Men have a somewhat notorious reputation for not liking to ask for directions. Deserved or not, I suppose, depends on the man. This man, Moses, wasn’t afraid to ask God for direction. So, the forty years of wandering about the wilderness weren’t Moses’ fault. Moses was going exactly where God was leading the Israelites. Maybe […]
As a reminder, Lenten Devotionals in the Be Still and Know that I AM God series run Monday through Saturday until Easter. If you’re interested in receiving these via email, you can enter your information in the space provided on my Home page. Thank you! Chapel Worship Guide for Sunday 9 AM, March 30, 2014 The […]
I sometimes wonder what it would have been like to be up on the mountain top for 40 days with Moses while God was giving him the Ten Commandments. Was the view of the surroundings–both the panoramic view and God’s presence–so amazing that it made it hard to concentrate for that long? Was God visible in some way or […]
Herding cats is a good image for how Moses must have viewed his function in leading the Israelites. They resisted his leading them. They went their own way at every opportunity. They didn’t listen to what he said. They promised to obey and then promptly did what they wanted instead. They forgot any allegiance to […]
In over your head. Woefully inadequate for the task. Feeling really tiny. Up against the rich and powerful. Don’t have a prayer if it’s all up to you. Have you ever felt that way? Many people called to leadership can relate to how Moses and Aaron must have felt. Pharaoh was the most powerful man […]
Have you ever been minding your own business, then “BOOM!” –God shows up? Or maybe you’ve been going about your daily routine and you have a “God Moment” when all of a sudden you’re powerfully aware that He’s really real? Or perhaps you’ve had a growing sense that some big event is ahead, you turn […]
As we continue in our series Be Still and Know that I AM God, we look today at protection and vulnerability. Most of us prefer a place of obvious protection to clearly being vulnerable. Moses was in a basket floating among the reeds. If the basket had a leak, he could have drowned. A fish, a […]
There are a few scenes from the movie Les Miserables that are firmly planted in my mind. Jean Valjean, the ex-convict who had served hard labor for stealing bread, has been arrested for breaking parole and stealing silver from the Bishop of Digne. Brought before the Bishop, he expects retribution and to pay the price […]
Chapel Worship Guide for Sunday 9 AM, March 23, 2014 The Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Welcome—Barbara Shafer, Christ Church Highland Park Worship in Song — Hymn 240, Marvelous Grace Scripture Readings (Old Testament) Isaiah 53:1 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 He grew up […]
Genesis 42:1 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?” 2 He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.” 3 Then […]
