Proverbs 27:17
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
This Teaching Clip made me think of you. Watch WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYERS - LECTIO 365 by 24-7 Prayer:
This Teaching Clip made me think of you. Watch WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYERS - LECTIO 365 by 24-7 Prayer:
Why Your Life Matters!
Why Your Life Matters!
Head shake. I really wanted to read Moses’ story again, which starts in the second book of Exodus, but I already got stuck on the first page. It says:
“Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power over Egypt.” (Exodus 1:8 NIV)
Joseph had an incredible story! God was with him. He saved his family and an entire nation! A story worth telling! And yet—as we see here a few generations later—it no longer mattered.
The new king doesn’t know Joseph. And Israel’s situation changes radically. The Bible shows us something we somehow tend to overlook: Faith cannot be inherited.
You can live off the experiences of others, but God wants us to experience Him ourselves.
Because every generation, every person, needs their own faith. Their own relationship with God.
That’s why God calls Moses. Not to repeat Joseph’s story, but to experience God’s possibilities in a new way.
And Moses also wrote an incredible story! God was with him just as He had been with Joseph! He also saved an entire nation! Yes, another story—like Joseph’s—worth telling. But generations later… today… it no longer matters…
Or could you go to your coworker and say: “Hey, do you know what Moses did?”
What did God do after it says, “Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power over Egypt” (Exodus 1:8 NIV)? He called Moses.
What do you think God does after people today say:
“We don’t want to hear old Bible stories anymore”?
Exactly: He calls people. He calls you.
People don’t just want to hear about faith anymore—they want to see it!
And you are the face that represents faith here on earth! Are you aware of that?
“You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:14 NIV)
Jesus doesn’t say here that you will be light some day, but that you already are! Your story, your life, all of it matters—in exactly a time like this!
You are a miracle!
Déborah Rosenkranz
Why It Matters It’s important that we don’t resist when we know God is calling us out of our comfort zones for a season. While God gives us good things to enjoy, we don’t live for the pleasures of this world. Through the fires of this life, we’re developing character and ultimately, hope. Hope that God is shaping us into the image of Christ, preparing us for a joyful eternity with him.
Why It Matters
It’s important that we don’t resist when we know God is calling us out of our comfort zones for a season. While God gives us good things to enjoy, we don’t live for the pleasures of this world. Through the fires of this life, we’re developing character and ultimately, hope. Hope that God is shaping us into the image of Christ, preparing us for a joyful eternity with him.
It’s important that we don’t resist when we know God is calling us out of our comfort zones for a season. While God gives us good things to enjoy, we don’t live for the pleasures of this world. Through the fires of this life, we’re developing character and ultimately, hope. Hope that God is shaping us into the image of Christ, preparing us for a joyful eternity with him.
God Is Calling Me Out of My Comfort Zone
God Is Calling Me Out of My Comfort Zone
Written by Kristle Gangadeen
I’m not sure at exactly which point in my season of suffering the Holy Spirit convicted me of this sin. The sin? Idolatry—placing my desires ahead of my love for God. I felt convicted as I realized that my sulking was largely because I hadn’t been getting my way. I had envisioned and worked for a comfortable, easy, path-of-least resistance life. When I bumped into this season of “unnecessary” hardship, it put a spoke in my wheel and a funk in my mood.
Contrary to the popular saying, we’re not here for a long time or for a good time, we’re here for purpose. And that purpose is to honor God with our lives. The Christian life is not just about achieving our dreams and desires. It’s about living for Jesus… it’s about rejoicing in the blessings he lavishes on us and rejoicing also through the struggles that arise… those circumstances we face that may be inconvenient, disappointing, or painful.
Jesus virtually promised we’d have suffering in some form (John 16:33), but Christians are guaranteed that it won’t be without purpose—it can even be for our good. That’s why we can rejoice in suffering (Romans 5:3).
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