Category: Devotionals

These are devotional readings, composed by Grace at Wellington to aid in your reading of scripture and the application of it into your lives.

  • Exodus 20:1-21: The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments are laws, yes, but they are so much more. They reveal the standard of morality God requires, and they reveal how a people freed from bondage can live a life which pleases God.

  • Exodus 19:9-25 Preparing for the King

    God, the Israelites’ divine King, was coming to visit his people at Sinai. They needed to prepare themselves for his arrival, getting spiritually ready for that special day when God would descend and speak through Moses to them. While God appeared to Israel in the cloud, he has come to us in the person of…

  • Exodus 19:1-8: God’s People, God’s Presence, God’s Reign

    In this passage, God’s people arrive at Mount Sinai, where God will arrive in all his divine glory. There, the God who chose them and rescued them from slavery in Egypt will enter into a covenant (or treaty) with them, establishing his reign over them as their Great King.

  • Working for Christ – Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

    Life is fleeting, all is “vanity” says the author of Ecclesiastes. But this is not an excuse to sit back and do nothing. Ash Clarkson shows us how we must be bold, give generously and trust God for the outcome.

  • Exodus 7:8-13: Serpents as Signs

    In Exodus, God is acting through Moses and Aaron to free his people from slavery in Egypt. In this passage, Moses and Aaron return to Pharaoh’s court to demand he free the Israelites. There, Moses and Aaron demonstrate a warning sign to Pharaoh and Egypt, one Pharaoh tragically ignores. The serpent sign authenticates the message…

  • Exodus 7:1-7 – Stubborn Pharaoh, Softened Moses

    In our last devotion, we saw God remind Moses of his nature as a promise-keeping God. In Exodus 7:1-7, God reconfirms to Moses his divine appointment as God’s ambassador and leader of his people. He reminds Moses of his divine mission, warns him of the struggle against Pharaoh to come, and promises again to deliver…

  • Exodus 6 – Promise-keeping God

    In Exodus 6, we are reminded of how God is trustworthy. God keeps his promises. Responding to the cries of Moses and the Israelites as their burdens were made heavier for daring to dream of freedom, God reminds Moses and the people of his divine commitment to his promises. Exodus 6 shows God announcing his…

  • Exodus 5 – Bricks without straw

    Moses’ return to Egypt had gone better than he anticipated, as the Elders and God’s people accepted his message and calling. But Pharaoh had no plans to easily let God’s people go, and in Exodus 5 we see the oppression that the Israelites faced grow. Exodus 5 shows the first confrontation with Pharaoh, the increase…

  • Exodus 4:18-31 – Returning to Egypt

    In Exodus 4:18-31, we see Moses’ faithful response to God’s call in his return to Egypt to rescue God’s people. But before Moses can see God’s promises begin their fulfilment, he must ensure his own life is fit for service as the mediator between God and his people.

  • Exodus 4:1-17 – Powerful Signs

    Despite the powerful signs God gave Moses to perform, he still shows extreme reluctance to return to Egypt. In Exodus 4:1-17, we see God provide Moses with those signs, and also with a spokesman to speak for him. We see God’s mercy and provision despite Moses’ disobedience to his calling.