Month: April 2024

When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah. And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” Exodus 15:23-24 My wife and I are wannabe do-it-yourselfers, currently working on adding living space into an old garage. We’re probably in…
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Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD . . . Exodus 15:1 My kids are grown now, but when they were little, they had no money and possessed nothing that my wife and I didn’t give them. On birthdays and at Christmas, any gift they gave was purchased by…
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Israel saw the great power that the LORD used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the LORD, and they believed in the LORD . . . Exodus 14:31 In a small group discussion recently, we answered this question – Why do you believe in God? If I’m honest, I’ve got to admit that I’ve…
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So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the LORD threw the Egyptians into the midst of the sea. Exodus 14:27 My life story is simple. Following my way once led me to a drug…
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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.” Exodus 14:15-16 When faced with life challenges, I’ve…
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Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. Exodus 14:21 When my son was 10 ½ months old, we welcomed our daughter into the world. Suddenly, we had two…
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And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” Exodus 14:13-14 Back when I was…
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What have you done to us in bringing us out of Egypt? Is not this what we said to you in Egypt: “Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians”? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness. Exodus 14:11-12 When I was a…
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When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the mind of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” Exodus 14:5 I vividly remember the thought process of my last relapse. I’d…
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And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. Exodus 13:21 I’ve often said that my drug addiction hasn’t been my greatest life problem.…
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