Thursday, October 30, 2008

God's Purposes Do Not Preclude Problems (Exodus 1:1-22)

Israel Prospers in Paradise
God provides His people with the perfect environment for optimal growth.
Have you thanked God lately for putting you where you are at this particular time in your life?
What can you do to ensure that you don't become comfortable and dependent upon your current prosperous situation?
How are you investing what God has given you (either physically or spiritually)?  Will your investment be gone when you die, or will it live on?

Israel Prospers in Persecution
God will accomplish whatever He plans despite opposition.
How are you guilty of accepting God's purpose when it involves prosperity but not in adversity?
What can you do to look beyond your current difficulties to God's larger purpose behind it?  Will you ask him for the grace to endure joyfully where you are?

Israel Prospers in Peril
Obedience is often costly but God always rewards it.
What are you currently doing because you have a greater fear of man than of God?
What price are you willing to pay to remain true to God's word?
Where have you neglected to thank God for a blessing in spite of the difficulties and challenges that accompanied it?

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