When God Whispers

By Lori MorganReligion & Spirituality Christianity

When God Whispers episodes

August 31, 2023 August 31 – Exodus 12:21-28
August 31 – Exodus 12:21-28
21 Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and select lambs
for yourselves according to your clans, and kill the Passover lamb. 22 Take
a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and
touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the
basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the
morning. 23 For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when he sees
the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer
to enter your houses to strike you. 24 You
shall observe this rite as a statute for you and for your sons forever. 25 And when you come to the land that
the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this
service. 26 And when
your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ 27 you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice
of the Lord's Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel
in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.’” And the
people bowed their heads and worshiped.
28 Then the
people of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had commanded Moses
and Aaron, so they did.

I love that the children of Israel took this very seriously. They did what was commanded. Their obedience saved the lives of their
children. How often do we do what God
asks us to do but in a half-hearted way?
I have forever heard the phrase, “Little pictures have big
ears.” It means to be careful what you
say when little ones are around because they will hear it. They are constantly listening and watching what
the adults in their life are doing and saying and they will learn from that and
mimic it.
Recently I had a child of ten sitting in my Sunday School class
when I was teaching. Way younger than
those who are normally in my class since I teach a co-ed adult class. I talked to someone sitting near him later
and heard that he might have looked like he wasn’t listening, but he certainly
was and had a conversation later with the adults about some of what I said and
how it applied to him.
Children are always listening.
What are they hearing from you?
Would you be embarrassed if they repeated it or mimicked you and
then told someone they learned that from you, or would you be proud?
It doesn’t matter if someone is listening and watching or not
because God is watching, and He is truly the only one that matters.
Is there anything you need to do differently in your life
considering these thoughts? I know I
do. There is always room for improvement.
5 min
August 30, 2023 August 30 – Exodus 12:14-20
God gives what seems like to us to be very
strange instructions about not having anything leaven in the home for seven
days and eating nothing leavened during this time. He even says twice that if anyone eats anything
leavened, they will be cut off from the congregation of Israel. Those are very strong words, but obviously
God had his reasons.
Why do you think God was so serious in His instructions?
This was to be a memorial for the coming
generations. What do you do to remember and
thank God for helping you escape from the clutches of Satan and sin?
Heavenly Father, we don’t have to understand
everything You do or all the instructions You give us to be obedient. I know You were trying to show the people how
very serious of a situation obedience is and continues to be today. I can’t imagine how difficult it was to
corral that many people for forty years through the wilderness and obedience
had to be an important factor in keeping them moving in the direction You had
for them. We see soon how easy they
forgot Your instructions. I too, forget
You way too often. I forget Your
instructions, I forget to thank You, I forget to praise You. Help me be better at loving You and showing
my love for You to You, but also to those around so they can begin to see what
a loving and gracious God You are. You
are gracious because You knew how difficult we would be and still chose to
create us. Thank You for loving us so
deeply. Thank You for putting up with me,
Father, because daily I am unlovable.
Help me reflect You better. On my
good days and especially my bad days, I should be a reflection of You. Forgive me the many times I fail You. Help me to love those who are hurting around
me and not just see their sin as sin.
Help me see their sin and actions as a cry for help, prayer and love,
rather than criticism, judgment, and correction. Help me be You to those around me.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen!
5 min
August 29, 2023 August 29 – Exodus 12:1-13
August 29 – Exodus 12:1-13
The Lord said to Moses and
Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2 “This month shall
be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for
you. 3 Tell all the
congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every man shall take
a lamb according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household. 4 And if the household is too small for a
lamb, then he and his nearest neighbor shall take according to the number of
persons; according to what each can eat you shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a
male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats, 6 and you shall keep it until
the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the
congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight.[a]
7 “Then
they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the
lintel of the houses in which they eat it. 8 They
shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire; with unleavened bread
and bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Do
not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted, its head with its
legs and its inner parts. 10 And you
shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the
morning you shall burn. 11 In
this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, your sandals on
your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It
is the Lord's Passover. 12 For I
will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the
firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of
Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord. 13 The blood
shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood,
I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I
strike the land of Egypt.

The picture that is drawn here in these verses is one that is
symbolic, but extremely significant to those of us who trust in Jesus.
The 10th day as described here lines up later when the
children of Israel celebrate Passover in Jerusalem with the Sunday prior to
Passover. This was Palm Sunday the year
that Jesus was crucified. This was the
day the Passover Lamb was selected by the family for that year’s sacrificial
lamb. They kept the lamb separate from
the other livestock to be sure once it was selected as being the best and without
blemish, that it remained unharmed and without any change. Their way of keeping it safe was to keep it
in the house with them. You know the
children bonded with this lamb in the four days they kept it. It only takes about four seconds for a child
to bond with an animal, so having one for four days in their home, caring for
it and loving it, would have made the sacrifice of the lamb on the fourteenth
day even more personal and difficult.
This fourteenth day lines up with the day before the beginning Passover,
or Thursday, which was the day Jesus was arrested and put on trial.
I believe God wanted us to see and feel in a very personal way the
sacrifice that was made in the giving of Jesus’ life. He is that sacrificial lamb that was perfect,
without a single blemish. He was
sacrificed for our sins, just like the lamb was sacrificed each year at
Passover following their flee from Egypt.
The blood above and on the sides of the doorway also symbolize the
coming cross where the blood of our Savior was shed.
All those many years they were celebrating the coming Messiah and
His sacrifice and had no idea that it was foreshadowing Jesus’ death.
Isn’t God amazing?
Would you shed more tears at the thought of the sacrifice of a
young lamb, or a cute puppy, than you do at the torture and sacrifice of Jesus?
Have we become numb to what Jesus did for us?
Thank God today for this revelation and for what Jesus did for you
and for me.

7 min
August 28, 2023 August 28 – Exodus 11:1-10
August 28 – Exodus 11:1-10
The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward
he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely. 2 Speak now in the
hearing of the people, that they ask, every man of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor, for silver and gold jewelry.”
3 And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was
very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people.
4 So Moses said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘About midnight I will go out in the midst of Egypt, 5 and
every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of
the slave girl who
is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the cattle. 6 There shall be a great cry throughout all
the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again. 7 But not a dog shall growl against any
of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.’
8 And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, you and all the people who
follow you.’ And after that I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger. 9 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you,
that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
10 Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, and the Lord hardened Pharaoh's
heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go out of his land.

God brought ten plagues on Egypt before Pharaoh finally gave
in. What lengths must God go to before He
gets your attention?
God in His infinite power can bring blessings to us even through
our enemies. He gave the children of
Israel favor in the sight of the Egyptians and they gave up many riches to the
children of Israel. They must have felt
very weakened and vulnerable to give up all they did. God has no limits to His power and how He can
bless us if we allow Him to. Our
obedience is needed to see all God can do for us. Our obedience doesn’t guarantee us an easy
life, but it does promise us the best relationship with our Lord, which gives
us the best life, if not the easiest.
What do you see as the difference between an easy life and the
best life?
What changes do you need to make today to have your best life?

Heavenly Father, I want to have the best possible life with You at the helm. I know that doesn’t mean it will be easy. As a matter of fact, Jesus promised we would have trouble in John at the last supper when He said, “when you have trouble”. He didn’t say, “if”, but “when”. But He did say He had already overcome the world and that we would never be alone. That gives me the best chance for my best life. I want that best life with You carrying me,
teaching me, loving me, and yes sometimes scolding me, to keep in the right place with You, so I can have the life You have planned for me. Thank You, Father that my past doesn’t keep me from having a great future with You. Help me to focus on the future You have for me, not the one the world
says is available, or my family and friends say I am destined to have, but the one You have for me. Because I know Your opinion of me and what I can do is the only opinion that matters.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen!
5 min
August 27, 2023 August 27 – Exodus 10:21-29
Exodus 10:21-29
21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a
darkness to be felt.” 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was pitch darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. 23 They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, but all the people of Israel
had light where they lived. 24 Then Pharaoh called Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord; your little ones also may go with you; only let your flocks
and your herds remain behind.” 25 But Moses said, “You must also let us have sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we
may sacrifice to the Lord our God. 26 Our livestock also must go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind, for we must take of them to serve the Lord our God, and we do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we arrive there.” 27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. 28 Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me; take care never to see my face again, for on the day you see my face you
shall die.” 29 Moses said, “As you say! I will not see your face again.”

Pharaoh tried to bargain with God saying the men and even the children could go but not
the livestock. How often do we try to bargain with God or as Pharaoh ended up doing, just turning away altogether so
we didn’t have to face our disobedience?
How often do we try to be obedient by being “partway” obedient so we can say we did our part, but God requires our full obedience. Often our pride, like Pharaoh’s pride, gets in the way of being in the place where God wants us so He can bless us.
How often does our pride and stubbornness bring destruction not only on us, but
those in our lives that depend on us?
Don’t let pride come between you and God. His power can be great or devastating, and I personally like having Him on my side
and having that power protecting me.

Heavenly Father, help me to not allow my pride and stubbornness to get in the way of hearing You and following You. I know it has in the past, and I don’t want to allow that anymore. Help me see truth and not only the truth of the past, as I see in these verses, but the truth of
what I need to be doing for You to bring glory and praise to Your name. Help me put myself in the backseat and allow You
to guide me to Your best. Help me keep You as my focus. My faith is strong, but my flesh is often weak. Please strengthen
me with Your strength that is able to combat anything, even my own desires. Thank You for allowing me the wonderful
opportunity to share You with others.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen!

4 min
August 26, 2023 August 26 – Exodus 10:12-20
Exodus 10:12-20
12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the
land of Egypt for the locusts, so that they may come upon the land of Egypt
and eat every plant in the land, all that the hail has left.”
13 So Moses stretched out his staff over the
land of Egypt, and the Lord brought
an east wind upon the land all that day and all that night. When it was
morning, the east wind had brought the locusts.
14 The locusts came up over all the land of Egypt and settled on the whole country of
Egypt, such a dense swarm of locusts as had never been before, nor ever
will be again.
15 They covered the face of the whole land, so that the land was darkened,
and they ate all the plants in the land and all the fruit of the trees
that the hail had left. Not a green thing remained, neither tree nor plant of
the field, through all the land of Egypt.
16 Then Pharaoh hastily called Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against
the Lord your God, and against you.
17 Now therefore, forgive my sin, please, only this once, and plead with
the Lord your God only to remove this death from me.”
18 So he went out from Pharaoh and
pleaded with the Lord.
19 And the Lord turned the wind into a very strong west wind, which lifted the
locusts and drove them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in
all the country of Egypt.
20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the people of
Israel go.

I love how God teaches me something new every single day. I re-read some of these passages that we have looked at the last few days and I saw that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart so He could show His power to all the people of the land so they would have no excuse to not believe in Him. Also, I think this was a time that Moses would be reminding them of what God had done to get them out of Egypt. They were going to have some rough days ahead
and Moses would need to remind them of God’s power and the love He portrayed in the process of dealing with Pharaoh and the Egyptians.
Are there ever days you need to be reminded of what God has done for you in the past? I know I do. I hate to admit it, but there are many times I temporarily forget because I am so focused on how frustrating things are and all I can see is what is right in front of me.
I wish I could say I was better than the people of Israel and always remember God’s blessings, but I would have had some of the same struggles. We are human. We struggle. One way to help combat these momentary times of “forgetfulness” is to keep a gratitude journal.

Heavenly Father, Thank You for reminding me of not only Your goodness and love, but how powerful You are and how often You use that power to protect me. Please forgive me when I am forgetful because life seems to become difficult. Help me remember how much You love me and the many times You have shown it in such a mighty way. Thank You for loving me in those times I am so very unlovable. Thank You for being so patient with me and loving me through these hard times. Thank You, Father for who You are. The Creator, The Healer, The Comforter, the Lord of lords, King of Kings, my Master, my Savior, and the one I love most!
In Jesus’ name.
Amen!
4 min
August 25, 2023 August 25 – Exodus 10:7-11
We are finally seeing the servants of Pharaoh
tiring of the punishment they are receiving because of Pharaoh’s decisions, and
they push him to let at least the men go to worship. Pharaoh agreed but this partial agreement
isn’t what God promised the Israelites and they push back. He drives them away from him and we see they
are stuck in the same spot. Have you
ever felt stuck?
Maybe you feel there is a new path for you but
you can’t seem to find your way to it, or God is calling you to a new ministry
but there isn’t an opportunity to serve in your present environment. Be patient and prayerful. The wilderness isn’t a fun place but it can
be a time of wonderful growth not only in you as a person, but in your
relationship with God. Spend time in
prayer and thank Him for whatever He is about to do next.
4 min
August 24, 2023 August 24 – Exodus 10:1-6
I have to admit here that I struggle with
the concept that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart and then dealt harshly with the
Egyptians. I know they certainly had
done many horrible things to the Israelites and certainly deserved God’s
punishment, but I still don’t understand why it seems tied here to God
hardening Pharaoh’s heart rather than their past actions. What I do know is that God is perfect and
when He does something He certainly has His reasons. I know He loves us all, so I completely trust
Him, even when I don’t understand Him.
Why do you think God hardened Pharaoh’s
heart?
What purpose do you think it served in this “battle
of the wills” we are witnessing?
5 min
August 24, 2023 August 23 – Exodus 9:27-35
Here we go again. Pharaoh makes a promise and does the exact opposite of what he swears he
will do.
Have you ever met someone who lies this easily?
Do you think Pharaoh intended to change his mind
each time he promised to let them go, or do you think he really meant what he
said and then changed his mind?
As a child we had someone in our life that my dad
said you could tell when they were lying because their mouth was moving.
How sad it was that this person lied so easily
that when they promised something you had absolutely no faith in them to follow
through. There are many people in the
world who are hypocrites. Even as
believers we sometimes struggle to act on our promises. How fortunate we are that we have a God that
is not only loving, but always keeps His word.
If God says it, You can be sure He will do it. That is the kind of legacy we should leave as
His children.
When you speak about Jesus and then are
unreliable, you are tainting the name of Jesus.
Commit to being a person of your word so that people can see the love of
Jesus come through you.
5 min
August 22, 2023 August 22 – Exodus 9:22-26
I have seen some pretty bad hailstorms in my
life. I remember once when I lived in
the Dallas area there was a storm that brought softball size hail. I saw windshields with huge holes in them and
huge dents in the cars. In the area
where it hit most homes had to have new roofs installed. But I have never seen fire rain down or hail
so large and widespread that it destroyed entire trees and killed people and
animals. I can’t imagine a storm like
the one described here. God is so loving
to His chosen people that He again protects them from this storm.
How could anyone go through even one of these
plagues, much less all these plagues and not believe in God?
Why do you think God brought so many plagues and
didn’t just destroy Pharaoh?
What have you seen God do that helped your faith
and trust in Him grow?
Why do you think others can have the same
experience and still not believe?
5 min

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