Never Alone
Bible Readings
Take a few minutes to read the Bible verses listed and ask the Holy Spirit to lead you in how this verse applies to you this week.
28 When the spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 he said, “I am the . Tell the king of Egypt everything I say to you.” 30 But Moses answered, “You know I am a very poor speaker, and the king will never listen to me.” 1 The said: I am going to let your brother Aaron speak for you. He will tell your message to the king, just as a prophet speaks my message to the people. 2 Tell Aaron everything I say to you, and he will order the king to let my people leave his country. 3 But I will make the king so stubborn that he won't listen to you. He won't listen even when I do many terrible things to him and his nation. Then I will bring a final punishment on Egypt, and the king will let Israel's families and tribes go. 4 5 When this happens, the Egyptians will know that I am the . 6 Moses and Aaron obeyed the 7 and spoke to the king. At the time, Moses was 80 years old, and Aaron was 83.
Exodus 6:28-7:7
Memory Verse
1 Thessalonians 5:11
11 This is why you must encourage and help each other, just as you are already doing.
Poppy loved her pogo stick. Sometimes, after a hard day of school, she bounced, bounced, bounced her troubles away. The spring-loaded toy reminded her that she could bounce back when life got hard. That’s what the word resilience means. God empowers us to “bounce back” from difficulties and hardships. Thankfully, we don’t do that alone.
We may know Moses as a leader who helped rescue God’s people from slavery in Egypt. But when God first called Moses to this great, big task, Moses believed God had the wrong man for the job. “No one will listen to me!” Moses told God.
In response, God gave Moses a helper and a friend to walk alongside him and to speak when Moses couldn’t find the right words. Where Moses was weak, Aaron was strong.
Just as Aaron and Moses trusted God and leaned on each other to fulfill God’s plan, God also designed us to both help and need one another.
Unlike using a pogo stick, it’s not just up to us to bounce back from hardships or challenges. God sees resilience as so much more. He gives us family, friends, and special helpers we can trust and lean on in times of need. He also gives us unique gifts and strengths we can use to help others.
Are you an excellent chef? A good listener? A great basketball player? How can you use the gifts God gave you to build up others?
It’s also okay to acknowledge our weaknesses. Just like Moses needed Aaron to lead his people out of Egypt, we, too, need helpers who support, encourage, and walk alongside us.
The truth is God made us for each other. Who is for you today? And who might God be calling you to encourage or support?
Prayer
Lord, sometimes life can toss us around. We thank you for the gift of resilience. Help us trust you and lean on others when we need help. Teach us to use our unique abilities so we can bless and help those in need. Amen.Related Resources
Sara Korber-DeWeerd
Sara Korber-DeWeerd is a freelance writer, teacher, and Down syndrome advocate. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband Mark and their three children, plus one dog and seven chickens. When not teaching or writing, Sara enjoys exploring the mountains, lakes, and rocky coastlines of New England with her active family (though they usually leave the chickens at home).