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Whoever had the note had a promise that would be kept &#8211; turn up at the Bank of England, hand over the note and you will be given silver (sterling) to the value of the note.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn&#8217;t work now.<\/p>\n<p>God&#8217;s promises are different. They are eternal. They are always kept.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not a single one of all the good promises the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.Joshua 21:45 NLT When paper currency first came into use everyone new that it wasn&#8217;t worth the paper it was written on. 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