Posts by C. C.
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…
Read MoreS211P11 – Lessons from captivity: God will not shame his servants
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…
Read MoreGod’s deep tissue work
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ai74d-15ca161 The same way we have to care for our physical muscles, that is how we must care for our spiritual muscles. Once used, they require rest and rejuvenation. Sometimes God has to get in there to get out some knots or release tightness, and that can be uncomfortable and painful, but it is necessary. …
Read MoreS211P8 – Lessons from captivity: the instant of deliverance
Exo. 12:37-39 Now the Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides the women and the children. A mixed multitude also went with them, along with both flocks and herds, a very large number of livestock. And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought from Egypt;…
Read MoreS211P7 – Lessons from captivity: the counterfeits will be revealed
Exo. 7:10-12 So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and did just as the Lord had commanded; Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh called for the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, these magicians of Egypt, did the same with their secret…
Read MoreS211P6 – Lessons from captivity: this is no popularity contest
Exo. 5:19-21 The Hebrew foremen saw that they were in a bad situation because they were told, “You must not reduce [in the least] your daily quota of bricks.” When they left Pharaoh’s presence, the foremen met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them. And the foremen said to them, “May the Lord look…
Read MoreS211P5 – Lessons from captivity: reminders of who God is
Exo. 6:2-5 Then God spoke further to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name, Lord, I did not make Myself known to them. I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan,…
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