Reading your Bible for Today July 20

July 20: Exodus 15:19

KJV Key Verse: Exodus 15:19
19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

Devotion:
If there are any times in our lives when we think we are hard done by, then we need to go back and ready a few chapters from Exodus as it described the journey of The Children of Israel out of Egypt. They seemed to go through so much and for so long, and yet they tried hard to not be side-tracked by their own desires; God was with them all the time!

We may think we desperately need things in our lives when they are not actually required. We may think we are hard done by because we don't have certain things. But how many times have you sat down and thought about just how much God has supplied for you when you really needed it? How many times has there been that silent hand of protection over you when everything else seems to be falling apart? How many times can you look back in your life and think “someone must have been helping me through that time?”

God listens to each one of our prayers, the same as He does to the prayers of great leaders like Moses. He answers our prayers when they need to be answered. He answers them when we understand it is Him answering them and not ourselves or others. He answers them because He has promised to do so and continues to keep each and every promise through His love for us.

It may seem strange that no matter how much we stray away from Him, His love for us does not change. No matter how many things we do wrong, His love does not fade. He may well get cross with us for not listening, but His love does not alter. When we need something, He is waiting for give it to us. When we acknowledge Him as our God, He is happy to give it to us. When we worship Him, He gives us more than we expect. This can only be because of His non-fading love for us and not because we have done something right!

Points to Ponder:
How do you feel when your friends let you down?

How many times a day do you let God down?