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Bread Crumbs “Understanding Forgiveness” April 25

Forgiving those who have hurt us is not an option. Forgiveness is not “divine amnesia.” We will never “forget” what others have done to us. By faith we must turn them over to the Lord, and place the uncomfortable even horrifying memories of the event(s) passed into the capable hands of Christ. Feeling is not the basis of forgiveness! When we act in faith and forgive, we will find that God’s grace can begin to erase the hurt and remove the poison that threatens our soul. From that moment forward, whenever the memory of that event attempts to return, we remind ourselves that we have already followed the Biblical mandate. We have already turned that situation over to the Lord. Therefore, we refuse to retrieve and relive those specific events. As we operate by faith, the Spirit of God will begin to revive the devastated soul. He will even place a supernatural love in your heart for those who have hurt or offended you. A failure to follow the command of the Lord will guarantee that a root of bitterness will grow and bring wreckage of soul. Let us forgive others based upon the fact that we ourselves have been forgiven by the Lord. His Grace will be sufficient in the process!

Luke 17:3-4 - Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. (4) And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

Pastor Loren Larson
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The one who seeks to comfort our souls without the mortifying of our flesh is not the comforter which Jesus sent to us!

The Comforter Jesus sent to us comforts our souls in the process of our flesh being mortified through faith in His work at the cross!

Before Grace builds, it must be found pulling down!

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The Miracle of God’s Word

Philippians 3:12
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

We, as the Children of God, by faith In Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:26), have not attained as of yet the resurrection of the dead, although we are no longer dead in our sins, we are still in these old dying bodies. Many have refuted the teachings of the Apostle Paul, but to do so, is to rebel against God Himself. Paul was the last man given the authority of God to write The Word as Scripture, and it is for us to be able to know how to be saved, and to learn to live the saved Life with Fruit. Paul also says that he is not perfect, but that he is following after the One who is perfect which apprehended him.

The Lord came to give His Life for ALL men so that ALL men could believe upon Him and have Eternal Life. He came and found us, so that we could be found In Him, and experience Him EVERYDAY of our lives (Luke 1:74-75). Is your faith today still in Jesus Christ AND His atoning work He carried out for you at the cross? If it is not, there will be no grace, which is the Spirit of Grace Himself working in and through you with the fruit to see. If it is, you will be found daily following after the One who came after you! Jesus is Lord!

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4/25/2020

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Your Word for Today

“and Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean (II Ki. 5:10).

This concerns Naaman, captain of the host of the King of Syria. The Holy Spirit says that he was a “great man,” “honorable,” and a “mighty man in valor.” But the Holy Spirit added, “but he was a leper.”

In those days, leprosy was tantamount to a sentence of death. In the Old Testament, leprosy was used by the Holy Spirit as a type of sin. There was no earthly cure for leprosy, just as there is no earthly cure for sin.

A little maid, whom the Holy Spirit desired to remain nameless, had been taken captive from Israel and was now serving in the household of Naaman. Upon overhearing the consternation that followed the news that Naaman had contracted leprosy, the Scripture says this little maid told her mistress about the Prophet Elisha in Samaria!

She said, “He will recover him of his leprosy.” This young lady, who had been taken captive and made to serve as a slave in a strange land, could easily have succumbed to depression, even blaming God for her predicament. After all, she was an Israelite; however, she allowed none of that to control her. She maintained her faith, attempting to serve God to the best of her ability where He had placed her.

What an example!

On the word of this little “maid,” Naaman departed for Israel, taking with him several millions of dollars in order to “pay for his healing.” How so like the world, thinking that Salvation can be bought! Furthermore, before going to Elisha, Naaman went to the King of Israel, who, of course, could do nothing for him.

Let that be a lesson for all. Man has no answer for these problems.

Elisha heard about the situation and said, “Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a Prophet in Israel.”

So Naaman came; however, the situation was not exactly to his liking. Elisha didn’t even come out to greet him; he rather sent a lowly messenger with a ridiculous message, at least ridiculous to Naaman. Naaman was to “Go and wash in Jordan seven times.” He grew furiously angry, exclaiming how much better the rivers of Syria were than the River Jordan.

It is true that the rivers he named in Syria were crystal clear, while Jordan was anything but that. Likewise, Calvary, typified here by the River Jordan, holds no attraction. The Cross, in fact, has no attraction at all; it rather is “an offence” (Gal. 5:11). The only thing that one can say about the Cross is, “It works.” It alone will “cleanse from the leprosy of sin.” No matter how sparkling clear and beautifully arrayed the other efforts are, whatever they are and wherever they are, they carry no healing process. The Cross alone does that.

Upon being told to wash in Jordan, Naaman, as stated, became enraged. Many today, when told about the Cross, do the same thing. But thankfully, Naaman ultimately obeyed and “dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean” (II Ki. 5:14).

Likewise is everyone who comes to that fountain. It may not be attractive to the world, but it cleanses from sin (Zech. 13:1).”

—Donnie Swaggart (taken from the “Word for Every Day”)
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Bread Crumbs “To Know Him” April 26

God has granted all of humanity an awesome opportunity. First, despite the separation from God that sin has imposed upon mankind, God offers the availability of salvation through Christ. Second, God invites those who have accepted His gracious offer of clemency an even greater and more abounding opportunity. That is, He invites His children to get to know Him in an intimate way. From the depths of my soul I want to know Him! The longing of my heart is to press so close that I feel what He feels and that I think as He thinks. We are invited to get as close to God as we desire. There are no limits placed on His time for us. He waits graciously as we walk tentatively towards His person. Never too busy, never shooing us away, never cutting us off. No matter how stumbling our efforts, He always receives us. No matter how infrequent our activities to know Him in a deeper way, He never refuses our advances. With arms open wide, He invites us to the depths of His knowledge and the exquisite grandeur of His person. The Creator of all the universe has invited us to get to know Him and I will answer that call. Draw me nearer, precious Lord!

Philippians 3:10 - That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Pastor Loren Larson
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The Miracle of God’s Word

Philippians 3:13
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

Paul continues to bring the reality of our daily lives in focus as he confesses that he has NOT YET apprehended, or rather laid hold of the coming resurrection, but rather that he is forgetting those things which are behind so that he can reach forth unto those things which are before him. I know that Jesus is coming for His church, as we call it the rapture of the church, but remember that it is already a done deal with God, just as the Lamb was slain before the foundation of the world (1 Peter 1:19-20, Revelation 13:8), therefore it is not only that which is coming but that which we are reaching forth for as we run this race that has been set before us (Hebrews 12:1-2).

The Resurrection has not taken place yet, and we are not perfect yet, for those two things take place at the same time, but all because of the cross of Jesus Christ. We are complete IN Him (Colossians 2:10), and for those who run the race that has been set before them (Hebrews 12:1) through faith in Christ and His atoning sacrifice at Calvary, will cross that finish line into the MANIFESTATION of what is already COMPLETE to our faithful God. Let this be the one thing we are all found doing, FORGETTING those things which are behind and REACHING forth for those things which are before us! RUN RUN RUN, for the race set before us is Jesus and He has finished the work!
Only trust Him!

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Your Word for Today

“and he (Naaman) returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the Earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray you, take a blessing of your servant. But he (Elisha) said, As the LORD lives, before Whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused (II Ki. 5:15-16).

After Naaman was healed, he obviously was very grateful. He goes back to the Prophet and offers to give him as much money as he wanted. But Elisha refused to take anything.

Why?

At times, Elisha did take gifts, or at least the indication is that he did. But this was different. All of this was a Type of what Christ did at the Cross, which affords Salvation free of charge to all who simply will believe (Jn. 3:16). No price is put on such, because no price can be put on such. So, Elisha was forbidden by the Lord to take anything. Had he done so, it would have spoiled the Type.

But after Naaman left, Elisha’s servant, Gehazi, no doubt having overheard the conversation, ran and overtook the Syrian. Gehazi lied to Naaman, claiming that Elisha had changed his mind and would like some payment — “a talent of silver, and two changes of garments” (II Ki. 5:22).

The end result would not be pleasant. Because Gehazi spoiled the Type and lied to Naaman, Elisha was instructed by the Holy Spirit to tell him, “The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto you, and unto your seed forever.” Then, “he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow” (II Ki. 5:27).

This should be a powerful lesson for every person. Salvation cannot be bought. In fact, God has nothing for sale. Everything is a gift; and if we try to earn Salvation, we will find that the sin remains; it will remain forever, that is, if one continues on that path.

Such a direction completely destroyed Israel.

Paul said, “For they being ignorant of God’s Righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the Righteousness of God” (Rom. 10:3). Paul then tells the Church, “For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest He also spare not you,” meaning if God’s Redemption Plan of the Cross is ignored, the results will be destruction (Rom. 11:21).”

—Donnie Swaggart (taken from the “Word for Every Day”)
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Bread Crumbs “True Leaders Die First!” April 27

What makes the head of any household a great leader? Is it humility or kindness? Is it that he supplies the needs for all under his roof? Is it the expression of unconditional love given equally to all? While all these are notable attributes, the greatest of leaders are always the first to live the crucified life. What do I mean by that? As head of the household it is my responsibility to lead by example. I mus...t set the example of dying to self. I lead in the practice of self-denial. I actively put the needs of others in front of my own personal wants, whims, or desires. I go without, so that others might obtain. I do my best to be a man that places no faith in self. I utilize but do not depend upon human strength, wisdom, power, prestige, talent, ability or any other asset that lies within the human frame. Instead, I count these all but loss and look to Christ to furnish me with all that my family needs. While I know I will not do this perfectly, I am learning to depend upon the freely given grace of God to equip me for this leadership responsibility. True leaders die first!

Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Pastor Loren Larson
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The Miracle of God’s Word

Philippians 3:14
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

To press is to run after, and to pursue. To run after the mark for the prize of the high calling of God, is to maintain one’s faith IN CHRIST JESUS. This ALWAYS speaks of faith in Christ’s atoning work at the cross, for it was there the believer was immersed in Him (Romans 6:3), and that same faith allows us to walk IN Him (Colossians 2:6), that we may run the race which has been set before us (Hebrews 12:1-2).

The mark, which is the goal, is spoken of in this chapter in the context of the Resurrection and Perfection which are all of God, IN Christ Jesus, again this refers to faith IN His work on the cross. To have oil in our lamps when our Savior comes, and to be running the race which has been set before us until Jesus comes, are both referring to our remaining In the Way of Righteousness (2 Peter 2:21). The high calling of God is to bring many home to glory through faith in Christ Jesus and His work on the cross, for He and His shed blood is the only path that leads home!

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4/27/2020

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“and there were four leprous men at the entering of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? (II Ki. 7:3).

Because of sin, the Northern Kingdom of Israel has been reduced to slavery and starvation. At the moment of the Text, the Syrians had surrounded the city of Samaria, placing it under siege. Soon the food ran out, with the situation becoming dire indeed!

There were four leprous men sitting at the gate of the city, because they were not allowed inside. They too were starving to death. In this abject condition, they reasoned among themselves, “Why sit we here until we die?” They would go into the camp of the Syrians, who might give them some food. If they die in the attempt, i.e., if they were killed by the Syrians, they were no worse off than at present. They were most assuredly going to die, so they had nothing to lose.

These four men showed Faith; to be sure, Faith is always attached to action. “Faith without works is dead.”

How many modern Believers have simply given up? It may even be that you have sinned, and sinned greatly, typified by the leprosy. In this terrible condition, most in the modern Church would write you off. But you must realize that God has not written you off. God loves you; He paid a great price for your soul. But if you continue to sit in the place of despondency, refusing to act, there is nothing God can do. He awaits only your favorable response.

Why not say, as those four leprous men of so long ago, “Why sit I here until I die?”

When you get up, God gets up! Don’t forget that.

When the four lepers went into the camp of the Syrians, the Lord made their footfall sound like a mighty army. The Syrians thought that Israel had hired Hittites and Egyptians to come against them. Consequently, the Syrians fled, leaving everything in their camp — money, food, garments, everything!

After the lepers had eaten and drank, they, in essence, said to themselves, “This is a day of good tidings. We must not keep it to ourselves. We must tell it to all in the city.” And so they did! That which the Lord gives is of such magnificence and of such abundance, that it not only meets our every need, but we, at the same time, are to give this message of “glad tidings” concerning Salvation, which meets every need of every individual, to the entirety of the world.

The people in Samaria were starving to death. They are a type of the world without God. Admittedly, the world will not accept Christ and His largesse as readily as the starving people of Samaria accepted that which was left by the Syrians. Nevertheless, some few will. All who accept will find blessing untold.

As the lepers of old, it’s up to us to tell them (Jn. 10:10).”

—Donnie Swaggart (taken from the “Word for Every Day”)
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Bread Crumbs “Yes, Jesus Loves Me!” April 28

The challenge you are facing today is not simply a challenge of finances, or fear, or loneliness. The true provocation is not merely these difficulties or a dozen other issues that life may throw at you. Your true challenge is the challenge of faith. When stripped down to its foundation, your faith operates on the belief that God loves you. We cannot earn His love and we certainly do not merit His majestic attenti...on. He has already expressed His feelings towards us by sending His Only Begotten Son to pay the price for our redemption. Once a person chooses to believe in God’s redemption plan, God promises to faithfully extend His compassion, His Mercy, His help, towards them. We love Him because we have realized and believe that He first loved us. Acknowledging God’s love provides the primary source of fuel needed to live by faith. Believe that He loves you and faith will be constantly reviving and strengthening your heart. When you trust in God’s love it is far easier to believe that He is watching over you and working the situations of life together for your good. If you can believe He loves you, you will experience the strength that is needed to rise up and fight today's battle!

Galatians 5:6 - For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Pastor Loren Larson
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The Miracle of God’s Word

Philippians 3:15
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

Paul, being led by the Holy Spirit, encourages/commands all of God’s people to be found walking according to this same mind, which is to forget those things which are behind, and reach for those things which are before us. That which was behind Paul was his trust in the Letter/Doing of the Law, but that which is now before him is the Spirit of the Law (Romans 7:6, 8:2). That which was behind us as Gentiles was the same thing pretty much (Romans 2:14-15), but we have now, through faith in Christ and His atoning sacrifice for us, become married to Him (Romans 7:4).

As our faith remains in His work on the cross, and that alone, the fruit of the Spirit, which is the very Life of Christ, can be experienced in our lives. Reaching forward is continuing to believe that because of what Jesus did for us on the cross, we can now run the race that God has set before us all (Hebrews 12:1), by the faith He has authored, finished (Hebrews 12:2), and given to us as the measure(Romans 12:3). The command here is to have this mindset, and that all who refuse to, Paul’s prayer is that God would reveal this to them also.

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4/28/2020

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Your Word for Today

“and King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and King Ahaz sent to Urijah the Priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. And Urijah the Priest built an altar according to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the Priest made it against King Ahaz came from Damascus (II Ki. 16:10-11).

The correct name of King Ahaz, King of Judah, was “Jehoahaz,” which means “the possession of Jehovah.” The man was so ungodly that the Spirit of God strikes the Jehovah-syllable out of his name, invariably calling him “Ahaz,” which simply means “possession.” Such was his life. He was led, influenced, and possessed by anyone or anything except God.

His history illustrates how disastrous it is for the spiritual profit of a man when his own plans succeed. God, through Isaiah, earnestly counseled him not to invite the King of Assyria to help him against the confederate kings of Israel and Damascus. He, however, followed his own counsel, and with success; but the ultimate result was ruin.

Not only did he worship the golden calf of the kings of Israel, but he introduced the horrible religion of Moloch, the god of fire, the red-hot iron arms of whose image received and burned alive helpless little children, possibly even hundreds. He completed his apostasy by displacing the great Brazen Altar of God’s appointment, which sat in front of the Temple, setting up in its stead an altar inspired of Damascus.

So determined was Ahaz in his opposition to the Bible, that not only did he send to Urijah the High Priest a sketch of the idolatrous altar that he saw at Damascus, but he also sent with it a model; for that is the import of the words, “the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it” (16:10).

Urijah the High Priest was just as guilty as Ahaz the king.

I’m afraid the modern Church is basically doing the same thing as Ahaz of old, replacing the Cross with a cross of their own design.

What do we mean by that?

Unless the Cross of Christ is totally the Object of our Faith, this means that we are also building another altar in conjunction with the Cross, whether we realize it or not. In fact, this is one of the most devious and crowning sins of the Evil One. He would like for Believers, so-called, to rid themselves of the Cross altogether, which most have done; however, barring that, i.e., if they want to cling to some semblance of the Cross, he will subtly suggest the substitution of another type of cross. Such is the Purpose Driven Life doctrine, or the Government of Twelve, or the Word of Faith, etc.

All false doctrine starts, in some way, with a wrong interpretation of the Cross, or else denies the Cross altogether.”

—Donnie Swaggart (taken from the “Word for Every Day”)
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Bread Crumbs “Help My Unbelief” April 29

No matter what you are facing today, no matter what you have encountered, no matter how out of control your present circumstances seem, you must let faith arise. Faith acts as a beacon of hope and shines strength into your soul. Suppose you are in the heat of a terrifying moment or in the panic felt by a situation that offers no way out. Even as fear drapes itself around you as a cloak, there is truth that you can grasp and depend upon. That truth is the fact that God is always greater than our need! Again, your God is greater than your need! There is nothing He cannot do! There is no bill He cannot pay! There is no heart He cannot mend! There is no relationship He cannot restore! Despite our weaknesses, despite our faults, He never fails to show up. It may not be in the way we thought He would or in the time frame we had requested. But this we must believe, our God is working for our betterment, for our good, and on our behalf! If you will believe it, He can do it! And if struggling with faith, ask Him for help to overcome the doubt and unbelief that is dominating your heart and mind!

2 Samuel 7:22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

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The Miracle of God’s Word

Philippians 3:16
Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

Whereto we have already attained refers to our maturity unto where we are presently, as it has taken place through our faith in the work of Christ at Calvary by the power of the Holy Spirit. Never forget that this world changes us all, but not for the glory of God, and all change is not of God. He speaks to us by, and changes us by His Son, exclusively in these last days (Romans 8:29, Hebrews 1:1-2). Many Christians know nothing about the cross of Christ as it pertains to daily living, therefore they know nothing about walking by this same rule which Paul is here speaking of.

Walking by the same rule today which attained/gave us the relationship we have with the Lord will take place if our faith remains IN what it was placed IN that placed us IN Him and began our relationship with Him (Romans 6:3, Colossians 2:6). After we are IN Christ, the Lord doesn’t change the avenue through which He speaks and changes us into His image. He always works exclusively through the Law of the Spirit (Romans 8:2) of Life In Christ, which is the Spirit of the Letter, revealing His Person and His Work all throughout the entirety of God’s Word. Jesus Christ, The Living Word (John 1-2, 14) of Righteousness. I pray that all who read this would confess to the Lord right now that Jesus and His work at the cross is all they have ever needed, and it is God’s answer for us in ALL things! It’s ALL about Jesus!!

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Your Word for Today

“therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into the city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.

For I will defend this city, to save it, for My Own sake, and for My servant David’s sake (II Ki. 19:32-34).

From the accession of Hezekiah to the captivity, the Assyrian and the Babylonian overshadow the house of David, and call forth those exercises of heart which are painful to the flesh but profitable to the spirit. These enemies appeared because of Israel’s unfaithfulness.

So is it in the Christian life. Fidelity to the Lord and to His precious Book saves the Christian from those trials which a want of fidelity surely brings; and yet, the pitying love and wisdom of God may use these very griefs as instruments of spiritual enrichment to those who, like Hezekiah and Josiah, really love Him, though that love be imperfect.

Hezekiah began his reign as a vassal of the King of Assyria, by whom he was placed upon the throne during the lifetime of his father, Ahaz. In 18:7, it is recorded that he rebelled against that monarch and defeated the Philistines. This victory over the Philistine, who was an internal enemy, and the later victory over the Assyrian, who was an external enemy, illustrate the fact that victory over both inward and outward temptation is promised to the overcomer.

Sennacherib, leader of the mighty Assyrian empire, had laid siege to Judah and was now threatening Jerusalem. In fact, he was demanding the surrender of the Sacred City. The Prophet Isaiah now appears for the first time on the pages of the Bible (II Ki. 19:2).

Isaiah the Prophet predicted victory, and great victory, at that. Not only would Sennacherib not take Jerusalem, but, furthermore, he would not even shoot an arrow against it. This great victory, however, was not because of any moral beauty in Hezekiah, but rather for His Own sake, and for David’s sake, i.e., “the True David, Christ.”

The Scripture says, “And it came to pass that night, that the Angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred eighty and five thousand: and when they (the inhabitants of Jerusalem) arose early in the morning, behold, they (the army of Sennacherib) were all dead corpses” (II Ki. 19:35).

This shows us the power of prayer, and, above all, the Power of God. Never before had Sennacherib met such power. History records that he left immediately, going back to Assyria, where ultimately he was murdered by his own sons. Before his death, he made excursions into other parts of the world of that day, but never again toward Judah.

What a mighty God we serve!”

—Donnie Swaggart (taken from the “Word for Every Day”)
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