For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. 8They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.’

“Do not be angry, my lord,” Aaron answered. “You know how prone these people are to evil. 23They said to me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.’ 24So I told them, ‘Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.’ Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!”

So Moses went back to the Lord and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. 32But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.”

Lord God my Father,

Your way is perfect and I desire to live by your desire. Lord God, my desire is great and I need your strength to turn from it. Keep me close and help me develop a Trust that restores me to your plan above my desires. Keep me from falling to my sin nature and deliver me from my dark ways into your delightful, Peace filled way. Keep me from the idols of food and distraction so that your will is all I want.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

“Make a lampstand of pure gold. Hammer out its base and shaft, and make its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. 3

Place the table outside the curtain on the north side of the tabernacle and put the lampstand opposite it on the south side.

Lord God my Father,

Your design is perfect and you give such detail to the instructions on how I should live. Give me the strength to do what I should and keep me from what I should not do. Give me wisdom and show me how to use your way to defeat the poor decisions within me.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

“Everything the Lord has said we will do.” 

Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, “We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey.”

Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Lord God my Father,

Your way is perfect. Help me to take you as you are without a desire to understand how.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! 

“I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.

Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’ ”

Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commands and my instructions? 29Bear in mind that the Lord has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are on the seventh day; no one is to go out.”

Lord God my Father,

Your way is Truth, help me to not question. I am limited to my understanding, help me to be still and allow your understanding to rest on me and deliver me from my limitations. Help me to trust you will not ever drop me, I can trust in you and you alone. I want to live by your desires alone.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” 18So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea.

“Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 

During the last watch of the night the Lord looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion. 25He jammed the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, “Let’s get away from the Israelites! The Lord is fighting for them against Egypt.”

And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.

In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.

Lord God my Father,

Your way is beyond my understanding, help me to have faith, real faith to follow your plan and see your glory released. Keep me from complaining about what I see as an obstacle for if I move through it I will see your outcome. Lead me and show me how to follow you with trust.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

 “Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you—so that my wonders may be multiplied in Egypt.” 

 I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.

Lord God my Father,

Your design is perfect and beyond my understanding. Help me to be obedient without question. Keep me moving forward in your plan and bless my efforts with your power. Make me know you and not question your plan.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth. 16But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.

Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside. 21But those who ignored the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field.

Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said to them. “The Lord is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.

When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had stopped, he sinned again: He and his officials hardened their hearts. 35So Pharaoh’s heart was hard and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said through Moses.

Lord God my Father,

Your are all powerful and nothing is beyond your control. I am so grateful for your Grace that saves me. Give me strength over my sinful tendency to not be obedient to your plan. Help me to do what I should on your time, not mine. Soften my heart and release the chains that hold me back. Cause me to thrive and multiply my abilities to serve you. Keep me moving forward without looking back.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Pharaoh said, “Lazy, that’s what you are—lazy! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’ 18Now get to work. You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks.”

Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Why, Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Is this why you sent me? 

Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.

Lord God my Father,

You know all things, help me to follow your plan especially when it doesn’t make sense. Help me to look past the struggle to the amazing delivery from it. Keep me from hardening my heart to your way.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous. 21And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

12And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”

Lord God my Father,

Your way is greater than understanding, help me to be obedient to it. Keep me from questioning how, and just move forward trusting in your ability alone.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.

Lord God my Father,

Your plan is perfect and beyond my understanding. Help me to be at peace with your desire burning within me and obedient in doing your will. Keep my thoughts still and your understanding close so I may know it. Keep fear and question at bay so I may live by your design and experience your confidence. Help me to trust you without question.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen