Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewelry, or of putting…Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewelry, or of putting on fine clothing." Notice Peter doesn't forbid the braid. He asks where your beauty lives. You can spend an hour on what fades and thirty seconds on what never will. Which one did you tend this morning?
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Thank You for telling Zedekiah the truth to his face, that he would "surely be taken" and see the eyes…Thank You for telling Zedekiah the truth to his face, that he would "surely be taken" and see the eyes of the king of Babylon. You never flatter us or hide what is coming. Thank You for warning words spoken plainly, in time, so we can turn while there is still today.
Gather the children, and those who nurse from breasts." Infants too young to understand a word are carried into the…Gather the children, and those who nurse from breasts." Infants too young to understand a word are carried into the assembly. And the bridegroom, who by law was excused from battle for a year, leaves his wedding chamber. Nobody is too small to belong here, and no joy is too new to be interrupted. Where would you be standing?
Father, when the healed man simply stood there, no argument could undo him. Let my life be that kind of…Father, when the healed man simply stood there, no argument could undo him. Let my life be that kind of quiet evidence, not clever words but real change others can see. Do something in me that cannot be explained away.
Nine hundred iron chariots, and a swollen river undid them. What made Sisera strong is exactly what sank him in…Nine hundred iron chariots, and a swollen river undid them. What made Sisera strong is exactly what sank him in the mud.
Then notice what Deborah does after the victory. She turns and speaks to herself: "My soul, march on with strength." Even when God has fought for you, your soul still needs a word. What will you say to yours today?
My son, don't forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments." The danger named here isn't rebellion, it's…My son, don't forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments." The danger named here isn't rebellion, it's forgetting. Most of us never walk away in one dramatic step. We just misplace God slowly, under busy weeks. And notice where the keeping happens. Not in your memory. In your heart.
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