There is so much going in the world today. Who can make sense of it all. No matter what is going on all around us or happening to us personally, don't let it shake your faith. I can recall years go going through a challenging time in my life. It was a real dry time. I would like to tell you that my prayer life did not suffer, but it did.. My heart was burdened. This is what I can say, God is faithful. God has a way of stirring our hearts and reminding us who we are in Him. God has a way of comforting us like no one else can. I learned from this experienced to keep my focus on Christ. As we keep our focus on Christ our faith is strengthen.
Miriam was the big sister of Moses. Her name (sometimes rendered as Mary in English) means 'bitter' although it could also signify 'one who loves or is loved by Yahweh'. Yahweh means 'the self-existent one'. Yahweh is one of the ways the children of Israel referred to God. Meet the family Amram and Jochebed were the father and mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses. Moses was the youngest of the three yet became the leader of the pack (Exodus 2:3-4; Exodus 6:20; Numbers 26:59). Moses was the man who led Israel out of Egypt. As the big sister of the family Miriam knew all the secrets. Women often get to know about things that men don't. When Pharaoh of Egypt decreed the death of all Israel baby boys in a desperate attempt to curb the growth of Israel, Amram and Jochebed put baby Moses into a waterproof basket and set it on the river in an attempt to save his life. It was Miriam who was watching the basket when the daughter of Pharaoh discovered it. It w...
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