Naomi has nothing left. No husband, no sons, no bread. And still she prays, "May Yahweh grant you that you…Naomi has nothing left. No husband, no sons, no bread. And still she prays, "May Yahweh grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband." She asks God for the very thing she has lost, and asks it for someone else. Then she kissed them and they wept. Can you bless what you no longer have?
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Daily curiosity · Wednesday, September 30
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Why did Jesus say "it is finished" and not "it is over"?
The answer is in John 19:30 ↓
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Genesis 3Spread your cloak over me, Boaz
Ruth 3A prophet's mantle falls to his successor
2 Kings 2Ashes traded for a garment of praise
Isaiah 61Filthy robes stripped off before the accuser
Zechariah 3Twelve years of bleeding, one touched cloak
Mark 5Put on compassion like a warm coat
Colossians 3Small things, mighty purpose
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Father, I'm quick to condemn what I excuse in myself. Slow my mouth before I sentence someone. Show me the…Father, I'm quick to condemn what I excuse in myself. Slow my mouth before I sentence someone. Show me the evidence I'm hiding, the part I played, the mercy I want for me but withhold from them. Make me honest before I make me right.
Thank You that it is "a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict" us. You see…Thank You that it is "a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict" us. You see every injustice done to Your people, and You keep the record. I don't have to carry revenge; Your justice is sure and right.
Notice the wording: not "cannot work" but "is not willing to work." Paul isn't scolding the weak or the jobless.…Notice the wording: not "cannot work" but "is not willing to work." Paul isn't scolding the weak or the jobless. He's speaking to people who stopped showing up because they thought the end was near. Waiting for Jesus was never meant to make you useless to your neighbor. Where has your hope made you passive?
Go and lie in wait in the vineyards," the elders said. These were Israel's leaders, fixing a crisis they had…Go and lie in wait in the vineyards," the elders said. These were Israel's leaders, fixing a crisis they had caused with a rash vow, and their fix was to hide men in the vineyards and seize girls at a festival. Sin patched over with sin. A place of dancing turned into an ambush. Where in your life are you solving a problem in a way that costs someone else everything?
Father, I drift so easily. Not in one dramatic turn, but in small distractions that pull me from what I've…Father, I drift so easily. Not in one dramatic turn, but in small distractions that pull me from what I've heard from you. Anchor me. Help me pay closer attention today, and hold what you've said close enough that it shapes how I live.
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