Thank You for the people who "shared in my affliction," the ones who stayed close when things were hard, who…Thank You for the people who "shared in my affliction," the ones who stayed close when things were hard, who sent help, who carried part of the weight with me. Thank You for stirring that kindness in them, and for letting me see Your care through their hands.
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Daily curiosity · Monday, October 12
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Why were we given a spirit of power, love and self control instead of fear?
The answer is in 2 Timothy 1:7 ↓
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Acts 9The runaway slave sent back as brother
Philemon 1Epaphroditus, the messenger who nearly died serving
Philippians 2The stranger pulled in to carry a cross
Mark 15A heart renewed to love others
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Yahweh called Samuel. He said, 'Here I am.'" He ran to the wrong person three times, and still God kept…Yahweh called Samuel. He said, 'Here I am.'" He ran to the wrong person three times, and still God kept calling. Samuel didn't recognize the voice, but he got up anyway. Maybe that's where it starts for you too. Not certainty about who is speaking, just a willingness to rise in the dark and answer.
Twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve…Twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel."
Think whose names those are. Jacob's sons. Liars, schemers, a brother sold for silver. And God carves them over the doors of the eternal city. Grace does not hide your history. It engraves it, redeemed, where everyone enters.
Father, when I run from what I can't fix, meet me where I land. Sit with me by the well…Father, when I run from what I can't fix, meet me where I land. Sit with me by the well in this strange place, far from what I knew. Teach me that waiting is not wasted, and that you are already at work in the years no one sees.
This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life." Look at what comes just before it: remaining in…This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life." Look at what comes just before it: remaining in the Son, and in the Father. So eternal life isn't a prize mailed to you at the end. It's the life of being held by God, already begun. The oldest thing you ever heard about Jesus is still the thing keeping you.
Thank You that even when Israel "forsook Yahweh, and didn't serve him," You kept watching over them instead of walking…Thank You that even when Israel "forsook Yahweh, and didn't serve him," You kept watching over them instead of walking away. Thank You for naming my idols plainly, and for being the one God who has never traded me for another.
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