To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn't do it, to him it is sin." Notice where this…To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn't do it, to him it is sin." Notice where this lands: right after James warns the merchants who say "today or tomorrow." The good you keep postponing is waiting on a day you were never promised. You already know the phone call, the apology, the gift. Knowing was never the hard part.
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Daily curiosity · Sunday, September 13
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Why did God shut the door of the ark Himself?
The answer is in Genesis 7:16 ↓
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The peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of Yahweh." The quiet pastures go quiet in…The peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of Yahweh." The quiet pastures go quiet in a different way. What struck Judah was not the loss of war, but the loss of ordinary calm, the evenings that felt safe. Ask yourself honestly: is your peace resting in God, or only in things staying comfortable?
Thank You that when the army climbs the wall and enters the windows like thieves, no bolted door can shut…Thank You that when the army climbs the wall and enters the windows like thieves, no bolted door can shut You out either. Our walls were never our safety; You are. Thank You for warning us plainly instead of letting us sleep behind them.
Father, my fists close so fast around what's mine. Teach me to hold things loosely, to let a loss be…Father, my fists close so fast around what's mine. Teach me to hold things loosely, to let a loss be just a loss and not a wound I nurse. When someone takes, help me answer with open hands instead of a grudge.
All will know me, from their least to their greatest." The servant girl knows him as truly as the priest…All will know me, from their least to their greatest." The servant girl knows him as truly as the priest does. No one in this covenant lives on borrowed faith, handed down from a parent's prayers or a preacher's sermon. God promised to be known by you, personally. When did you last speak with him yourself, not just about him?
Notice who gets named first: "with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of…Notice who gets named first: "with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth." Not the powerful, not the ones with lawyers. And notice his weapon, "the rod of his mouth." A word. That's all. If you're small and unheard today, the King's first attention is on you.
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