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How do we move away from the shifting sand and put our confidence in God?

After the 10 Commandments God gave the Israelites laws on how live should be lived. These include laws about alters. Laws about the treatment of slaves. Laws about restitution. Laws about Social Justice.

God chose us as His own before the creation of the world. What scars do we hold on to that separate us from the love of God?

God gives Moses and the people of Israel the 10 Commandments

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Romans 3:23-24 (ESV) What causes you to forget this promise and start beating yourself up?

Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, gives Moses advice, telling him he can not govern the people alone. Moses needs to get help from the Israelites. The Israelites reach Mount Sinai and God comes to the mountain.

How had God proven that you bad be confident in Him in your life? What robs you of your confidence and what can restore that confidence?

God provides bread from heaven. The people grumble. God provides quail to eat. The people grumble. God provides water from a rock. The people grumble. With the help of God, Israel defeats Amalek.

The Lord gives me hone; He is the source of my strength? How have you felt strengthened by the Lord this week? Here are sources from God on gaining Confidence

After crossing the Red Sea the Israelites spent 3 days searching for water. When found the water was bitter. God made the water drinkable. God provides bread from Heaven. The people grumble they have no meat.

The Lord's Prayer shows us God's answers to the struggles we face. What problems do you face in file that God has promised to take care of in the Lord's Prayer?

God parts the Red Sea and Israel crosses safely on dry land. Pharoah's men were not so fortunate.

Every Temptation that omes your way is the kind that normally comes to people. But God keeps his promise and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your power to resist; at the time you are tempted, He will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out. 1 Corinthians 10:13 (GN)

God gives instruction for the Feast of Unleavened Bread. God commands that the first born of all things are his and are to be consecrated to God. When the Israelites left Egypt, God lead them with a Pillar of Clouds by day and a Pillar of Fire by night. Pharaoh's heart was hardened one more time and he pursues the Israelites to the Red Sea.

In the Lord's Prayer we pray to have God "Forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors..." Why do we need to forgive? How do we get over a hurt?

God gives instruction for the Passover. The tenth plague: Death of the first born. Israel asks for and is giving gold, silver and clothing from Egyptians. Passover celebration is instituted by God. God commands the consecration of the First Born and institutes the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

What in the world does God's forgiveness look like? Come and find out!

The Night Plague Darkness. God threatens the final plague and hardens Pharaoh's heart again. The Lord gives instruction for Passover.

How does one not worry so much? Today we continue our study on the Lord's Pray by looking at the ingredients for a worry-free life.