ScriptureExodus 2:3 (NIV)“But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket forhim and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it andput it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.”DevotionalAfter Pharaoh orders every Hebrew baby boy to be thrown into the Nile,a Levite woman named Jochebed gives birth to a son—Moses. She hideshim for three months, protecting him...  Read More

ScriptureExodus 1:17 (NIV)“But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypthad told them to do; they let the boys live.”DevotionalIn Exodus 1, the Israelites are enslaved in Egypt, and Pharaoh fears theirgrowing population. To stop them, he commands two Hebrewmidwives—Shiphrah and Puah—to kill every baby boy born to Hebrewwomen. As attendants at childbirth, they stood in the space...  Read More

ScriptureMark 5:25-26, 42 (ESV)“And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and who hadsuffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse”“ 42  And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement.DevotionalIn Mark 5, one woman had...  Read More

ScriptureMark 5:35-36 (ESV)“While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler's house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further? But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, ‘Do not fear, only believe.’”DevotionalWhile Jesus was speaking to the woman, the message arrived: “Your daughter is dead.” Itsounded final. The delay seemed c...  Read More

ScriptureMark 5:34 (ESV)“And he said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.’”DevotionalJesus was on His way to heal Jairus’ dying daughter when a woman interrupted the journey. For twelve years she had been bleeding—isolated, exhausted, and defined by her condition. She pressed through the crowd believing that even touching His garment would be...  Read More

Scripture: Mark 2:9–129 Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 11 “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and the...  Read More