The hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the king of Canaan." Not all at…The hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the king of Canaan." Not all at once. Sisera fell in a single night, but Jabin took time. Deliverance often comes that way, one inch of ground at a time. If the thing that once ruled you is weaker this year than last, God is at work. Keep pressing.
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Why deal first with the beam in your own eye?
The answer is in Matthew 7:3 ↓
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Exodus 3His first attempt makes everything much worse
Exodus 5Tired arms held up by two friends
Exodus 17He smashes the tablets and pleads anyway
Exodus 32Show me your glory, the leader begs
Exodus 33I cannot carry this people alone anymore
Numbers 11He sees the land but never enters it
Deuteronomy 34God's mercy meets our need
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Therefore behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her." Notice the word…Therefore behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her." Notice the word therefore. After all her running, this is what God decides: to court her again. And the place He chooses is the empty one, where no other voice can drown His out. Your barren season may be His wooing.
Father, you have been my help before, and I need to remember that tonight. When the dark presses in, let…Father, you have been my help before, and I need to remember that tonight. When the dark presses in, let me rest under the shelter of your care and find something worth singing about, even here.
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