He will pass through the sea of affliction, and will strike the waves in the sea." Notice He does not…He will pass through the sea of affliction, and will strike the waves in the sea." Notice He does not simply part the water from the shore. He goes through it. The same God who split the Red Sea walks into your trouble with you, striking the waves that would swallow you. Whatever rises against you has already met Him.
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Daily curiosity · Friday, October 30
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Why did the risen Jesus eat a piece of fish?
The answer is in Luke 24:42 ↓
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Jeremiah 26Hananiah breaks the yoke with comfortable promises
Jeremiah 28He buys a field during the siege
Jeremiah 32Dragged to Egypt, still speaking for God
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Father, you set a guard around Isaac even after his fear made him lie. I know that kind of mercy.…Father, you set a guard around Isaac even after his fear made him lie. I know that kind of mercy. Thank you for protecting me in seasons I was not honest, not brave, not worthy. Teach me to trust you enough to stop hiding.
God doesn't say he will replace the lame with the strong. He says, "I will make that which was lame…God doesn't say he will replace the lame with the strong. He says, "I will make that which was lame a remnant, and that which was cast far off a strong nation." The limp stays in the story. The ones who could barely keep up become the ones he builds on. Whatever part of you feels too damaged to be useful, that is exactly what he gathers first.
Thank You for music, for the tambourine and harp and the sound of the pipe that still makes hearts glad.…Thank You for music, for the tambourine and harp and the sound of the pipe that still makes hearts glad. Even when Job wrestled with questions he could not answer, song kept ringing in the world. Thank You that You gave us voices to rejoice.
But he gives more grace." Notice where that sentence lands. James has just called his readers adulterers, quarrelers, friends of…But he gives more grace." Notice where that sentence lands. James has just called his readers adulterers, quarrelers, friends of the world. Then, mid rebuke, this. More grace. Not less, because you failed again. More. The only thing that locks the door is pride insisting it never needed opening.
Father, you see the ones others label as outsiders, the ones named by where they came from instead of who…Father, you see the ones others label as outsiders, the ones named by where they came from instead of who they are becoming. Thank you for noticing me in the field. Help me notice others there too, and make room.
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