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16 Bible Verses About Being Present

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  • Exodus 16:4 told the Israelites to gather manna each day, only enough for that day, and the manna kept overnight spoiled (Exodus 16:20).
  • Matthew 6:11 asks for bread for today, and Matthew 6:34 tells Jesus’ hearers that each day has enough trouble of its own.
  • Proverbs 27:1 and James 4:14 give the same reason for not boasting about tomorrow: no one knows what it will bring.
  • In Isaiah 43:18-19 the “former things” to be left behind include the crossing of the sea described in the verses just before.
  • Exodus 33:14 is God’s answer after he had said he would not go with the people (Exodus 33:3).

The Bible tells people to live in the day they have been given and leave tomorrow to God. Jesus says each day has enough trouble of its own (Matthew 6:34), and Paul writes that “now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2). The manna was gathered one day at a time (Exodus 16:4), and the Lord’s Prayer asks for today’s bread (Matthew 6:11). Proverbs 27:1 and James 4:14 warn against counting on tomorrow, while Isaiah 43:18-19 and Philippians 3:13-14…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

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