God promises rest for restless feet: "I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of…God promises rest for restless feet: "I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land which I gave their fathers." Then comes the hinge, "if only they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them." Manasseh heard that promise and walked away anyway. God was offering him a home. He wanted altars of his own. What has God settled you in that you keep wandering from?
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Daily curiosity · Friday, October 30
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Why did the risen Jesus eat a piece of fish?
The answer is in Luke 24:42 ↓
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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
Jeremiah 43When God looks beneath the surface
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Thank You that even while I see in a mirror, dimly, I am already fully known by You. You don't…Thank You that even while I see in a mirror, dimly, I am already fully known by You. You don't wait for my understanding to catch up before You love me. And thank You for the promise of face to face, when the blur finally clears.
You asked God to come and set things right. Malachi warns what that means: "For he is like a refiner's…You asked God to come and set things right. Malachi warns what that means: "For he is like a refiner's fire, and like launderers' soap." Both are hard on what they touch. But notice, nobody scrubs a rag they plan to throw away, and nobody refines worthless ore. The pressure you feel is the measure of how precious you are to him.
Father, teach me what it means to lay my hand on what I bring You, to own it, to let…Father, teach me what it means to lay my hand on what I bring You, to own it, to let it cost me something. I come wanting peace with You, and I know peace was never cheap. Thank You that the offering has already been made, and I can stand near.
Paul writes "as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing." Notice the sorrow never ends in that sentence. Both live in the same…Paul writes "as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing." Notice the sorrow never ends in that sentence. Both live in the same heart, in the same breath. You don't have to wait for grief to lift before joy is allowed. What sorrow are you carrying that you assumed disqualified your praise?
God first said those words to Moses right after the golden calf, when Israel deserved nothing: "I will have mercy…God first said those words to Moses right after the golden calf, when Israel deserved nothing: "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." Mercy you can earn stops being mercy. So stop auditioning for it. You cannot make God love you more, and you never could.
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