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The Plagues of Dead Animals And Boils – Exodus 9:1 – 9:12

The Way to The Crown is by The Cross

Every one that gets to the throne must put their foot upon the thorn. The way to the crown is by the cross. We must taste the fall, if we are to taste the glory. When justified by faith, God brought Israel through the Red Sea, He led them into the wilderness. So when God saves a soul, he tries it. He never gives faith without trying it. The way to Zion is through the valley of Boca. You must go through the wilderness of Jordan, if you are to come to the Land of Promise. Some believers are much surprised when they are called to suffer. They thought they would do some great thing for God, but all that God permits them to do is to suffer. (Robert Murray McCheyne).