Exodus 40:36-37

And....End Scene! The end of our study in Exodus. The final chapters of Exodus are the final scenes of an epic story of freedom, promise, covenant, details and ultimately God’s unconditional love for His people. As we finish our study on Exodus (see previous editions of the Real Hope devotional) our hope is that you will not only reflect on all you have learnt as we have journeyed through this amazing book of the Bible, but that you will also see God’s heart for His people, and His heart for you.

Acts centers on the power of the Holy Spirit and shows how God seeks to pour himself out on us. This 5-day plan continues a journey through the book of Acts, the Bible’s gripping sequel of Jesus at work in the life of his followers as he expands his kingdom to the ends of the earth. It’s a journey on what it means to be a Christian. It’s a story in which you have a role to play.

Are you thirsty for a deeper experience of God? God wants that for you as well—and he has provided a way for us to know him through the Holy Spirit. Jesus told his disciples that God’s indwelling presence through the Spirit was (and is) even better than his bodily presence. This devotional is for all of us who ache to experience God in our heart as well as our mind.

Ephesians 1 has a prayer. That prayer is about something, for something, and toward something. All of it rooted in Christ. That prayer reflects God’s wish for you. A prayer that you’d see things differently and live in confidence, unity, and faith in the fullness of what God has done. That’s God’s vision for his people and the world. That’s Ephesians.