September 20, 2006
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Wooo!Hooo! started a new Tuesday Bible study – Living Beyond Yourself by Beth Moore, about the Fruit of the Spirit, and it already looks very good. I want to Live Beyond my natural self, through the help of the Holy Spirit – I am praying that He helps me to get outside the box, for sometimes I get very set in my ways.
Well, I am excited, we now move 400 years in the future, to the time of Moses and the Exodus. Most are familiar with Moses’ history, but there are again so many comparisons between Moses and Jesus - what a beautiful Hidden Treasure we have when we look for Jesus all around us and in the Old Testament. Psalm 119:162 I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure. And Moses, too, will make some incredible prophesies that point to Jesus. He will follow God’s directions to make the tabernacle, each element of which points to guess who? Jesus!. And then there are the feasts that point to Jesus.
Frankly I find Exodus to be a great hope. Romans 15:4 For whatever things were written before (The Old Testament was what Paul was referring to) were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
When I look back on my life I see a bit of Exodus. Most of you know through my testimony that I turned my back on God, when I was 8, and I spent 40 years doing anything that I perceived as not of God – so I spent 40 years in the wilderness. It was only when I came to Christ that I found the Promised Land, peace, comfort, joy, and a love for God. Only with Christ did I find myself. Exodus is a book about redemption – first the Israelites need redemption, then God provides them with a redeemer, and then he gives them provision to come back into fellowship with Him when they inevitably mess up (the tabernacle). Exodus really took place and today researches are finding proof of the Exodus. But God does not waste words, besides what happened in the natural, there is presented symbolically in Exodus models the world, Israel is like the believer, Egypt is like the world, Pharaoh is like satan/antichrist, Moses is like Jesus – God’s appointed deliverer.
What began as a small tribe in Egypt of 70 or so members, has now grown to over a millions. From the small family of Jacob the nation of Israel has been born, and remained intact due to Joseph’s foresight. Joseph asked that his bones be returned to his homeland, and Exodus will provide the way for that desire to occur.
Exodus is a freedom from bondage, and we will see just how the Israelites still look back to what they formerly were, remembering in error the pleasures of their sojourn in Egypt. Just like us, when we get freed from an area of bondage, we still have to keep filling ourselves with God’s Truth so that there is no room for bondage to regain a foothold. The Israelites will walk out their freedom for forty long years, ultimately only two of the original Israelites will enter the Promised land (Joshua and Caleb), and the rest will die in the wilderness.
I pray that I never stay lost in the wilderness, but instead trust and obey God, believe God and obey God, so that I do not lose the liberty that Jesus died to provide for me.
Tomorrow I will either post Wednesday’s Bible study or Chapter 1 of Exodus.
Have a blessed day!
Heather
Comments (12)
Thank you so very much for your comment!
I will keep your teenagers in prayer too. I have brothers who are 15, going on 16. I know what you’re going through. My husband and I had to handle a teenager drama issue between two girls and one of the girl’s father and stepmother. The girl’s (the one who chooses to see truth) father and stepmother is telling her now ‘ex’ best friend lies about us and not attending our former church regularly and making our Executive Pastor look like a fool. And we won’t tolerate it. And we told the other girl this. Well she refuses to listen to us and know truth. That’s okay, because truth will be told soon! Plus, she’s mad at us for correcting the other girl. I know drama! I still love them both, but my God sometimes they’re so hard-headed! Be blessed! 
The wilderness is a lonely place,but thank God for his freedom. I am hoping to start a Beth moore study in January. Sunday nights at church have turned into Bible study night.We have an all church study for 6 weeks,then a short study on prayer,then the holidays. I think we might do Patriarchs.I cant wait! I’ve been trying to live my life more spirit led.The Lords probably thinkin,its about time! Enjoy your study tonight! Becky
hahaa.. Heather..
Back to Genesis…
What nick are ya talkin’ about?
: )
Beth Moore has great Bible studies. Our ladies are church are having one on Monday nights, but unfortunately I can’t make them. I hope to in the future. Forty years in the wilderness is a lot, but I bet you will be a great help to people who are trying to get out themselves. God is so amazing. He really doesn’t put anything to waste.
HEHEHEHEEEE..
*pat pat*..
you know.. Genesis.. isn’t my nickname.. RIGHHTT???
HAHAHHAHA
*grins*
Hmmmmmmmmm… I started the Fruit of the Spirit study and then got distracted by something else. In the meantime, my daughter snatched it and is going through it. I’ll have to get a preview through your studies and then go full force into it after she is finished. I don’t guess I can fuss about her doing it, now can I? Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday. ~Sherry
I love Beth Moore studies also. She is certainly a gifted and anointed speaker. Have a blessed day….Vel
I wanted to tell you that I started the Patriarch study 2 weeks ago……….Just getting into the second week…excited… I have done Living Beyond Yourself…………It’s good! Hope all is well with you. heather
Lots of people are doing the Alpha course in the UK – i like the sentance, Exodus is a freedom from bondage, I shall think about this tonight.
I love your excited Spirit!…..Thanks for your post! You are a True Blessing…….In Christ’s love….Monic
Thank you for the prayers. Your sweet comments really touched me, if that is at all possible, through a computer. I have so much of your studies that I want to catch up on. Do you mind if I print them off and read them like that?
Thank you for your blogs, I have not had much time to read but look forward to catching up. The Jacob choosing to be buried with Leah did catch my eye. What we value when we are young can change as we grow older with wisdom.