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July 24
Thursday

READ:
Ex. 2:11-15; 3:7-12
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In quietness and
confidence shall be
your strength.
__Isaiah 30:15
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Niagara Falls is one of the most spectacular sights I have ever seen. The roar of 6 million cubic feet of water each minute makes it the most powerful waterfall in North America. Few people, however, know that more than 50 percent of the river's water is diverted before it reaches those falls via four huge tunnels. This water passes through hydroelectric turbines that supply power to nearby areas in the US and Canada before returning to the river well past the Falls.

Some would love to have others think of their lives like Niagara Falls__
wild, spectacular, and loud. But power without control dissipates into useless energy. Moses thought he could use his royal power to bring about deliverance for God's people from slavery. He misused his power by killing an Egyptian, which only dissipated his power because he lost the respect of his own people (Ex. 2:11-15). God had to teach him meekness (Num. 12:3).

The meek prosper because they are the ones who have power under control. Our Lord said, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth" (Matt. 5:5). You may be trying to live in this world by your own power. Let God teach you meekness so that you can live in, and depend on, His strength. __C. P. Hia
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````````````````````We strive to do the will of God````````````````
``````````````````````And struggle to succeed;``````````````````
````````````````````But we may fail to recognize`````````````````
`````````````God's strength is what we need. __D. De Haan`````````
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Nothing is stronger than strength under God's control.

***********Today's Bible Reading __ Exodus 2:11-15; 3:7-12********

11 Moses... went out to his
brethren and looked at their
burdens. And he saw an
Egyptian beating a Hebrew,
one of his brethren. 12 So he
looked this way and that way,
and when he saw no one, he
killed the Egyptian and hid
him in the sand. 13 And when
he went out the second day,
behold, two Hebrew men
were fighting, and he said to
the one who did the wrong,

"Why are you striking your
companion?"

14 Then he said, "Who made
you a prince and a judge over
us? Do you intend to kill me
as you killed the Egyptian?"

So Moses feared and said,
"Surely this thing is known!"

15 When Pharaoh heard of
this matter, he sought to kill
Moses. But Moses fled from
the face of Pharaoh....

Exodus 3
7 And the LORD said: "I
have surely seen the
oppression of My people
who are in Egypt, and have
heard their cry... for I know
their sorrows. 8 So I have
come down to deliver them
out of the hand of the
Egyptians, and to bring them
up from that land to a good
and large land, to a land
flowing with milk and
honey.... 10 Come now,
therefore, and I will send you
to Pharaoh that you may
bring My people, the
children of Israel, out of
Egypt."

11 But Moses said to God,
"Who am I that I should go
to Pharaoh, and that I should
bring the children of Israel
out of Egypt?"

12 So He said, "I will
certainly be with you...."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

According to Acts 7:22-23, Moses was "mighty in words and deeds"
and was 40 years old when he went to visit his brethren (Ex. 2:11).
But it took another 40 years before God would use Moses to lead
His people (Acts 7:30). __Sim Kay Tee