Monday, March 18, 2024

COMPETE: You are a victor and your enemies will not be able to compete - Exodus 9:11

God said to Moses and Aaron, “Take fistfuls of soot from a furnace and have Moses throw it into the air right before Pharaoh’s eyes; it will become a film of fine dust all over Egypt and cause sores, an eruption of boils on people and animals throughout Egypt.” So they took soot from a furnace, stood in front of Pharaoh, and threw it up into the air. It caused boils to erupt on people and animals. The magicians weren’t able to compete with Moses this time because of the boils—they were covered with boils just like everyone else in Egypt. 
Exodus 9:8-11 MSG


Truth: "I possess an unbeatable advantage and am victorious through Christ Jesus."

Praise & Prayer
Almighty God, I praise You for filling me with the assurance that no enemy, weapon, or evil can ever compete with You. I praise You, Lord Jesus, for competing and destroying the works of the devil at the cross of Calvary. I thank You for making me more than a conqueror as I abide in You. Teach me, Holy Spirit, to fight the good fight of faith by standing strong in the Lord and competing against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. I pray in the mighty name of Jesus, my Savior.

Friday, March 15, 2024

POWER: God's power is revealed to you and the world through miracles - Exodus 9:3

Then the Lord told Moses to go to Pharaoh and tell him: “The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says, ‘Let my people go to worship me!’ If you continue to hold them and refuse to let them go, then the Lord will use His power against your animals in the fields. He will cause all of your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, and sheep to get sick with a terrible disease. But the Lord will treat Israel’s animals differently from the animals of Egypt. None of the animals that belong to the Israelites will die. The Lord has set the time for this to happen. He said, ‘Tomorrow the Lord will make this happen in this country.’” The next morning the Lord did what he said. All the farm animals of the Egyptians died, but none of the animals that belonged to the Israelites died. Pharaoh sent people to see if any of the animals of Israel died. Not one of them died. But Pharaoh remained stubborn and did not let the people go. Exodus 9:1-7 ERV

Praise & Prayer
Sovereign LORD, thank You for revealing Your Omnipotence through sicknesses, pestilences, diseases (viruses), or the death of animals, as Pharaoh, the people of Egypt, and Israel witnessed. I am grateful for the mercy and grace You have shown me that inspires me to worship and serve You. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for going to the cross and rising from the dead to save me from the judgments I rightfully deserved. Please deliver me from having a stubborn heart like Pharoah who was governed by foolish pride, idolatrous tendencies, and acts of disobedience. Holy Spirit, teach me to have a broken and contrite heart so I experience the miracle of God's favor and protection over my family, pets, work, and life. I pray in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. 

Thursday, March 14, 2024

DISTINCTION: The LORD makes a distinction between believers and unbelievers - Exodus 8:23

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh as he goes to the river and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. If you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you and your officials, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies; even the ground will be covered with them. “‘But on that day I will deal differently with the land of Goshen, where my people live; no swarms of flies will be there, so that you will know that I, the Lord, Am in this land. I will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will occur tomorrow.’” Exodus 8:20-23 NIV

Praise & Prayer
Thank you, God, for being loving and merciful and granting humanity countless opportunities like you did with Pharaoh to repent and be saved from catastrophe. I praise You for saving me and being the difference-maker in my life. I acknowledge that I'm no better than anyone else in this world and it is Your grace alone that saved a wrench like me. I praise You for reminding me through this scripture that You make a distinction between those who believe and obey You and those who reject Your word and oppose You. Please give me, Holy Spirit, a heart that constantly hungers to obey the Lord. Teach me to be a faithful messenger of God's love and truth by sharing the good news of Christ's salvation with family members and people in the marketplace who are in the pit of disbelief. Help me to make a difference in someone's life for God's glory today. I pray in Jesus' name, amen.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

FINGER: The finger of God is on display in your life - Exodus 8:19

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground,’ and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will become gnats.” They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats came on people and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats. But when the magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not. Since the gnats were on people and animals everywhere, the magicians said to Pharaoh, “THIS IS THE FINGER OF GOD.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hard and he would not listen, just as the Lord had said. Exodus 8:16-19 NIV


Song Lyrics: "THE FINGER OF GOD" by Dunsin Oyekan
Would you lift your hands and let Him know
That He is the wind beneath your wings
He's the one making things happen
In Him, you live,
In Him, you move.
In Him, you have your being.
Thank you, Jesus, thank you, Jesus!

It's not by my power.
And it's not by might.
I'm not that intelligent
But for grace
And when people ask me
This is all I can say
This is the finger of God 
In my life!

Praise & Prayer
Sovereign LORD, I am humbled and blessed by the unmistakable touch of Your finger in my life. I see the evidence of Your finger and divine intervention displayed in all of creation and acknowledge that there is no one like You. Thank You for reminding me through this scripture that You alone have the power to turn dust into gnats, a testament to Your unfathomable might. I commit to relying on You, the God who performs the impossible for those who obey and love You. Lord Jesus, please use me today to display the impact of Your finger in my life through acts of love and care to someone struggling in faith and going through a difficult hardship. Touch them with Your finger as we pray in Your mighty and glorious name.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

PRAY: The Lord hears and answers your prayers - Exodus 8:13

Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people, and I will let your people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord.” Moses said to Pharaoh, “I leave to you the honor of setting the time for me to pray for you and your officials and your people that you and your houses may be rid of the frogs, except for those that remain in the Nile.” 

“Tomorrow,” Pharaoh said. 

Moses replied, “It will be as you say, so that you may know there is no one like the Lord our God. The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.” And the Lord did what Moses asked. The frogs died in the houses, in the courtyards, and in the fields. Exodus 8:8-11,13 NIV

Quote: The LORD answers your prayers in three ways; "Yes," "No," and "Wait."

Praise & Prayer
I love You, Abba Father because You hear my supplications and know my every need. I am grateful that I can approach Your throne of grace through the precious blood of Christ, to pray for both others and my enemies as Jesus instructs me to do. Please teach me, Holy Spirit, to pray on every occasion with family members, friends, and people in the marketplace whom I interact with on a daily basis. Help me to have unwavering faith that God hears and answers my prayers according to His will, which is always for my good and His glory, even if it's not the answer I want or expect. I pray in Jesus' mighty name.

Monday, March 11, 2024

POWER: The LORD will show forth His power through you - Exodus 7:17

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh is being stubborn. He refuses to let the people go. In the morning Pharaoh will go out to the river. Go to him by the edge of the Nile River. Take the walking stick that became a snake. Tell him this: ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you. He told me to tell you to let his people go worship Him in the desert. Until now you have not listened to the Lord. So the Lord says that HE WILL DO SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU THAT HE IS LORD. I will hit the water of the Nile River with this walking stick in my hand, and the river will turn into blood. The fish in the river will die, and the river will begin to stink. Then the Egyptians will not be able to drink the water from the river.’” Exodus 7:14-18 ERV


Truth: The Sovereign LORD uses inadequate and ordinary people like Moses who know Him to show forth His power.


Praise & Prayer
I praise You, Holy Father, for reminding me through this scripture that Your power is at work in my life. I will never forget the powerful and glorious intervention of Christ Jesus who saved my soul from Satan's domain of darkness through His death and resurrection. Please reveal Your glory to me, O LORD, and enable me to be a conduit of Your awesome power to someone today who has yet to hear Your voice or believe in Christ Jesus our Savior. I pray in His mighty name.

Friday, March 8, 2024

MIRACLES: The Lord performs miracles through you and for you - Exodus 7:9

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ then say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a snake.” Exodus 7:8-9 NIV

Truth: Jesus said to Thomas; "Stop doubting and believe. You only believe because you see Me. Great blessings [miracles] belong to the people who believe without seeing Me!” John 20:27b, 29

Praise & Prayer
God of miracles, I believe that all things are possible with You. Lord Jesus, I praise You for the wondrous and innumerable miracles You have performed and continue to perform every day of my life. You see how many people act like Pharaoh, demanding to see a miracle from God in order to believe in Him. Please have mercy and open their blinded eyes to see the light of Your glory and heal their poisoned minds through Your living word that never fails. Holy Spirit, please guide me to a cynic today who is governed by doubt and disbelieves in God as Pharoah did. Grant me an opportunity to throw down my staff of God's power by testifying of the great miracles Christ Jesus has accomplished on the cross for all who come to Him in faith. Let faith arise in their heart as we pray in Jesus' mighty name. AMEN!

COMPETE: You are a victor and your enemies will not be able to compete - Exodus 9:11

God said to Moses and Aaron, “Take fistfuls of soot from a furnace and have Moses throw it into the air right before Pharaoh’s eyes; it will...