Ephesians 4:31 “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice” The previous passage spoke about grieving the Holy Spirit. This is the type of behaviour that saddens […]
Exodus 16;30 “So the people rested on the seventh day.” God’s love for us is great. I’m certain that most of the great things He does for us (or has done), we will never know in this life. […]
Ephesians 4:30 “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” This can be loosely paraphrased by saying, don’t make the Holy Spirit sad. This is a new concept. […]
Exodus 16;8 Moses said, “This will happen when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening, and bread to the full in the morning; for the LORD hears your grumblings which you grumble against Him. And what are we? Your grumblings […]
Ephesians 4:29 “Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.” This is setting the bar […]
Exodus 16:4 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will 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 or not they will walk […]
Ephesians 4:28 “He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.” This seems like an obvious […]
Exodus 16:1-3 “Then they set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure […]
Ephesians 4:27 “and do not give the devil an opportunity.” This is a very curious comment. Who wants to give the devil an opportunity? I think most would want to stay clear of him. Particulary if they understood what his […]
Exodus 15:27 “Then they came to Elim where there were twelve springs of water and seventy date palms, and they camped there beside the waters.” The phrase “beside the waters” reminds me of the 23rd Psalm: “The LORD is my shepherd, […]