David didn't ride into Hebron alone. "His men who were with him David brought up, every man with his household."…David didn't ride into Hebron alone. "His men who were with him David brought up, every man with his household." The ones who hid in caves with him now get front doors. Their wives unpack. Their children sleep somewhere with a name. Notice who God remembers when the waiting ends. Who is waiting alongside you right now, and will you bring them with you?
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Daily curiosity · Wednesday, October 28
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Why did David give a crippled prince a permanent seat at the royal table?
The answer is in 2 Samuel 9:13 ↓
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Jeremiah 7Beaten in the stocks, he accuses God
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Jeremiah 26Hananiah breaks the yoke with comfortable promises
Jeremiah 28He buys a field during the siege
Jeremiah 32Dragged to Egypt, still speaking for God
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Thank You that the report about Jesus went out "in the whole of Judea, and in all the surrounding region,"…Thank You that the report about Jesus went out "in the whole of Judea, and in all the surrounding region," and that it never stopped traveling until it reached me. I am grateful for every voice that carried the news of the One who raises the dead.
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Father, you work through ordinary things: wages paid, timber hauled, neighbors hired, permission granted. Teach me to see your hand…Father, you work through ordinary things: wages paid, timber hauled, neighbors hired, permission granted. Teach me to see your hand in the plain logistics of my days, and help me give what I have so something good gets built.
Four chapters of arguing. "Who am I?" "They won't believe me." "I am slow of speech." Then this quiet line:…Four chapters of arguing. "Who am I?" "They won't believe me." "I am slow of speech." Then this quiet line: "Moses and Aaron did so. As Yahweh commanded them, so they did." No speech recorded, no feeling described. Just obedience, at eighty years old. God was never waiting for Moses to feel ready. He was waiting for him to go. What has He already told you?
The God who owns heaven and earth, who takes no bribes and plays no favorites, "executes justice for the fatherless…The God who owns heaven and earth, who takes no bribes and plays no favorites, "executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner in giving him food and clothing." Not grand gestures. Food. A coat. He stoops that low. And the next verse hands you the same work: love the foreigner, because you were one once.
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