| For Friday, November 20 |
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| SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 11:20-28 |
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| KEY VERSE: [Moses] chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time (Heb. 11:25).
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| Choices |
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Moses had to choose how he was going to live and to whom he was going to listen. His decision would reveal what he values and the relationships that were important to him. He chose to listen to God and invest in his future rather than take the easy road today. He placed his faith in God rather than Pharaoh. He chose self-denial over pleasures of sin.
If Moses were to choose Pharaoh, he would, in essence, be denying God. The same would be true for trust. To trust Pharaoh is to not trust God. Moses traded the riches and fame of this life for the certainty of his faith-a heavenly reward. The things that seem grand and glorious in this world are no comparison for the promise of eternity.
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| -Floyd Fisher |
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| SING TO THE LORD |
When He shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in Him be found!
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne!
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| "The Solid Rock" by Edward Mote |
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| REACH OUT IN PRAYER |
| That many young people in Panama will be called into full-time Christian ministry. |
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| THOUGHT FOR THE DAY |
| Make decisions with an eternal view. |
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| THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR |
| 1 Thessalonians 1-5 |
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