We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?" Notice Paul doesn't say you must not.…We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?" Notice Paul doesn't say you must not. He asks how could you. It is the question you would ask a freed prisoner found sleeping in his old cell. The door stands open. Something in you has already died there. Why keep breathing that air?
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Daily curiosity · Friday, October 9
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Why did Jesus ask Peter the same question three times?
The answer is in John 21:17 ↓
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May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts." What makes flattery so dangerous is that it…May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts." What makes flattery so dangerous is that it feels like kindness. David saw through it: the next verse exposes the heart, "Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?" Your words were never your own. Ask what you said yesterday to be liked rather than to be true.
Father, I keep asking you to clear everything out of my path, and still some things remain. Help me trust…Father, I keep asking you to clear everything out of my path, and still some things remain. Help me trust that you leave certain battles in front of me so my faith can grow strong rather than stay untested. Teach me to stand.
Thank You for the forty-four thousand seven hundred sixty who were counted, every one of them known to You. Thank…Thank You for the forty-four thousand seven hundred sixty who were counted, every one of them known to You. Thank You for strength in our arms, skill in our hands, and brothers beside us who are ready to go forth together when the battle comes.
Notice who they attack. Not Israel, but Gibeon, the city that made peace. Five kings mobilized because one town changed…Notice who they attack. Not Israel, but Gibeon, the city that made peace. Five kings mobilized because one town changed sides. Choosing to belong to God's people made Gibeon a target overnight.
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Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri." The man who led the worship songs needed repentance…Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri." The man who led the worship songs needed repentance too. So did the ones guarding the temple doors. Standing closest to holy things never made anyone holy. Their names were written down, not hidden. Where do you assume your service covers what your heart has not yet surrendered?
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