Genesis 48--Verse 11And Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face; and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.”Sometimes, things or people we love are taken from us. Joseph, his favorite son, firstborn of his favorite wife, was taken from Israel. Israel grieved the loss, which was great, but went on with life and continued to trust and follow God.It's ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Genesis 47–Verse 26And it stands to this day, that Pharoah should have the fifth. God asks for 10%, but Pharoah takes 20. God gives us a Sabbath, while Egypt offers no days off.  You can see why Israel groaned under a heavy load.So the Lord delivers us from Egypt and lightens the load. His yoke is easy; His burden is light. But notice-- there is a yoke, and there is a burden....  Read More

Daily Devotional from Genesis 46--Verses 2-4aAnd God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation. I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again…”Sometimes when we make ourselves available f...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Genesis 45--Verses 7-8And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt.Circumstances weren’t always in Joseph’s favor, but God had a plan and turned things around. We have al...  Read More