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Moses Died Just as God Said And Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.” (Deuteronomy 34:5) There is something profound about a life that unfolds exactly according to God’s word. Moses was such a man. When we look closely at his journey, we are reminded that God has a definite plan for every life—and that plan is at work even when the path seems confusing or painful. From birth to death, Moses’ life reflected God’s careful design. He was born under threat, hidden by his parents, placed in a basket on the Nile, and drawn out by Pharaoh’s daughter. He grew up as a prince of Egypt, only to fall from privilege through a tragic act of violence. He fled for his life, became a shepherd in obscurity, struggled with fear and a stutter, and then encountered God at the burning bush. At every stage—the good, the bad, and the ugly—God was present, directing the story. Through Moses, God performed mighty wonders in Egypt, delivered Israel ...

Pressure Point “Who said of his father and mother, ‘I no longer recognize them.’ He turned his back on his brothers and neglected his children, because he was guarding Your sayings and watching over Your covenant.” ( Deuteronomy 33:9 ) In this passage, Moses speaks of the tribe of Levi and their uncompromising loyalty to God. Their devotion was so absolute that even the strongest natural ties—father, mother, brothers, and children—were placed second to obedience to God. This was not a rejection of family out of hatred, but a conscious choice to honor God’s covenant above every other allegiance. This truth finds a clear echo in the words of Jesus: “If you prefer father or mother over me, you don’t deserve me… If you don’t go all the way with me, through thick and thin, you don’t deserve me… If you forget about yourself and look to me, you’ll find both yourself and me.” (Matthew 10:37–39) Here lies the pressure point of discipleship. Self-interest is natural and legitimate, yet Chri...

The right place in God's eyes "Balak said to Balaam, "Please, let me take you to another place; maybe we can find the right place in God's eyes where you'll be able to curse them for me." (Num.23.27 MSB) Balak had invited Balaam to curse the people that God had blessed and intend to keep blessing and every time Balaam opened his mouth to curse the children of Israel only blessings came out.  So Bala said to Balaam, why are you blessing them instead of cursing them but Balaam responded, I can say only what God has put in my mouth. Then Balak said something very interesting to Balaam, "Please, let me take you to another place; maybe we can find the right place in God's eyes where you'll be able to curse them for me".  In other words, let us find a perspective in God where we can get what we want. I wished Christians understand this concept enough. In God's word you will find God's perspective to every matter and once that is settled, y...

Follow the cloud  "Whenever the Cloud lifted from The Dwelling, the People of Israel set out on their travels, but if the Cloud did not lift, they wouldn't set out until it did lift. The Cloud of GOD was over The Dwelling during the day and the fire was in it at night, visible to all the Israelites in all their travels." (Exod.40.36 -38)  Following the leading of the spirit is the primary default setting of the believer but because we want too many sensationalism we miss out on that very innate advantage. The Apostle Paul tells us that the Spirit bears witness with our spirit, that right there is the inward witness.  "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:"(Rom.8.14, 16) In our text, we see that the cloud, a type of the Spirit of God would lift and move. When He does, that was permission for the whole congregation of isarel to move. But when he sta...

They did it all  "That completed the work of The Dwelling, the Tent of Meeting. The People of Israel did what GOD had commanded Moses. They did it all." (Exod.39.32)  It is one thing to begin a work and another thing to complete that work. Some people begin but they do not know how to complete a work. Some other people have the grace to finish, what some have called the finishers anointing but how can you finish if you do not start? Some have several projects started but then struggle to finish even one. But for Israel they began the work and then they completed it.  The Bible records that they did it all. They left nothing undone. Everything God commanded, they did. But much more than that they did it exactly as God had commandeded them to. This is very important to note because when God spoke to Moses, God told him to build according to the pattern that was revealed to him.  "According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of...

They hated him for...  "When his brothers realized that their father loved him more than them, they grew to hate him--they wouldn't even speak to him.Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. He said, "Listen to this dream I had. We were all out in the field gathering bundles of wheat. All of a sudden my bundle stood straight up and your bundles circled around it and bowed down to mine." His brothers said, "So! You're going to rule us? You're going to boss us around?" And they hated him more than ever because of his dreams and the way he talked."(Gen.37.4-8) The brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than he loved them. It is interest that the Bible says "they grew to hate him, to the point of not speaking to him". Two thing we must state here and they are: one, it is improper for parents to show preference towards their children and two, that God, our Father loves us all equally...