So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said. Exodus 18:24 Medicine is always changing, making it a challenge to stay up to date in everything I need to know to do my job. So, I’m always learning, from multiple different sources. I’ve had to get comfortable with…
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Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. Exodus 18:21 During the years of my drug use, I chaffed at following anyone. Self-obsessed, I was…
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Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone.” Exodus 18:17 As you likely know, my buddy Jon and I do a weekly Bible study…
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But Moses’ hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side. So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. Exodus 17:12 At the…
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They tested the LORD by saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?” Exodus 17:7 As you know, it’s an election year – a time when we must endure all-too-frequent campaign commercials, promising that a candidate will do what we want. They campaign, making promises, because to get where they want to go, they need…
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The people of Israel ate the manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land. They ate the manna till they came to the border of the land of Canaan. Exodus 16:35 The first two times I went through out-patient treatment, I was required to put together a Relapse Prevention Plan. To graduate from…
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On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they found none. And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?” Exodus 16:27-28 Occasionally, while traveling, I’ve seen people at the airport pushing their way through security, running for the gate, trying…
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This is what the LORD has commanded: “Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD.” Exodus 16:23 I mentioned recently that my wife and I are adding living space to an old garage, doing most of the work ourselves. It’s intended to be a temporary living arrangement for us, but…
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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 With some medications, like opioids, tolerance is expected. The body and brain of the one taking…
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Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.” Exodus 16:4 I can’t imagine what I put my parents through…
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