Archive for April 2024
S211P12 – Lessons from captivity: that which follows deliverance
Exo. 15:23-25a And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? And he cried unto Jehovah; and Jehovah showed him a tree, and he cast it…
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Exo. 14:30-31 Thus Jehovah saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore. And Israel saw the great work which Jehovah did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared Jehovah: and they believed in Jehovah, and in his servant Moses. Their aim was singular;…
Read MoreS211P10 – Lessons from captivity: God will finish the plan
Exo. 14:15-18 The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground. And I will harden the hearts…
Read MoreFaith lifted up
This great faith of ours at times can be a mystery. This mysterious nature can lead us to think of the walk of our Christian faith in a spiritual context that lacks practical considerations. It is no surprise, then, that the words of our Savior and the remainder of the scriptures are rife with practical…
Read MoreS211P9 – Lessons from captivity: when God leads us from temptation
Exo. 13:17-18 So it happened, when Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearer; for God said, “The people might change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.” But God led the people around by the way…
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