They said the right words: "We have sinned against Yahweh." Then they strapped on their weapons and marched up the…They said the right words: "We have sinned against Yahweh." Then they strapped on their weapons and marched up the hill, the very thing God had just told them not to do. Confession is not the same as listening. So ask yourself: is your sorrow over sin making you quieter before God, or only busier for him?
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Daily curiosity · Thursday, November 12
Today's question
Why does God sing over His people?
The answer is in Zephaniah 3:17 ↓
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Ebedmelech went out of the king's house, and spoke to the king." That's the whole verse, and it's everything. He…Ebedmelech went out of the king's house, and spoke to the king." That's the whole verse, and it's everything. He had to leave the safe room to say anything. A foreigner, a servant, with no power at all, while the princes who had the king's ear said nothing. Who is sinking in the mud while you stay inside where it's warm?
Father, I keep telling myself your promises are far off, something for later. But you don't drag your feet. What…Father, I keep telling myself your promises are far off, something for later. But you don't drag your feet. What you say, you do. Teach me to live today as someone who believes that, not putting off obedience or hope until a more convincing hour.
Thank You for giving a clear way in. Even the prince must enter "by the way of the porch of…Thank You for giving a clear way in. Even the prince must enter "by the way of the porch of the gate," no shortcuts, no side doors. I'm grateful You appointed the path yourself, so I never have to guess how to come near or wonder if I belong.
Paul does not ask Philemon to free Onesimus first. He asks him to see him: "no longer as a slave,…Paul does not ask Philemon to free Onesimus first. He asks him to see him: "no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother." The category changes before the circumstances do. Who is standing in your life right now, labeled by what they do for you, waiting for you to notice they are family?
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