1st Corinthians 1:26-29 | Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
Read MoreIsaiah 43:7 | Bring all who claim me as their God, for I have made them for my glory. It was I who created them.
Why did God make people according to Isaiah 43:7?
What is glory?
Last week, we saw the birth of Moses and how Moses’ mother trusted God with his future. Indeed, God had a big plan for Moses’ life. But the first couple chapters of Exodus don’t showcase Moses as powerful or particularly special. Since we last left him, Moses has fled Egypt because he murdered an Egyptian (Exodus 2:11-15) and rather than living as royalty, he is now a humble shepherd caring for his father in law’s sheep (Exodus 3:1).
Read MorePsalm 37:5 | Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.
What does committing and trusting everything to the Lord look like?
Does this describe your life? In what ways or why not? What, if anything, are you holding back?
Psalm 9:10 | Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.
What does abandon mean? Why is it important for God’s followers to remember that God does not abandon His followers?
Psalm 9:10 | Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.
What does abandon mean? Why is it important for God’s followers to remember that God does not abandon His followers?
Romans 8:28 | And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
What promise does Romans 8:28 hold for God’s followers? What does it mean?
Think back to situations in the past that seemed hopeless, impossible, or a mess. Have any of them turned to ‘good’ by the Lord? How?
Jeremiah 29:11 | For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
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