Thank You that You don't leave sin alone. When You say, "I have made you desolate because of your sins,"…Thank You that You don't leave sin alone. When You say, "I have made you desolate because of your sins," You tell me the truth I would rather hide from. I'm grateful Your wounding is honest, and that You would rather grieve me than lose me.
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Why did Esau trade his entire future for one bowl of soup?
The answer is in Genesis 25:34 ↓
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Exodus 33I cannot carry this people alone anymore
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God ties his own prophet down. "I put ropes on you, and you shall not turn from one side to…God ties his own prophet down. "I put ropes on you, and you shall not turn from one side to the other." Ezekiel could not preach, could not travel, could not even shift his weight. His stillness was the sermon. Are you sure the season that feels like being bound is not the very place God is speaking through you?
The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the feathers and plumage of love?" God answers Job's agony…The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the feathers and plumage of love?" God answers Job's agony by pointing at a bird with useless wings who forgets her own eggs. Yet she outruns the horse. Not everything in God's world makes sense to us, and He keeps it anyway. Including you, in the part of your life you cannot explain.
Father, wherever I have influence over others, keep me from using it to control or to prove myself. Teach me…Father, wherever I have influence over others, keep me from using it to control or to prove myself. Teach me to lead by living well, quietly and honestly, so that the people around me see something worth following in me.
Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten." James writes it in the past tense, as though the rot…Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten." James writes it in the past tense, as though the rot has already happened. The clothes still hang in the closet, but moths are quietly at work. What are you saving that you will never wear, never use, never give away? Ask what it is costing you to keep it.
Thank You that the lightnings, sounds, and thunders are Yours, and that the earthquake so great and so mighty comes…Thank You that the lightnings, sounds, and thunders are Yours, and that the earthquake so great and so mighty comes at Your word and not by chance. Evil will not have the last say. I'm grateful that the ground shakes but You never do, and I can hide in You.
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