Thank You for separating us from among all the peoples of the earth to be Your inheritance. You said it…Thank You for separating us from among all the peoples of the earth to be Your inheritance. You said it through Moses, and You did it when You brought our fathers out of Egypt. You keep Your word, and I am held inside that promise today.
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Why are birds God's sermon against worry?
The answer is in Matthew 6:26 ↓
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Notice where Paul puts this. Right after instructions about households, tempers, and daily work: "looking for the blessed hope and…Notice where Paul puts this. Right after instructions about households, tempers, and daily work: "looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ." Waiting is not standing still. It shapes how you fold the laundry, answer your neighbor, hold your tongue today. And the hope has a face.
Father, I face things that roar at me, and my hands are empty. Remind me that strength was never mine…Father, I face things that roar at me, and my hands are empty. Remind me that strength was never mine to manufacture. Come near with your Spirit, and let whatever courage shows up in me be clearly yours and not my own.
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But having food and clothing, we will be content with that." Read that again slowly. Food. Clothing. That's the whole…But having food and clothing, we will be content with that." Read that again slowly. Food. Clothing. That's the whole list. Paul isn't shaming you for owning more; he's asking what you've quietly added to the list of things you can't live without. Name one. Then ask if it's holding you, or you're holding it.
Father, there are people tonight soaked by rain with nothing but stone to lean against. I don't want to look…Father, there are people tonight soaked by rain with nothing but stone to lean against. I don't want to look away from them. Keep my heart soft, my door open, my hands useful. Be shelter for the ones who have none, and let me be part of how you answer.
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