Notice where the sweetness is hidden. "Honey and milk are under your tongue." Not just the words spoken, but the…Notice where the sweetness is hidden. "Honey and milk are under your tongue." Not just the words spoken, but the reservoir they rise from. Honey and milk were the very words for the promised land, for home. A person's speech can be a homeland to someone. What does yours taste like to the ones closest to you?
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Daily curiosity · Tuesday, October 20
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Why did the disciples first have to wait before going into the world?
The answer is in Acts 1:4 ↓
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Luke 15Pulling up the root before it spreads
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In a moment they die, even at midnight." Elihu is talking about the powerful, the ones with guards at the…In a moment they die, even at midnight." Elihu is talking about the powerful, the ones with guards at the door. And still they go, "without a hand." No army needed, no coup, no warning. It levels something in me. The things I'm anxious to protect, the standing I work so hard to hold, all of it rests in hands that aren't mine. What would change if you lived today knowing that?
Father, when the days feel long and heavy, remind me that you set their limits. You cut suffering short out…Father, when the days feel long and heavy, remind me that you set their limits. You cut suffering short out of mercy, not indifference. Hold me when I can't see the end, and let me trust that you're counting every hour for the sake of those you love.
Thank You that You spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land. You command even…Thank You that You spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land. You command even the depths, and You still bring me back to solid ground. Thank You for the dry land under my feet today, and for a second chance to go where You send me.
Those who were brought up in purple embrace dunghills." The arms that once held fine things now wrap around a…Those who were brought up in purple embrace dunghills." The arms that once held fine things now wrap around a refuse heap, because a body has to lie down somewhere. Siege strips the costume off everybody. When your comforts are gone, what remains is the real you. God has always seen that person, and loved him.
The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two." Just a number in a long roll call. But someone counted them, one…The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two." Just a number in a long roll call. But someone counted them, one by one, as they came home from exile. Not a crowd, a hundred and twenty-two faces. God keeps records that history books would skip. If you feel lost in the crowd of the faithful, you aren't. You're counted.
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