You will know that I am among Israel, and that I am Yahweh, your God, and there is no one…You will know that I am among Israel, and that I am Yahweh, your God, and there is no one else." Notice when He says it: after the locusts, after the stripped fields. Not before the loss. Sometimes you only learn He is among you in the place where everything else was eaten away. What has that emptiness taught you about who stayed?
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Daily curiosity · Monday, October 5
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Why did the sea only split once Moses stretched out his hand?
The answer is in Exodus 14:21 ↓
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Father, thank you for the quiet ones who shelter others at their own risk, who share bread and water when…Father, thank you for the quiet ones who shelter others at their own risk, who share bread and water when it costs them. Give me that kind of courage. Show me who needs hiding, feeding, protecting today, and help me do it without applause.
Thank You that when Your people come to us, they come "in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel…Thank You that when Your people come to us, they come "in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ." I'm grateful for friends who arrive carrying more than small talk, and for a gospel that never shows up half empty.
Notice where Paul stops. Not "steal no more" and leave it there, but "that he may have something to give…Notice where Paul stops. Not "steal no more" and leave it there, but "that he may have something to give to him who has need." The same hands that once took are now the hands that hand things over. Repentance isn't just emptying your pocket of what isn't yours. It's filling someone else's. What are your hands for this week?
Ezra stands up and says it plainly: "You have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of…Ezra stands up and says it plainly: "You have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel." No softening. And notice the last phrase. Their private choices added weight to the whole nation. Nothing you do stays yours alone. Who loves you enough to name what you keep excusing?
Father, make me the kind of person who understands. Your ways are straight and good, even when I'd rather take…Father, make me the kind of person who understands. Your ways are straight and good, even when I'd rather take my own road. Keep me walking in them, and when I stumble, let it teach me instead of harden me. Give me wisdom enough to trust you.
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