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These daily devotionals are written to help you remain rooted and grounded in God's Word each day. We have one devotional for each weekday, and one for the weekend.
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Another Genesis
Another Genesis
Exodus 12:1
The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, “This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you.”
Biblical chronologists may disagree with this as a specific line of demarcation, but as a general one Exodus 12 marks a stark tonal transition between the remainder of Moses’ writings (Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) and what we’ve read thus far in Genesis-Exodus 11. No doubt, this Passover is a new genesis for God’s people, the start of a new literary genre for biblical revelation, and it feels on the surface like a seismic shift from a narrative where God works behind the scenes, only imposing Himself into the story at special moments to bring special promises to certain individuals, to a narrative where God etches Himself into the script through rules and regulations until every facet of human life is covered.
I feel compelled to admit that as I step across this significant terrain of God’s Self-revelation, I do so hesitantly. Because, to me, there’s great allure in watching God wrestle with Jacob through the night. There’s rich symbolism in witnessing Him draw long-lost brothers back together in the most surprising fashion. There’s wonderful humor in seeing Him obliterate the life’s work of Egyptian wizards with the snap of His finger. But where these opening chapters of Moses’ testament have been like a coat of diverse colors, personalities, and Theophanous events, the law of God spelled out in rules and injunctions starts to feel very black and white. To speak metaphorically, one feels like an unrestricted Promised Land flowing with milk and honey; the other feels like a gated community with a stringent HOA and a hefty set of covenants and restrictions.
But there’s a paradox here, friend. C.S. Lewis writes that “holy places are dark places,” which is a way of saying that very bright lights tend to blind our eyes until we grow accustomed to them. So while this language of law is shrouded in shadow, while it can sound restrictive rather than constructive, that’s only because our eyes aren’t yet accustomed to the radiant light behind it. And to see the Spirit’s form through the fog will take time. Which is great news for us as God’s children, because we’ve got an eternity!
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Wonderful News
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Post Traumatic Sacrifice Disorder
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A Great Glimpse
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Some through the Fire
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Sabbath Psalm 30
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Let There be Light
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A Painful Plea
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Sour Words
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From the Mouths of Babies
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Mustard Seeds
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Sabbath Psalm 29
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At the Heart of the Story
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The Hardened Heart Problem—Continued
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Mid-Life Crisis
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The Fuss—no Feast—of Faith
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Defining Lines
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Sabbath Psalm 28
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Absent-Minded Professors
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Temporary Relief
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So Close
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The Emperor’s New Trick
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Another Lying Serpent
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Sabbath Psalm 27
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Roads Not Taken
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Deep, Deep Waters
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Recharge
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Lost in Translation
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Feeling the Weight
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Sabbath Psalm 26
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Today: A New Testament
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Slipping Up
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Beating on an Open Door
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Says Who?
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Growing Pains
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Sabbath Psalm 25
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Holiness Hurts
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Mountain Climbers
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Playing Dumb
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Shepherding Made Easy?
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A Name to Bear
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Sabbath Psalm 24
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The Reluctant Hero
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The Art of Becoming
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Home at Last
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God Only Knows
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Over the Hill
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Sabbath Psalm 23
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Missing Pieces
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Anti-Hero
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Sealed with a Tear
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Like Father Like Daughter
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Motherhood: an Exhibition
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Sabbath Psalm 22
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An Ode to the Small
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Ignorance or Arrogance?
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A New Dawn
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Just the Beginning
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Story Time
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What a Testimony!
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Lamb Keepers
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Candlewicks
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Providence—a Patchwork
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Ever After
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Sabbath Psalm 20
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A Genesis Flood
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True Colors
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Who’s Testing Who?
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A Feast for the Eye
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A Coming Flood
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Sabbath Psalm 19
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El Shaddai
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A Familiar Theme
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The Lost Boys
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White-knuckled Prayers
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A Look Says it All
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Sabbath Psalm 18
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Surprising Scenes
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Higher Learning
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Night Terrors
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A Knock Outside
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In the Rearview
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Tough Love
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A Way Out
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The Prince’s Crown
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Care Where it Matters
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Taking Charge
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Sabbath Psalm 17
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If Only
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Deaf Ears
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An Altar-Call
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Like Father, Like Son
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Leading Questions
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Sabbath Psalm 16
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Almost Heroes
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I Have a Dream
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A Coat Shortage
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Making a Mark
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The Other Side
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Sabbath Psalm 15