READ Exodus 2
Moses is born and later flees to Midian.
 
INSIGHT
God is sovereign in all the earth; we must never forget that. Much inner distress in life comes from losing sight of that one fact. The same God who cared for Moses promises to care for us-perhaps not as dramatically, but just as certainly. The peace that God promises-the peace which surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7)-is ours only if we embrace that fundamental truth.
 
PRAYER
In full confidence of the sovereignty of God in your circumstances, give praise to God with this passage from the prophet Isaiah:
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been declared to you
From the beginning?
Have you not considered
The foundations of the earth?
God is enthroned above the circle of the earth;
Its inhabitants are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like thin cloth
And spreads them out like a tent to live in
(Isaiah 40:21-22).
 
Now pray this confession to the Lord as you come into His special presence:
For my iniquities have flooded over my head;
They are a burden too heavy for me to bear
(Psalm 38:4).
 
Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. As you agree with God's will, voice your affirmation of His Word:
But God, who is rich in mercy,
Because of his great love that he had for us,
Made us alive with Christ
Even though we were dead in trespasses.
You are saved by grace! (Ephesians 2:4-5).
 
As you make your requests known to the Lord, pray for:

• God's sovereign will to be done on earth as it is in heaven
• Greater righteousness in your community
• Your prayer list

 
Now offer this prayer of worship to the Lord:
We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty,
Who is and who was,
Because you have taken your great power
And have begun to reign (Revelation 11:17).