Marching Forth!

" Then Moses said to God, "Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they say to me, 'What is His name?' what shall I say to them?" 14  And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you .' " Exodus 3:13-14 I have read this passage many times in the past, but when I read this recently it impacted me like never before.  When God identified Himself to Moses by name, it reveals He is sovereign, supreme, and eternal.  A man is identified by a personal first name, family surname, and place of birth to distinguish him from others.  A picture, date of birth, fingerprints, dental x-rays, and unique tattoos or birthmarks help to uncover the true identity of a person. God is the eternal Creator of the world and cannot be tied down to a geographic area on earth.  Nothing in the un...

" Sing praise to the LORD , you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning ." Psalm 30:4-5 God is worthy of all praise and thanksgiving.  How marvelous is God's grace to make redeemed sinners His singers, servants, and saints!  The remembrance of His holy name ought to prompt celebration and awe in His power, wisdom, and goodness.  Words fail to adequately describe His immutable goodness and righteousness.  The living creatures around God's throne do not rest day or night as they repeat continually, " Holy, holy, holy, LORD God almighty, who was, and is, and is to come !" ( Revelation 4:8 )  God is the sovereign LORD of all, and one day all will acknowledge this. In my Bible the description of the psalm says, " A song at the dedication of the house of David ."  David praised the LORD ...

It is easy to feel discouraged when we step out in faith and the result is unexpected.  God appeared to Moses and directed him to go to Egypt because God heard the cries of His oppressed people and would deliver them.  After Moses and Aaron confronted Pharaoh he made life harder for the Hebrew slaves.  He accused them of being idle, refused to provide straw for bricks, and kept their quota the same.  When the Hebrews were unable to meet the daily demands they were beaten.  This was not what Moses was expecting, though God told him beforehand Pharaoh would not let his people go. The rulers of the people came to Moses with their complaints for the trouble he caused them.  "The LORD judge between you and us," they said.  It is evident they already formed their judgments of the involvement of Moses in their affairs and it was not a positive assessment.  Instead of arguing with them, Moses questioned what God was doing in  Exodus 5:22-2 3:...

When Jesus walked and taught as He passed through Israel, He always drew a crowd.  People pressed near to hear His wisdom and see the miraculous deeds which caused His fame to spread like the light of the sun when it rises over hills dotted with flocks of sheep.  Jesus went to the lost sheep of Israel to seek and save the lost, to people who had entered into a covenant with God.  Through the Law of Moses and the prophets the God of Israel was revealed and known. What I find fascinating is how people familiar with the scriptures didn't recognise Jesus though they could have.  This was all part of God's divine plan, that unbelief in Jesus would cause blindness in the Jews and salvation through the Gospel would come to both Jew and Gentile.  Just last night I read concerning how the glory of God would break forth with salvation in  Isaiah 35:5-6 :  " Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6 Then the ...