Month: February 2018

And Moses said to them, “Let no one leave any of it over till the morning.” But they did not listen to Moses. Some left part of it till the morning, and it bred worms and stank. Exodus 16:19-20 At a youth church conference in high school, I heard a young woman lament her repetitive…
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Is not this what we said to you in Egypt: “Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians”? Exodus 14:12 Most of us know the frustration of trying to change. The enthusiasm at the thought of skinny, at the outset of a diet, fades by day two or three, as the hunger sets in…
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What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us? Exodus 14:5 My wife and I were watching a movie recently, when our discussion turned to an actor in the film who, in real life, died of a heroin overdose. He had apparently been sober for some time before his…
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The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh. Exodus 9:12 I have never liked the thought of destiny. Preferring to believe that I am the master of my own fate, I chafe at the idea that I am not in control. Never mind that I’ve made some pretty disastrous decisions, or, that I felt completely out…
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