Grace Over Perfection with Alison Simmons

Have you ever dealt with a child that told you a blatant lie?

I'm not the one that left the wet towel in heap in the bathroom.

My teacher never told me about the test or the homework so it's not my fault I'm is failing the class.

My friends wanted to worship a god so they gave me their gold jewelry. I threw it into the fire and a gold cow just jumped up out of the flames! (Seriously, if I had a nickel for every time I heard that one…)

As ridiculous as it might seem to us, the fact is that what the Israelites did was REALLY sinful and God takes sin REALLY seriously!

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The 10 Commandments were part of the "Old Covenant" so do they actually apply to Believers today?

The thing about God's Word is that we don't get to pick and choose what we want to obey and what we don't. It's not a buffet!

This is why it is important that we take the time to study:

• what the laws given by God were,
• what they meant,
• how they applied to the Israelites in biblical times
• and how they apply to Christians today.

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God uses the 10 plagues, not just so that God can show Pharoh whose boss, but He will use them to remind the Israelites who He is and what He can do.

And this wasn't His "back-up plan" when Pharoh didn't agree to let the Israelites go right out of the gate. God actually hardened Pharoh's Himself!

God intends for His power to be on display, not just for His enemies, but for His own people to see.

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Moses is roughly 80 years old when God appears to him in the burning bush and tells him that he will be the one that God uses to liberate the Israelites from slavery.

What an opportunity, right? Well, Moses doesn't seem to think so. But Moses's opinion of himself is not a concern of God's and neither is yours.

God's plans for your life will never be accomplished because of what you think you can do based on who you think you are. His plans for you are achieved because of what He knows He can do based on who He knows He is.

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Joseph could not have survived all that he went through without relying daily on God's strength to get in him through it all.

But what will he do now that his brothers are at his mercy?  Does he still need to rely on God to take care of him? Will he still act with integrity or will he take his revenge?

This Bible account rivals the plot of any great drama! Grab your popcorn and a drink and find out what happens AND how you can apply Joseph's story to your life today.

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I love this bible account and hate it!

It's hard to trust God when things keep getting worse. When prayers seem to go unanswered. When living with integrity feels like a punishment.

Joseph's life as a whole is an example to us of trusting God through the trials we experience when it looks like things just keep getting worse.

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Jacob agrees to serve his uncle for 7 years in return for Rachel's hand in marriage only to be tricked into marrying her sister, Leah.

Do you know what the Bible says Jacob actually said to Laban?! "Why then have you deceived me?"

BAHAHAHAHA!!! I'm sorry, is it wrong to laugh? It probably is but seriously Jacob - YOU of ALL people are upset about being deceived?!!

Don't be surprised when God puts obstacles in your path that prevent you from enjoying things that draw you away from Him or puts you in situations that expose your sin so that you have to deal with it.

This is how God sanctifies you and makes you more like Jesus.

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God is in control of everything and yet you still have free will to make your own choices.

How do you reconcile that?! Can you be held responsible for unGodly choices if He is working out His plan?

That's exactly what we are talking about in today's devotional on Jacob and Esau.

God's sovereignty and your free will are 2 sides of the same coin. Both exist at the same time and though you can see them at work together, you will never truly understand how they work together.

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How could an old-fashioned tradition of arranged marriage possibly apply to your life as a modern, busy woman?

Believe it or not, there are 3 huge ways this biblical account applies to you today...

1) Work heartily for the Lord 2) Pray before you take action and expect God to grant you success when you are following His plan 3) Look for small ways to serve those around you so that God can use you to answer their prayers

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Destruction for a wicked city... Rescue for Lot and his family... Judgment for Lot's wife... Good news and a warning for Believers today...

Believers are not just from destruction here on earth, but from the eternal fires of hell. But understand that your heart matters. Without it, your obedience doesn't.

Listen to Ep 6 - What is a Real Relationship with Jesus HERE.

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