Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with the staff, and water gushed out. So the entire community and their livestock drank their fill.
But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust me enough to demonstrate my ho
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Then Moses said to the LORD, “O LORD, you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Please appoint a new man as leader for the community. Give them someone who will guide them wherever they go and will lead them into battle, so the community o
"When direction from the LORD is needed, Joshua will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will use the Urim—one of the sacred lots cast before the LORD—to determine his will. This is how Joshua and the rest of the community of Israel will determine
There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face. The LORD sent him to perform all the miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt against Pharaoh, and all his servants, and his entire land. With migh
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene, I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there were one set of footpr
Recently, after reading Matthew 17:20, I discovered that there’s been a mustard seed—the tiniest of all seeds—planted within my heart. After losing my wife suddenly, I was not in a place of worshipfulness. But a few people from a local church visite
In 1982, I was a severely depressed thirty-two-year-old in a loveless marriage who also suffered from chronic anemia and had just been told I wo
There is not one good man on earth who does what is best and doesn’t err.— Ecclesiastes 7:20 (JPS)
We were eating in a seaside restaurant when Mom said she needed to use the facilities.
“I’ll take her,” I said to Daddy. Mom’s Alzheimer’s meant
“How foolish!” Samuel exclaimed. “You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you. Had you kept it, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. But now your kingdom must end, for the LORD has sought out a man after hi
My heart, O God, is steadfast; I will sing and make music with all my soul.—Psalm 108:1 (NIV)
I had been caring for my Aunt Ruth, who had dementia, for about four years. Her condition had progressed to the point that she barely spoke, and when
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.—2 Thessalonians 3:16 (NIV)
I left my husband’s bedside just long enough to run to the hospital lobby vending machine for a soda. There, about to step into the elev
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.—John 15:12 (ESV)
When Mom moved into a senior living center, I worried she’d feel isolated and remain cooped up in her little apartment.
One day soon after she’d moved in,
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.”—Psalm 55:22 (NIV)
Worry can wreak havoc on your emotions, making it so you can’t concentrate, eat or even sleep. If you find yourself overcome with u
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.—Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)
Georges Lefebvre said, “Prayer is an end to isolation. It is living our daily life with Someone; with Him who alone can deliver us from solitude.” Although Go
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.—1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV)
A beautiful benefit of praying for others is that the act itself increases your own faith. When you open your heart to intercede fo
Rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.—Philippians 2:7 (NIV)
You become spiritually fulfilled when you empty yourself for God. Let go of your personal accomplishments and ego; let g
And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” Matthew 21:9
Angels played key roles in the significant moments of the l
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.—John 1:12 (NIV)
God wants to remind you of His great love for you, especially when your heart is low and you are feeling down. Rest
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns midnight into dawn and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land—the Lord is his name.—Amos 5:8 (NIV)
When you are feeling stressed, ta
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