Exodus 15-16 ; Psalm 21:8-13 ; Matthew 28 "A Classmate, II" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Watercolor on Paper Today’s readings reveal how God is ever-present with us, and how He watches over us, protects us, and provides for us, although we notice both praises and grumbling.  In Exodus 15, we read the Song of Moses and Miriam – a song they sang unto the LORD.  Beginning with the LORD’s exaltation for “hurling the horse and the rider into the sea” (verse 1), this song ca

Exodus 13-14 ; Proverbs 4:20-27 ; Matthew 27:45-66 "Media Room Door" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Pencil Sketch on Paper Today’s readings bring us to Exodus 13-14.  The last thing we read in chapter 12 was that “All the Israelites did just what the LORD had commanded” (verse 50).  Doing “just what the LORD commands” is the biblical definition of obedience, which is God’s standard for spiritual effectiveness.  Wherever we find God’s people obeying Him – there we see the

Exodus 11-12 ; Psalm 21:1-7 ; Matthew 27:11-44 "Print Varieties" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Ink & Styrofoam on Paper Both the Old Testament and New Testament readings for today dovetail prophetically to reveal and identify the Person and work of Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God.  It is amazing how – from before the foundation of the world – God has devised and set into motion His eternal plan.  Here in these Scriptures, as we consider the unfolding of God’s plan by Hi

Exodus 9-10 ; Psalm 20 ; Matthew 26:69–27:10 "View from Our Balcony" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Ink & Watercolor on Paper All of our readings today are especially meaningful and applicable for us.  In Exodus 9-10, we see how foolish Pharaoh behaves – the stubborn hardening of a leader’s heart to the detriment and entire ruin of his own kingdom!  Sound vaguely familiar?  We have already seen the plagues of blood, frogs, gnats, and flies.  Each of these plagues targete

Exodus 6:13–8:32 ; Psalm 19:7-14 ; Matthew 26:47-68 "Cyclist with Hearts" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Ink Styrofoam Print on Paper Starting at Exodus 6:13 we see the family line of Moses and Aaron.  By God’s will and Word, Moses is to be Israel’s deliverer and Aaron is to be his mouthpiece.  The Lord wants us to know from whom and by whom He intends to lead His people out of Egypt.  Yesterday, we mentioned that Moses was a man of weaknesses – timid about his own leade

Exodus 4:1–6:2 ; Proverbs 4:10-19 ; Matthew 26:31-46 "Monoprint Triptych" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Ink Block Print on Paper Yesterday, in Exodus 1-3, we saw that, under a new king “who did not know about Joseph” (cf., 1:8), the Egyptians now began to oppress the Israelites.  As a result, God called on Moses – a man whom God could use – in spite of his weaknesses (cf., 2:11-12).  Today we come to Exodus 4:1–6:2 where we see God bestowing on Moses the resources and t

Exodus 1-3 ; Psalm 19:1-6 ; Matthew 26:1-30 "The Heavens Are Telling" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Ink & Styrofoam on Paper Today we come to Exodus 1-3.  It is incredible to me that we can know about Joseph today, but this new Egyptian king, who lived in much closer proximity in space and time to Joseph than we do, “did not  know about Joseph” (verse 8).  How is that possible?  It is possible in the same way that millions today know nothing about Jesus Christ.  Joseph