Author Archives: Jamie Hicks

Exodus 5:22-6:30; Matthew 18:23-35; Psalms 24:1-2; Proverbs 10:15-16 OT: “Then God spoke to Moses, telling him, “I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I was not known to them by my name ‘the Lord.’ I also established my covenant with them to give them the land ofContinue reading “02/25/T – The Importance of Remembering”

Exodus 4:27-5:21; Matthew 18:15-22; Psalms 23:1-6; Proverbs 10:13-14 OT: “Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites. Aaron repeated everything the Lord had said to Moses and performed the signs before the people. The people believed, and when they heard that the Lord had paid attention to them and thatContinue reading “02/24/M – When the Going Gets Tough”

Exodus 4:1-26; Matthew 18:1-14; Psalms 22:27-31; Proverbs 10:11-12 OT: “But Moses replied to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent — either in the past or recently or since you have been speaking to your servant — because my mouth and my tongue are sluggish.” The Lord said to him, “Who placed a mouth on humans? WhoContinue reading “02/23/Su – Like a Child”

Exodus 2:23-3:22; Matthew 17:22-27; Psalms 22:25-26; Proverbs 10:10 OT: “After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, they cried out, and their cry for help because of the difficult labor ascended to God. God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac,Continue reading “02/22/S – Present”

Exodus 2:11-22; Matthew 17:10-21; Psalms 22:19-24; Proverbs 10:8-9 OT: “Years later, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their forced labor. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his people. Looking all around and seeing no one, he struck the Egyptian dead and hid him inContinue reading “02/21/F – Our Best Efforts”

Exodus 1:1-2:10; Matthew 16:21-17:9; Psalms 22:1-18; Proverbs 10:6-7 OT: “A new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt. He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are. Come, let’s deal shrewdly with them; otherwise they will multiply further, and when war breaksContinue reading “02/20/Th – Taking up the Cross”

Genesis 50:1-26; Matthew 16:13-20; Psalms 21:8-13; Proverbs 10:5 OT: “When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said to one another, “If Joseph is holding a grudge against us, he will certainly repay us for all the suffering we caused him.” …But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in theContinue reading “02/19/W – On This Rock”

Genesis 49:1-33; Matthew 16:1-12; Psalms 21:1-7; Proverbs 10:3-4 OT: “Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons will bow down to you. Judah is a young lion — my son, you return from the kill. He crouches; he lies down like a lion orContinue reading “02/18/T – Until Shiloh Comes”

Genesis 48:1-22; Matthew 15:29-39; Psalms 20:7-9; Proverbs 10:1-2 OT: “Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me. He said to me, ‘I will make you fruitful and numerous; I will make many nations come from you, and I will give this land as aContinue reading “02/17/M – Blessing and Thanksgiving”

Genesis 47:13-31; Matthew 15:15-28; Psalms 20:1-6; Proverbs 9:13-18 NT: “When Jesus left there, he withdrew to the area of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came and kept crying out, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely tormented by a demon.” Jesus did not sayContinue reading “02/16/Su – Answered Prayer”