{"id":1664,"date":"2024-02-05T08:07:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T22:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/david-watters\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2024-02-05T08:07:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T22:07:37","slug":"morning-by-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/david-watters\/2024\/02\/05\/morning-by-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning by Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bible Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Exodus 14-15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proverbs 16<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark 4:35-41<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Devotional and Prayer&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What is God\u2019s plan for today?\u00a0When God said in Rom 8:28-29 that He \u201cworks everything out for our good,\u201d how do you picture Him doing that? In Exodus 14:4 we see how God planned to do that for Israel.\u00a0Here\u2019s what God told Moses, \u201cOnce again I will harden Pharaoh\u2019s heart, and he will chase after you.<strong> I have planned this <\/strong>in order to display my glory through Pharaoh and his whole troop. After this the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord!\u201d (Ex 14:4)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, let me get this straight.\u00a0God\u2019s plan was to have His people, defenseless, sitting ducks between the dessert and the sea, watching 600 elite chariots and all the forces of Pharaoh\u2019s troops coming after them (Exodus 14:6-9).\u00a0That was God\u2019s plan for Israel.\u00a0God placed them in that situation. Prov 16:17 says, \u201cThe path of the virtuous leads AWAY from evil; whoever follows that path is SAFE.\u201d\u00a0This sure doesn\u2019t look like moving AWAY from danger and on a path to SAFETY! That\u2019s certainly how Israel felt.\u00a0(Ex 14:10-11). They were terrified!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, this was God\u2019s plan.&nbsp;Do we believe the words of Psalm 23:2 where God says that our good shepherd \u201cleads us to \u201cgreen pastures\u201d and beside &#8220;still waters?\u201d&nbsp;This is God\u2019s perspective.&nbsp;Proverbs 16:9 reminds us that \u201cWe make our plans, but God directs our steps.\u201d&nbsp;The words of Moses to the people, as they saw the armies of Pharaoh bearing down on them, apply to us in times when we feel overwhelmed also, \u201cStand sill and watch the Lord rescue. (Exodus 14:13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know there has been some difficult challenges over the past few months.\u00a0I pray that you have seen God\u2019s faithfulness and are growing in a deeper sense of God\u2019s power and love for you.\u00a0Just like Israel, as they saw the Egyptians floating in the sea, I pray that you too will see the mighty power that the Lord is using on your behalf, and that you will be filled with awe before him. I pray as you experience God\u2019s faithfulness that it will cause you to put your faith in the Lord.\u201d (Ex 14:31)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can\u2019t see the future, we can only see the past, and what God has said about the future.&nbsp;But, if we can learn to trust God for the future, because of what we have seen Him do in the past, we will be able to rest in His plan for today and for the future.&nbsp;May his faithful love in the past (both to you, and to His people, recorded in His Word) inspire us to trust Him for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ex 15:11-13 <sup>11&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cWho is like you among the gods, O Lord\u2014 glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders? <sup>12&nbsp;<\/sup>You raised your right hand, and the earth swallowed our enemies. <sup>13&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cWith your unfailing love you lead the people you have redeemed. In your might, you guide them to your sacred home. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ex 15:21 Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prov 16:4&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lord has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I finished my reading this morning, the words of Pat Barrett\u2019s song, \u201cMorning by Morning\u201d came to mind.&nbsp;Here\u2019s the chorus and the bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I will trust where you lead<br>I will trust when I can&#8217;t see<br>Morning by morning<br>Great is your faithfulness to me&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will trust with all my heart<br>You are good, you always are<br>Morning by morning<br>Great is your faithfulness to me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All fear be reminded<br>My future is secure<br>Oh, my father has spoken<br>And he keeps his every word<\/p>\n<cite>Pat Barrett, \u201cMorning by Morning&#8221;<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m praying for you all as I write, that you will find these words to be true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bible Reading Devotional and Prayer&nbsp; What is God\u2019s plan for today?\u00a0When God said in Rom 8:28-29 that He \u201cworks everything out for our good,\u201d how do you picture Him doing that? 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