Separation Day 6

Exodus 15:19-Exodus 28:43

"And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;"  Exodus 19:3

          It looks like that the things put forth in this section are to establish the children of Israel as a peculiar people.

They have laws.

They have a certain way to worship.

They have a certain place to worship.

Their priests have a certain garment for worship.

And only the priest can go before the Lord.

         

          I have learned that I need Jesus. I need grace. We were never able to keep these laws and standards. All this was put into place to show us our need for a Saviour.





Understanding Day 5

Exodus 1:1- Exodus 15:8

"And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;"  Exodus 3:7

          God is instructing Moses to go back to Egypt and bring His people out of the hand of Pharaoh. He told Moses that he knows of their sorrow.

"And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?" Exodus 5:22

          Moses is doing what the Lord wanted him to do but things do not seem to be going as planned. Moses goes back to God and says, what was I suppose to do here?

          Moses did the right thing by coming to God and asking him that question. He came to God with his problem.



"Then the Lord said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land." Exodus 6:1

          God answers Moses. That is what I need to keep doing. Go to the source. I will not find my answers anywhere else.

"Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord," Exodus 15:1

          Moses sang praises to the Lord. That is also what I need to keep doing.

          I learned that I am doing the right thing by staying close to God even when I do not understand what he is doing in my life.



Bad+God=Good Day 4

Genesis 40:12-Genesis 50:26

          When Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, he tried to reassure them that they did not send him away but God sent him ahead to preserve life.

"Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life."  Genesis 45:5

            Joseph said that it was God again in verse 7:

 ^"And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance."

          Then Joseph says it again in verse 8, that really, it was God and not them that sent him.

"So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt."

          Joseph's brothers never were completely free from their guilt because after the death of Jacob their father the brother's feared Joseph in what he may do to them now that their father was dead.

          Joseph says it a final time, really it was God.

"But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive."  Genesis 50:20

          I have learned it is difficult to take ugly, hurtful things that happen in our lives and see how God can use them to produce good. But God does.

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."  Romans 8:28



Prepare Day 3

Genesis 25:20-Genesis 40:11

          Just as a farmer prepares the land for the harvest, Esau had spent time preparing himself for the day he would meet with Jacob again.

          Gen.33:4, "And Esau ran to meet him (Jacob), and embraced him and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept."

          His attitude was so very different from when these brothers were together the last time.

          Gen. 27:41, " And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will slay my brother Jacob."

            Esau was now ready to meet Jacob because he had already prepared him self for this day. He had already forgiven him. It was even  a fulfillment of Issac's blessing to Esau.

           Gen. 27:40, "...And it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck."

           Esau could have taken all the Jacob's cattle and killed Leah and the children, but instead, he was gracious. Esau welcomed Jacob and his family.

          I have learned to be gracious to people, especially to those who have wronged me. I need to prepare myself to forgive them. Even if they never ask for forgiveness.

          

Pray for America Day 2

Genesis 17:1-Genesis 28:19

          As the Lord is preparing to pass severe and complete judgement on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham is drawing nearing to him. He starts to make a bargain with the Lord about the cities and the people that live there. Abraham asks the Lord if he would destroy the wicked with the righteous. What if there were fifty righteous? Would he destroy the fifty with the wicked? The Lord says no. Abraham keeps asking all the way down to 10 righteous people. If there were 10 righteous people would the Lord destroy the city? (I think they both knew that this was a stretch). The Lord said that if there were 10 righteous he would not destroy the city. (Genesis 18:22-23)

          Well, we all know that the city gets destroyed with only Lot and part of his family being yanked out of there. Still in the end, Lot lost his wife and is only survived with two of his daughters.

           Am I praying for America this way? Am I asking God to spare our country from punishment? Our country needs God's hand upon it; blessing and guiding us in wisdom.

           Am I living a life that is righteous and set a part for the things of God? I have to live in this world but I do not have to be a part of things that would shame the name of Jesus.

           I learned in this reading that I need to pray for mercy on America and live a life of righteousness. Not perfection or a "holier than thou" attitude, but a life that will draw people to know Jesus.

          I also learned that I need to be more bold in telling others about the saving power of the Gospel. There is hope and there is an answer to the void in people's life. It is Jesus. I need to tell the others that the answer to their question is Jesus.



Trust Day 1

Genesis 1:1- 16:16

          God was blessing Abram so much that there was not enough room for Abram and Lot to live in the same area anymore. So Abram gave Lot the choice to pick the area where he would like to live. Well, Lot chose the best of the land and Abram would get the land that God would bless.

           In Chapter 15, after being led out of Haran, misleading a king, separating from Lot, battling with kings and then rescuing Lot; Abram is getting a serious talking to by God.

"After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not Abram: I am thy Shield and thy exceeding great reward." Genesis 15:1 KJV

          Then God told him again of his plans. Some where good and some of the plans were not so good. But Abram believed God.

"And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness." Genesis 15:6 KJV



          What I learned is that I need to trust God's word. I may not understand all that God is showing me or what he is bringing me through. I need to realize that God knows what He is doing and keep following Him.

 



90 Day Journey Through the King James Bible 2012

 I am challenged to do more for the Lord.

I have done a lot of hard things in the past two years. Things that were not only hard but were negative and caused severe stress on my body and emotions. I have now lived in my apartment for one  year and God has been able to heal me and shower my life with blessings. I know I am exactly where he wants me to be. There is comfort in that knowledge.

Now that things are getting in a more settled place I have been able to look around outside of myself and wonder about what God would have for me to do for Him. One of the things was reading my bible through in 90 days. I had done it before in 2010; however, so much about me has changed I would like to do it again and see what I get out of it this time.

I hope you follow along with me as I rediscover God's word in a very short span of time. I use God's Word found in the King James Bible.