Post by Woody Williams on Mar 29, 2008 5:52:38 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Exodus 15:1-6
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Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD:
‘I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously;
horse and rider he has thrown into the sea.
The LORD is my strength and my might,
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
The LORD is a warrior;
the LORD is his name.
‘Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he cast into the sea;
his picked officers were sunk in the Red Sea.
The floods covered them;
they went down into the depths like a stone.
Your right hand, O LORD, glorious in power—
your right hand, O LORD, shattered the enemy.’
Devotional
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This boisterous victory song extols God for giving Israel a victory
over the Egyptians and freeing them for a trip to the Promised Land.
It is a song that is similar to the wondrous Easter songs that
celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. God triumphed over sin
and death in that resurrection and manifested a love and power that
redeems us to an eternal life in him. So, we witness to a God who is
a deliverer and a savior in the midst of a dark and broken world.
Prayer
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My heart sings with joy at your great saving gifts, O Lord. Amen
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Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD:
‘I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously;
horse and rider he has thrown into the sea.
The LORD is my strength and my might,
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
The LORD is a warrior;
the LORD is his name.
‘Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he cast into the sea;
his picked officers were sunk in the Red Sea.
The floods covered them;
they went down into the depths like a stone.
Your right hand, O LORD, glorious in power—
your right hand, O LORD, shattered the enemy.’
Devotional
----------
This boisterous victory song extols God for giving Israel a victory
over the Egyptians and freeing them for a trip to the Promised Land.
It is a song that is similar to the wondrous Easter songs that
celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. God triumphed over sin
and death in that resurrection and manifested a love and power that
redeems us to an eternal life in him. So, we witness to a God who is
a deliverer and a savior in the midst of a dark and broken world.
Prayer
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My heart sings with joy at your great saving gifts, O Lord. Amen