God Does Not Withhold The Manna “You also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, And did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, And gave them water for their thirst.” Nehemiah 9:20, NKJV Nehemiah is recounting all that God did for Israel as He brought them out of bondage in Egypt, through the wilderness and on to the Promised Land. In our selected verse, Nehemiah reminds the Hebrew Children what God gave them during their...
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Payday Someday “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.” Revelation 22:12, NKJV The well-known, Pastor R.G. Lee, from Tennessee preached a sermon that became as well-known as he was. The title of the sermon was Payday Someday. The sermon dealt with the biblical truth that one day there will be a payday for both the good and the evil people in this world. That final payday...
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Does Grace Erase The Law? “For you are not under law but under grace.” Romans 6:14, NKJV We often quote this scripture as one that emphasizes we are forgiven for our sins. That is a true interpretation of that verse. However, does the grace that is taught in the New Testament erase the law that was taught in the Old Testament? There is a difference between law and grace. The law says, “Kill him”; grace says, “Forgive him.” The law...
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“Man who is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble.” Job 14:1, NKJV Students in high school long for the day that they can be exempt from their final exams. If they finish the year with a certain grade, they are exempt from taking their final exam in that class. Who would not want to be exempt from taking an exam? It’s too bad that exemption does apply to mankind and the trouble that he or she will face in this life. In our...
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What Are You Worried About? “Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” Matthew 6:26, NKJV What are you worried about today? Is your list long as you think about that question? How do we deal with anxiety and worry when they come rushing into our mind? Our scripture for today gives us a hint as to how to deal with worry...
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