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Manna: God's Bread
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God's Salvation Being for the Whole FamilyBible Verses (RcV)
Luke 19:9 And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house...
Genesis 7:1 Then Jehovah said to Noah, Come into the ark, you and all your household...
1 Peter 3:20 Who had formerly disobeyed when the long- suffering of God waited in the days of Noah...a few, that is, eight souls, were brought safely through by water.Words of Ministry
The Bible reveals the basic principle that God saves men household by household. God's promise of salvation takes the household as a unit, not the individual as a unit. If a newly saved person sees this from the very beginning, he will be spared many headaches, and he will gain much benefit for himself. When God saves man, He takes the whole family, rather than an individual, as a unit.
The ark was not for an individual; it was for the whole house. In Genesis 6 we see a man who was righteous before God--Noah. The Bible does not say that the sons and daughters-in-law of Noah were righteous. The Bible only says that Noah was a righteous man before God. However, when God prepared a way of salvation for Noah, He commanded Noah's whole house to enter the ark. Therefore, the household, not an individual, entered the ark.
A new believer should bring every member of his household into the ark. You can say to the Lord, "I have believed in You. You have said that my whole household can enter into the ark. Lord, please bring my whole household into the ark now." God will honor your faith.Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Watchman Nee, Messages for Building Up New Believers, pp. 305-307. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA.
Today's God's Bread was e-mailed to the Old Kunnel... courtesy of the Living Stream Ministry.
We Send You Our Blessings
[This is the May 18, 2008 bulletin.]
eManna, what is it?
Manna actually means "what is it?" in Hebrew. It was bread from heaven that sustained and transformed the Israelites while they journeyed through the wilderness more than 3000 years ago. Manna was small, round, and pearly white in appearance coming every day as fresh as the morning dew. The taste was that of a wafer with honey and fresh oil. It was eaten and enjoyed every day for 40 years until the children of Israel entered to possess the "good land."
Today, Manna is the living Word of God. The Bible reveals God, Christ, man, the past and the future, but above all the Bible conveys the very life and Spirit of God. When we open ourselves to its speaking and revelation, it is the seed of life that enlivens, refreshes, strengthens and transforms our inward being.
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