God holds the plumb line against the sanctuaries. Not the marketplace first, not the palace, but the very places Israel…God holds the plumb line against the sanctuaries. Not the marketplace first, not the palace, but the very places Israel felt safest: "the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste." Worship can lean crooked and still feel like home. What would a straight line reveal about the part of your life you already call holy?
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Daily curiosity · Tuesday, November 10
Today's question
Why did Jesus weep over a city that was cheering for Him?
The answer is in Luke 19:41 ↓
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John 6They knew him when the bread broke
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Father, I'd rather call it a slip or a small thing, but you name it plainly: sin is turning from…Father, I'd rather call it a slip or a small thing, but you name it plainly: sin is turning from your way. Help me stop softening what I do and bring it into the light instead. Teach me to love your path again, and keep me walking in it today.
After the plot, the gallows, the rescue, the book ends with a tax notice: "King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on…After the plot, the gallows, the rescue, the book ends with a tax notice: "King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land, and on the islands of the sea." Life went back to ordinary. Bills, borders, business as usual. God rescued his people and then handed them back their Tuesdays. Can you trust him there too?
Thank You that even when a vow was made void, You did not leave her condemned but said, "Yahweh will…Thank You that even when a vow was made void, You did not leave her condemned but said, "Yahweh will forgive her." I'm grateful for a God who notices the words I couldn't keep, who releases me from burdens too heavy, and who covers me with forgiveness instead of guilt.
Paul's time in Thessalonica ended with a mob and a hurried escape at night. Short, violent, cut off. By any…Paul's time in Thessalonica ended with a mob and a hurried escape at night. Short, violent, cut off. By any normal measure, a failure. Yet he writes, "our visit to you wasn't in vain." The proof wasn't the smooth ending. It was them, still standing. What work of yours looks wasted because it got interrupted?
Father, thank you for the people who stay beside me when life feels confined. For friends who share the weight…Father, thank you for the people who stay beside me when life feels confined. For friends who share the weight and still send love across the distance. Keep me faithful to those bound up with me, and let my greeting carry real warmth today.
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