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Then the devotional contact today. Today’ s Bible reading begins in verse 23

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of Hebrews, chapter 11 by faith
Moses. When he was born, he

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was hidden by his parents for three
months because they saw him a beautiful child

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and did not fear the king'
s decree by faith Moses made already great,

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refused to call himself the son of
Pharaoh' s daughter, choosing rather

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to be mistreated with the people of
God, than to enjoy the temporal delights

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of the Sin, having for greater
riches the reproach of Christ than the treasures

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of the Egyptians, because he had
his gaze on the reward. By faith

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he left Egypt, fearing not the
wrath of the king, because he held

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himself as seeing the invisible. By
faith he celebrated the Passover and the sprinkling

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of blood so that he might destroy
the firstborn. Do not touch them by

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faith. They passed through the red
sea like dry land and tried the Egyptians

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to do the same, they were
drowned as human beings. We often have

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difficulty realizing what the Lord does in
our lives. We are limited by the

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passage of time, the confusion of
current circumstances, and the lack of understanding

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of God’ s plans and means
to achieve them. So studying the lives

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of men and women in the Bible
helps us to see how the Lord acts

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in the past. When we face
uncertainty, we can analyze the example of

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Moses, who had an uncertain life
full of difficulties, but stood firm as

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if he were seeing the invisible in
Greek. The root of the word stay

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firm refers to the ability to endure
under difficulty. Moses successfully persevered under pressure

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by keeping his focus on God.
Instead of in the circumstances of Moses’

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example, we learn that this is
also what the Lord desires for us.

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Although we may want to get out
of a difficult wave situation as soon as

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possible, that may not be God’ s purpose. Your goal is not

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to make us feel as comfortable as
possible, but to transform ourselves into the

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image of your child, and the
ability to endure helps us to do so.

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If God calls us to deal with
pain, difficulties, or uncertainty,

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we can find encouragement in knowing that
we are never alone to see the invisible

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is to realize that God' s
grace and comfort bring us out afloat in

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every situation. Sir doesn' t
want us to just stand the difficulties.

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He wants us to trust him and
bring glory to his name through our dependence.