{"id":1991,"date":"2014-10-22T09:59:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T14:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/?p=1991"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:17:44","slug":"swallow-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/2014\/10\/swallow-it-up\/","title":{"rendered":"SWALLOW IT UP!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/th-13-1-scaled.jpg');\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/th-13-1-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[1991]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/th-13-1-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/th-13-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/th-13-1-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/th-13-1-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/th-13-1-1536x1047.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/th-13-1-2048x1396.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Lewis Gregory<\/p>\n<p>When Moses appeared before Pharaoh, God\u2019s supremacy was demonstrated by Aaron\u2019s rod becoming a serpent.\u00a0 The rods of Pharaoh\u2019s magicians also became serpents, but Aaron\u2019s serpent swallowed up the serpents of Pharaoh (Exodus 7:10-12).\u00a0Death was swallowed up in victory!<\/p>\n<p>Later, as the serpents bit the Israelites, they came to God for a cure.\u00a0 The Lord instructed Moses to make a serpent and place it on a pole.\u00a0When bitten by the serpents, they were to look at the snake on the pole and live.\u00a0 The same snake, which produced death in them, became (upon the pole) their means of life (Numbers 21:4-9).\u00a0 Death was swallowed up in victory!<\/p>\n<p>When the \u201csnakes of life\u201d bite you, those painful, destructive experiences, look to God for the cure.\u00a0 Drink the bitter cup as Christ did at Gethsemane.\u00a0You will find that what tastes like death, actually produces life.\u00a0 Christ tasted death for us, so that when He arose, we could find life in Him.\u00a0Without the cross, there can be no resurrection.\u00a0 As you look to God for the cure, you will discover that death has again been swallowed up in victory! (1 Corinthians 15:54)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ&#8221; (1 Corinthians 15:57).\u00a0 <i>Because we have been given the victor, our Lord Jesus Christ, we have the victory.<\/i>\u00a0 So, when the sting of death comes your way, swallow it up.\u00a0 Respond with thanksgiving to God because you have the victory!<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/th-14.jpg');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/th-14.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[1991]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1993\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/th-14.jpg\" alt=\"th-14\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright\u00a91983 Dr. Lewis Gregory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Lewis Gregory When Moses appeared before Pharaoh, God\u2019s supremacy was demonstrated by Aaron\u2019s rod becoming a serpent.\u00a0 The rods of Pharaoh\u2019s magicians also became serpents, but Aaron\u2019s serpent swallowed up the serpents of Pharaoh (Exodus 7:10-12).\u00a0Death was swallowed up in victory! 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