First of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks be made for all men." First of all. Not…First of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks be made for all men." First of all. Not after the sermon, not once the church is sorted. And notice thanksgiving is in that list. Paul wrote this under an emperor who would one day kill him. Can you thank God for the person you find hardest to name?
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Thank You that You call us Your own possession, and that in the day You make, You spare us as…Thank You that You call us Your own possession, and that in the day You make, You spare us as a man spares his own son who serves him. I am grateful my name is not forgotten by You, and that Your mercy holds me like a father's.
When you have come in to the land... and possess it, and dwell therein." Three steps: arrive, own, settle. And…When you have come in to the land... and possess it, and dwell therein." Three steps: arrive, own, settle. And it's exactly there, once the house feels like yours, that God asks for the first of the harvest and the old story told out loud. Comfort forgets faster than hunger does. What has settling made you stop saying thank you for?
Father, it amazes me that you delight in what you have made, that love can be held captive by beauty.…Father, it amazes me that you delight in what you have made, that love can be held captive by beauty. Teach me to see the people I love that way, and to believe that you look at me with gladness too, not disappointment.
For if we died with him, we will also live with him." Notice the tense. Not if we will die…For if we died with him, we will also live with him." Notice the tense. Not if we will die someday, but if we died. Something has already happened to you. Paul writes this while chained like a criminal, and still calls the saying trustworthy. The hardest part is behind you. The living is what's still coming.
Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel to this day." A small leftover, easy to live with. Generations…Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel to this day." A small leftover, easy to live with. Generations later David marries a daughter of Geshur, and their son Absalom runs there after murder and returns to steal a kingdom. What you decide not to drive out, you leave to your children. What are you tolerating?
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